THON Dancers Relations captains took the stage early Friday evening at the Bryce Jordan Center and began to teach the crowd the 2019 line dance.
The popular tradition brings together a mashup of music, dance moves and specially-written lyrics with references to events both local and national from the past year.
Don’t get all the references? They’re explained here.
Throughout the weekend the line dance will be performed numerous times and dancers — along with everyone else in attendance — quickly have the moves and lyrics down pat.
Watch the line dance from beginning to end and learn it for yourself. The full lyrics are below the video.
(Video by Noah Rogers)
Intro
Can you feel it, BJC? / Pumpin’ up that energy
All together we will stand / One family, hand in hand
46, dancing proud / THON ‘19, shout it loud
For the Kids, For the Glory / Penn State, let’s tell our story
Verse 1
Homecoming, guiding state / Save the bees with garden gate
High rise here, new dorms there / Renovations everywhere
Sending WebMail a goodbye / What’s up, Office 365?
Get your pizza in a Snap / Snow days, back to back
Saquon drafted number two / Looking good in Giants blue
NIT champs in the house / Citrus Bowl with Mickey Mouse
Women spike the competition / Pin em down is our tradition
Wally Triplett, white and blue / WE ARE! Thanks to you
Chorus
Break it down, BJC / Bring it back to you and me
Not in minutes, not in hours / For this Family, we empower
Diamonds up, watch them soar / FTK! Is how we roar
Moments shaped to drive the fight / For a cure, we unite
Verse 2
Marching for our lives and fate / Love, stronger than hate
Fires blaze day and night / Fighting back with all our might
Rescue mission, Thailand cave / The whole world, came to save
#MeToo we all feel / Saudi women take the wheel
George, McCain, we remember / Thank you to our service members
Winter games making strides / North and South, side by side
France — Allez les bleus! / Royal family, something new
Flyers’ Gritty hypes us up / Caps! Caps! Caps! Lift the cup!
Chorus
Break it down, BJC / Bring it back to you and me
Not in minutes, not in hours / For this Family, we empower
Diamonds up, watch them soar / FTK! Is how we roar
Moments shaped to drive the fight / For a cure, we unite
Verse 3
Mental health, be aware / Take a moment, show you care
Stan Lee excelsior / Wakanda, forever more
R-E-S-P-E-C-T / Fans all cheer for Rhapsody
Hearts sink to Bikini Bottom / Look at this, HA got ‘em
Bird Box, shield your eyes / Incredibles back in disguise
Keeping up, with 3 more / Yanny, Laurel? We’re not sure
Playing Fortnite every hour / Where we dropping? Tilted Towers
Send your mom a turkey text / Weird flex…thank u, next
DANCE BREAK
Chorus
Break it down, BJC / Bring it back to you and me
Not in minutes, not in hours / For this Family, we empower
Diamonds up, watch them soar / FTK! Is how we roar
Moments shaped to drive the fight / For a cure, we unite
Verse 4
Reach out, touch the stars / Pull them in, make them ours
Push forward, be the spark / Love illuminates the dark
THON Nation we unite / Friends, alumni spread our light
Helmet stickers make debut / Rules and Reg name is new
Half a million for One Day / TEENetwork, here to stay
Courage to empower dreams / Finding strength to believe
Igniting hope with honesty / Wisdom leads discovery
Now’s our time, take it, own it / All together, Shape the Moment
