Can You Make the La Calabaza Pet Dance Video for Free?
The honest answer, checked in October 2026: CapCut's La Calabaza templates are free, one AI site gives a free 5-second preview, and a full video of your own pet costs money. What each route costs and when paying makes sense.
Short answer: the original dancing kittens are free to use, thanks to CapCut's La Calabaza templates. What isn't free is the version where all three dancers are your cat or dog: the most we found on 31 October 2026 was a free 5-second preview. Here's the breakdown, MemeFX AI included.
1Upload a photo of your pet
JPG, PNG, WebP or HEIC · under 20 MB0/1 photos
Photos that work best
- Clear, whole body
- Screenshots, stickers
- Head only
- Too dark or blurry
- 14 s video
- 9:16, like the original
- Original song available
- No watermark
2Version
By making a video, you confirm you own these photos or have permission from everyone in them, and they don't show celebrities or anyone under 18.
Renders in about 5–10 minutes. We email you the link. Automatic refund if the photo is rejected or the render fails.
The routes at a glance
| Route | What's free | What a video costs | What you get |
|---|---|---|---|
| CapCut blue-screen and cat templates | The templates | Free | The original AI kittens over your clip |
| lacalabazadance.com | One 5 s preview per new account | $3.99 first video, then $4.99 | 10 s, 9:16, silent |
| lacalabazadance.org | Daily check-in credits (6 after 5 days) | 20 credits for 15 s (pack: $9.90 for 20) | With the song |
| MakeViral | Nothing listed | 213 credits for cats or dogs (smallest pack: $39.99 for 450) | 14 s, 9:16, 720p, with the song |
| MemeFX AI | Nothing | From $7.99, or 10 to 95 credits | 14 s, 9:16, with the song |
CapCut templates
This is the real free route. CapCut's blue-screen "LA CALABAZA" template shows about 57,000 uses, and MemeScreens has "LA CALABAZA CATS" and "LA CALABAZA KITTENS" templates. They drop the three original AI kittens, hat and glasses included, over your own clip: your living room, your street, your dog watching them. Free, and quick. They don't turn the dancers into your pet. More: La Calabaza CapCut template vs AI.
What it costs you: nothing, but the kittens aren't yours.
The AI sites
- lacalabazadance.com gives every new account one free 5-second preview with your own pet, no card. A full 10-second 720p video costs $3.99 the first time and $4.99 after, and the download is silent: you add the sound in TikTok or Reels.
- lacalabazadance.org gives no sign-up credits but daily check-ins (1, 1, 1, 1, then 2), so five days get you 6 credits, one 6-second clip. The full 15-second dance is 20 credits, and packs start at $9.90 for 20. The song is included.
- MakeViral charges 213 credits for the 14-second cat or dog version, with the song, in 720p. Its smallest pack is $39.99 for 450 credits.
What it costs you: a sign-up, and either a short clip or a pack.
When paying makes sense
- You want your pet as all three dancers, with its own fur, face and markings.
- You want the sound in the file, lined up with the dance.
- You want the whole 14 seconds, not a 5- or 6-second taste.
When it doesn't: the original kittens dancing in your kitchen are all you're after (use a CapCut template).
Step by step: how to make the La Calabaza dancing pet video.