#EspressoDance is a TikTok choreography trend set to #SabrinaCarpenter’s 2024 breakout single “#Espresso,” created by dance creator Narjesse and popularized as one of the top summer 2026 TikTok dance formats. Its appeal is deliberate: the choreography is compact, repeatable in a single vertical frame, and pinned to a hook that people already knew — a formula that pulled a song nearly two years past its release back to the top of TikTok’s discover tab.
Quick Facts
- Song: “Espresso” by Sabrina Carpenter (original single: April 2024)
- Choreographer: Narjesse (TikTok dance creator)
- Peak: June–July 2026
- Companion trends: Apple Dance (Charli XCX’s “Apple”), “Maps” hand-gesture routine
- Format: Short, chorus-locked choreography — quick pops on the “working late” hook
How It Works
The routine is built around the chorus. Dancers hit a series of hand-and-hip pops timed to Carpenter’s syncopated “espresso” call-and-response, using the vertical frame for camera work rather than travel through space. Because the choreography is short and the song’s chorus loops cleanly at 15 and 30 seconds, it fits every clip length the algorithm favors — from a stitched three-second reference to a full 60-second reel. Narjesse’s original clip functions as the reference video; subsequent posters tag #EspressoDance or #EspressoChallenge and either mirror the routine, add costume/setting variations, or stitch a “try the Espresso Dance” callout.
Origin
“Espresso” was Sabrina Carpenter’s 2024 song-of-the-summer, spawning countless prior TikTok formats (the “That’s that me espresso” lyric became a standalone joke throughout 2024–2025). By early 2026, the song had settled into TikTok’s evergreen-audio tier — still used, but no longer trending. Narjesse’s choreography, posted in the spring of 2026, re-lit the wick. Dance-trend outlets (godance.tv, newengen.com, radaar.io) began flagging #EspressoDance in June 2026 as one of the month’s breakout routines, alongside the Apple Dance and the persistent Maps trend from 2025.
Cultural Impact
The Espresso Dance is a case study in how TikTok trends decouple a song’s dance moment from its release moment. “Espresso” had already exhausted its initial press cycle, but the choreography gave the track a second life and put it back in radio and streaming lifts. Carpenter herself has reposted #EspressoDance clips, folding the trend into pre-tour promo. On the creator side, Narjesse’s follower count spiked once dance-trend aggregators flagged her as the originator — the modern route from choreographer to named creative on a viral routine, following the paths carved by earlier TikTok choreographers like JaLaiah Harmon on “Renegade.”