BTS’s official dance practice videos sit on the BANGTANTV YouTube channel, and the beginner-level entry point is Permission to Dance, then Dynamite, Butter, Boy With Luv and IDOL.
The Five BTS Songs to Start With
| Start here | Permission to Dance (2021), Dynamite (2020), Butter (2021), Boy With Luv (2019), IDOL |
|---|---|
| Second tier | DNA (2017), Blood Sweat & Tears (2016) |
| Skip for now | Fake Love, Black Swan, Run (2015) — save these for later |
Start with Permission to Dance on BANGTANTV’s official practice video.
The chorus repeats a small set of hand gestures that were made to be copied.
Beginner lists put five songs at the top: Permission to Dance, Dynamite, Butter, Boy With Luv and IDOL.
The first two or three are repeated enough that you will meet them again in tutorials.
Learn the choruses of the first two before touching verse choreography.
That is where most tutorials start, and it is the fastest visible progress.
Dynamite came out August 21, 2020, and Butter on May 21, 2021, so their practice videos are easy to find.
Boy With Luv dates back to April 12, 2019.
If a full chorus of Dynamite still feels too much, drop back to Permission to Dance first.
If those five feel easy, move to the second tier below.
When this topic comes up, the first thing to check is whether the practice video actually lives on BANGTANTV, and which songs the community places in tier 1.
That habit keeps the list you follow tied to official footage.
Official BTS Practice Videos to Learn From
Each song below links to its official dance practice video on BANGTANTV, BTS’s own YouTube channel.
Lengths and view counts are as of October 13, 2026.
| Song | Beginner tier | Official practice video | Length | Views |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Permission to Dance | Easy | Watch on YouTube | 3:15 | 73.1M |
| Dynamite | Easy | Watch on YouTube | 3:26 | 144.9M |
| Butter | Easy | Watch on YouTube | 2:52 | 69.5M |
| Black Swan | Hard | Watch on YouTube | 3:25 | 59.7M |
| SWIM (2026) | New — not in the beginner lists yet | Watch on YouTube | 2:47 | 10.2M |
| 2.0 (2026) | New — not in the beginner lists yet | Watch on YouTube | 2:58 | 13.9M |
| Hooligan (2026) | New — not in the beginner lists yet | Watch on YouTube | 3:09 | 5.4M |
To learn along, open our K-pop dance practice player.
It plays these official videos with a Mirror button that flips the picture, so your left matches the dancers’ left.
It also has 0.5× and 0.75× speed and a 5-second rewind for repeating one move.
Boy With Luv, IDOL, DNA, Blood Sweat & Tears and Fake Love are not in our player yet.
For those, search the song title with "dance practice" on BANGTANTV.
Tier list for BTS beginner dances: easy, mid and hard
| Tier | Songs |
|---|---|
| Easy | Permission to Dance, Dynamite, Butter, Boy With Luv, IDOL |
| Mid | DNA, Blood Sweat & Tears |
| Hard | Fake Love, Black Swan, Run |
Community lists agree on a broad three-way split, shown in the table above.
These tiers are a convergence of fan opinion, not an official ranking.
DNA uses faster footwork but is still learnable after the first two or three songs.
Fire is the one song the lists disagree on: some put it in the second tier, others among the hardest, so it is left out of the table.
Fake Love and Black Swan use sharp isolations, floor work or high-intensity movement that beginners struggle with, and Run’s fast footwork puts it in the harder half.
Speed is not the same as difficulty: IDOL is fast but its chorus repeats large full-body moves, while the slower-feeling Black Swan is consistently rated hard.
How to use the BANGTANTV practice videos
Set YouTube playback to 0.5x or 0.75x, then loop a single 8-count block.
This works on every BANGTANTV practice video and is the standard way beginners slow choreography down.
- Learn the chorus point moves first, since choruses repeat and give the most visible progress.
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Loop one 8-count block at reduced speed until it is clean.
- Chain finished blocks together, then run the chorus top to bottom.
- Pick one member matching your height or style and follow them through the take.
If following the group feels confusing, switch to a mirrored version instead.
Practice space, prep and time at home
Clear about 2m x 2m of floor, warm up first, and spend the first 20–30 minutes on the chorus 8-count only.
That matches the practice-room scale seen in the official videos.
A first chorus at 0.5x speed with looping takes a first-time learner roughly 1–3 hours.
Ten-minute mastery is not the realistic target here.
If your room is smaller than 2m x 2m, learn the chorus seated or step-marked first and run it full-out later.
If the chorus is comfortable, add verse blocks in the same session.
If a first chorus took three hours, start the next song’s chorus earlier in the session instead of adding more songs at once.
One chorus per session is enough progress.
Why 2026 is a good year to learn BTS choreography
BTS is confirmed active in 2026, with an official notice on January 13, 2026 and the ARIRANG album plus world tour through late 2026.
That keeps the practice videos circulating and easy to find in recommendations.
The tour context means new performance footage keeps appearing alongside the older practice-room videos.
Search demand around the choreography stays steady, so tutorials stay current too.
If you want company while learning, plan around the tour dates listed on the official notice.
If you only want the routine itself, the videos above are enough without following the schedule.
If I were learning choreography for the first time, I would set YouTube playback to 0.5x and start with Permission to Dance, because the chorus hand gestures were designed for anyone to copy.
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Sources
- BANGTANTV confirmed as official host of BTS dance practice v (youtube.com)
- ARIRANG album and world tour confirmed active 2026 via Wever (weverse.io)
- Dynamite, Butter, Boy With Luv, Permission to Dance consiste (reddit.com)
What to do next
- First chorus: plan 1–3 hours, not 10 minutes.
- Playback: 0.5x, one 8-count block, then chain blocks.
- Skip Fake Love, Black Swan and Run until the easy five feel comfortable.
FAQ
Q. Which BTS dance should a total beginner learn first?
Permission to Dance is the usual first pick, because its chorus repeats simple hand gestures made to be copied. Dynamite, Butter, Boy With Luv and IDOL follow it.
Q. Are BTS dance practice videos good for learning without a mirror?
Yes. Watch once at full speed, then use a mirrored version — or the Mirror button on our K-pop dance practice player — so your left matches the dancers’ left.
Q. Where can I watch BTS dance practice videos mirrored and slowed down?
Our K-pop dance practice player plays BTS’s official BANGTANTV practice videos with a Mirror button and 0.5× or 0.75× speed, plus a 5-second rewind: https://koreankorea.com/kpop-dance-practice-videos/?g=bts
Q. How slow should playback be when learning BTS choreography?
0.5x or 0.75x. The speed setting is built into YouTube’s player and works on all official practice videos.
Q. How long does one easy BTS chorus take to learn?
Beginner guides estimate roughly 1–3 hours for a first 8-count chorus block at 0.5x speed with looping.
Q. Which BTS dances are hardest for beginners?
Fake Love and Black Swan are consistently described as poor first choices, because of sharp isolations, floor work or high-intensity movement.
Start with the Permission to Dance practice video on BANGTANTV tonight at 0.5x speed.
Cover photo: Dance Studio First mirror by Douglas P. Perkins — CC BY 3.0
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