KANIMAA DANCE TUTORIAL | VIRAL KOLLYWOOD DANCE
18Ready to groove? In this step-by-step Kanimaa dance tutorial I break down every shoulder-roll, kuthu-stomp and wrist-twirl from Santhosh Narayanan’s 2025 Tamil hit “Kanimaa”—the second single from Suriya & Pooja Hegde’s film Retro that sparked the #KanimaaChallenge on TikTok, Reels and Shorts. Released on March 21 2025, the wedding-floor folk-pop banger shot up the charts and flooded feeds with duet chains and dance covers almost overnight.
Since then, thousands of short clips have dubbed it “the easiest Tamil hook-step of 2025,” but if you’ve tried copying it off a 15-second reel you know those heel-toe pivots and shoulder pops can be sneakily tricky. This video slows everything down, counts it out on 8s and shows you exactly how to nail the viral groove—whether you’re a first-time dancer, a Kollywood music buff or just looking to add some festive kuthu flair to your moves.
Link to the "Kanimaa" music video:
• KANIMAA Lyrical Video - RETRO | Suriya | K...
Timestamps:
0:23 Section 1 Breakdown
0:54 Section 1 Practice
1:06 Section 2 Breakdown
1:26 Section 2 Practice
1:40 Section 1-2 Practice
2:19 Section 3 Breakdown
2:57 Section 3 Practice
3:16 Full Dance Practice
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