As former Onward State editor Steve Connelly once said, “Dancer Relations captains, it’s almost time to head to the stage.”

With THON 2024 just hours away and anticipation rising, we bet you’re probably wondering what this year’s line dance will sound like.

The line dance’s lyrics compile the past year’s most memorable moments with references to Penn State happenings, pop culture, worldwide events, and TikTok trends.

Here’s what we hope to hear this year:

Penn State Things

• Men’s basketball makes March Madness
• Weirdough’s closes
• Men’s lacrosse makes the Final Four
• Downtown Sheetz closes
• Squirrel sneaks into Beaver Stadium
• Big Ten commercial
• Waffle Shop bursts into flames
• Sexyy Red pulls up to the White Out
• Eisenhower parking deck sinkhole
• Travis Scott plays “FE!N” eight times

Pop Culture

• Walt Disney Company turns 100 years old
• Eras and Renaissance tours
• Goodbye Twitter, Hello X
• Welcome, Threads
• Barbenheimer
• Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner get divorced
• Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce
• Kim Kardashian’s acting debut
• Matthew Perry’s death

News

• East Coast haze
• OceanGate implodes underwater
• King Charles III takes the crown
• Wildfires spread across Hawaii
• Writer’s Guild of America and SAG-AFTRA go on strike
• Lebron James all-time points scorer
• Simone Biles becomes most winning gymnast in history
• Netflix bans sharing accounts

Songs/Dance Break

• “Get Him Back” – Olivia Rodrigo
• “Rasputin” – Boney M.
• “Dance The Night” – Dua Lipa
• “SkeeYee” – Sexyy Red
• “Feather” – Sabrina Carpenter
• “Cruel Summer” – Taylor Swift
• “Barbie World” – Aqua, Ice Spice, and Nicki Minaj
• “FE!N” – Travis Scott
• “Paint The Town Red” – Doja Cat
• “Everybody Wants To Rule The World” – Tears for Fears
• “Boy’s A Liar Pt. 2” – PinkPantheress and Ice Spice
• “I’m Just Ken” – Ryan Gosling