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Let's Groove — Kuzco and Kronk dancing in matching outfits under purple spotlights in a stone temple scene from Kronk's New Groove

Let's Groove

2024viral videoresurgent

Published September 2, 2026

Let's Groove is a dance animation trend built around a scene from the 2005 direct-to-DVD film Kronk's New Groove, where Kronk and Ms. Birdwell sway to the Earth, Wind & Fire song of the same name. The format first appeared in animator circles in 2024, then went through a fresh surge in August 2026 that pushed it well beyond its original fanbase.

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Overview

Let's Groove riffs on a short kitchen sequence from the direct-to-DVD Disney sequel Kronk's New Groove, where Kronk and Ms. Birdwell sway together while their raisin bread bakes, scored by the 1981 Earth, Wind & Fire disco track "Let's Groove"1. The meme comes in two flavors that feed each other, fan reanimations that swap Kronk and Birdwell for other fictional duos, and IRL dance videos where people copy the same shoulder-heavy two-step2.

The humor keys off contrast, pairing a wholesome bake-off dance with characters who look completely wrong doing it, whether that is a horror mascot, a video game protagonist, or a superhero couple34. Animators keep the original camera framing, arm choreography, and the exact bar of the song where the vocals hit, so the joke reads instantly even when the cast changes5.

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Origin & Background

Platform
Twitter / X (source animation), YouTube (viral spread)
Creator
Yuramec
Date
2024

The dance itself is from Kronk's New Groove, the sequel to Disney's The Emperor's New Groove, which shipped straight to DVD on December 13, 20051. In the film, Kronk falls for Ms. Birdwell during a raisin-bread contest and the two dance together while their loaves bake, with "Let's Groove" playing over the scene6.

The earliest known animation meme built on that exact shot was posted to X on April 2, 2024, by animator Yuramec (@YuramecX3), who reanimated the scene with Father Gregor and Moloch from the Spooky Month series in place of Kronk and Birdwell7. A mirror of the edit was uploaded to YouTube on April 15, 2024, where it pulled over 504,000 views across the next two years6. Disney developed the source film; Yuramec created the earliest known meme edit that the later trend copied.

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How to Use This Meme

Typical entries lock to the same shot from the film, the two characters facing each other in a kitchen with the camera pulled back a bit, and drop in a new pair over the animation2. Common conventions include timing the raised-arm moment to the "let's groove tonight" lyric and picking two characters whose relationship, or lack of one, makes the pairing funny, such as game rivals, enemies, or a canonical couple played straight34. IRL versions often film two people mirroring the choreography in a kitchen or hallway for the same effect5.

Frequently Asked Questions

Let's Groove is a dance animation trend where artists redraw characters doing a routine from Kronk's New Groove, set to the Earth, Wind & Fire song 'Let's Groove'1.

The scene is from the 2005 direct-to-DVD film Kronk's New Groove, and the meme version was kicked off by Twitter animator Yuramec on April 2, 20242.

The name comes from the 1981 Earth, Wind & Fire song used in the scene, which plays over Kronk and Ms. Birdwell's kitchen dance1.

Animators redraw two characters performing the same swaying loop from the film, keeping the song and choreography intact while swapping in different character pairings3.

The format had a resurgence in August 2026 after a slower stretch following its 2024 debut1.

References (4)

  1. 1
    https://x.com/i/status/1775035089421816098
  2. 2
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHMHfApZS3U
  3. 3
    https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/lets-groove
  4. 4
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfMRxt3-LF4

Quick Info

Year
2024
Origin
Twitter / X (source animation), YouTube (viral spread)
Type
viral video
Status
resurgent
Creator
Yuramec

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