Onda Latina is the University of Pennsylvania’s premier Latin Dance Troupe. In the Fall of 1996, a small group of students had the vision to educate the Penn community about Caribbean and Latin culture through dance. Together they founded Onda Latina, which means “Latin Wave,” Penn’s first dance group of its kind. That very same semester, Onda gave its first performance as an exhibition for the Lambda Upsilon Lambda Thanksgiving Dinner. Since then, Onda Latina has become immensely popular on campus and in the community, performing to sold-out shows every semester.
Over the years, the Onda Latina family has grown tremendously, bringing together many ethnic backgrounds, unique talents, and fresh ideas. Our passion for dance, however, goes far beyond Penn’s campus. Not only do we guest perform for various organizations and events, but we also spread our special flavor throughout the community and at other colleges and universities.
Our goal is to continue in the tradition of ONDA LATINA, as promoters of education, entertainment, and the true experience of dance: fun.
Choreographers: Carlos Montes and Lia Enriquez
Dancers: Brandon Lim, Carlos Montes, Christin Clyburn, Jeffrey RamirezRueda, Jocelyn Pimentel, Katherine Hu, Lia Enriquez, Marvin Rodas, Mia Morrison, Paola Camacho, Sade Taiwo, Sandra Navarro Davalos, Santiago Moposita
Song: Tu no sabes querer - Lalo Rodriguez; Dile a El - El Chaval de la Bachata
Scooby Doo and the rest of the Mystery Gang is at it again chasing a lead! The ghost haunting the Onda mansion has left fingerprints! With hip-thrusting, booty-popping, and a whole lot of sexiness, watch the Mystery Gang set up a trap that will surely catch the Onda Mansion Ghost!
Choreographer: Jeffrey Ramirez-Rueda, Special Thanks to Jocelyn Pimentel
Dancers: Abel Gonzalez, Brandon Lim, Chelsy Bunay, Diya Mohnot, Edwin Mejia, Geovanna Pineda-Vega, Jeffrey Emilio Ramirez-Rueda, Jocelyn Pimentel, Jose Garza, Joseph Pineda, Katherine Hu, Katherine Salas, Kimy Bermeo, Paola Camacho, Rachel Pak, Sade Taiwo, Serena Jankovic, Trinity Kellarakos, William Ayala, Yasmin Llano
Song: Scooby Doo Pa Pa – Dj Kass; Bombón – Daddy Yankee
Whysoserious??Joinusforalaughasyouwatchtheoriginstoriesof HarleyQuinnandherpuddin,TheJoker. Choreographers: Adrianna Luna and Luke Gooding Dancers: Adrianna Luna, Christin Clyburn, Jeffrey Ramirez-Rueda, Joel Martinez, Johan Martinez, Joseph Pineda, Juliana Jasso, Lauren Davidson, Luke Gooding, Paola Camacho, Rachel Pak, Rudy Pena Jr., Roodarnley Pierre-Louis, Sandra Navarro Davalos, Santiago Moposita, Serena Jankovic
Song: TodoTienesuFinalby Hector Lavoe
Song: La Rumba Buena La 33; A Fuego Lento Aye Soto, DJ Ramon, Ms Music All DancersONDAAAAAAA!!!! I want to shoutout Carlos and Sandra, my wonderful bigs who are always enthusiastic about dancing. I also want shoutout my littles, Yazmin Llano and Aaron Jones, who are amazing and always great fun. Thanks to board for working so hard to make this come to fruition and for the alumni who set the precedent for this. With that being said, thanks for coming out and enjoy the show everyone!!!
SHOUTOUT TO MY CLASS SP’21!! It’s amazing to see how much we’ve grown, from online shinework to late night rehearsals in platt and crazy choreographers (I’m looking at you prez Lia��). Thank you to all of troupe for instantly bringing a smile to my face, social dancing the second we hear Latin music, and overall serving as a source of inspiration and joy. And of course, shoutout to the real ones that pop out to every Onda show, I appreciate your unwavering love and support.
Shoutout to my people back home, to my BIGS Joseph and Rachel. I’ve grown so much because of you both. You created a space for me to be able to express myself and grow as a person. Shoutout to Olvin for putting me on! Shoutout to my family who came out to watch the show and to my onda class Shoutout to my Fall’21 class!!! And my onda besties Mia and Lauren <3
First, shoutout to the bestie Sandra for always being there for me <3 Thank you to my cocho Lia for the good vibes always, and for taking me home after every rehearsal <333. Thanks to to Lia, Sandra, Julia, Lauren, and all my loyal social dancing partners, and choreographers who help me improve every day. Shoutout to all the Clavatar dancers who have been putting in the work to slay my first choreographed piece. And lastly, thanks Gerardo for all the support <3
Thank you to everyone who made this show possible. I am so thankful for all of my friends and family who support me in doing what brings me so much joy – being in this troupe. Sending love to my little, Chelsy, on her first Onda show and to my big, Julia, who brings these shows together. Lastly, thank you Isabela for showing me what the Onda magic is all about and convincing me to audition, love you the most and can't wait to dance together again next semester.
Shoutout to this exceptional troupe and a special shoutout to Fall ‘21! I love dancing with you all and you’ve never failed to make me laugh at practice. Onda has given me amazing new friendships and I’ve so enjoyed getting to see everyone grow as dancers. Thank you so much to all the family and friends who came to support the work we’ve put in and I hope you enjoy the show! <3
Shoutout to my amazing choreographers this semester who have supported me every step of the way. Big shoutout to my newbie brother Joseph for always being so patient and helping me level up this semester <3 To my friends thank y’all for coming ily!
Thank you so much everyone in Onda for making this journey so enjoyable, inspiring, and unforgettable. I love dancing with all of you so much and I can't wait to see where the next few years take our troupe. You all are one of the best teams I've ever been a part of. Also, shoutout to my big Lia (MISS PRESIDENT) for being so amazing at everything she does!
Shoutout to Fall ‘19 I miss yall. Shoutout to all my littles and grand-littles its been amazing seeing all of you grow into incredible dancers. Love you all :^)
Muchas gracias a mi familia y mis amigos who came out to support me today; it means so much to me! Much love to my co choreographer and little, Jocelyn, in helping me bring this hip-thrusting, booty-popping, sexy Scooby piece to life. Shout out to all my dance partners, my Scooby Baddie Doo dancers, my Bigs (Serena & Rudy), my Littles (Katherine, Jocelyn, Chelsy, Jose), Fall ‘21 newbie class, my ride or die Onda House roommates, and the whole troupe for everything you have taught me. Thank you Onda for giving me a home away from home and a second family <3. We getting litty like a titty — Scooby Doo Pa Pa!!!
Shout out to my friends and family. Thank you for always supporting me! Shout out to my little, Wood!! Break a leg!!
Shout out to the best Onda class, Spring ‘22!! Shout out to my big, Jeffrey for choreographing a fun piece and bringing me along to help out. Shoutout to my little, Geovanna and it being your first show, I know you’re going to kill it on stage!! Lastly, shout out to my family and friends who came to support me <333
Shout out to my awesome big Kira and my little Domenica! I wanna thank my co-choreographers Lia, Luke, and all my dancers from the bottom of my heart for putting my ideas on stage! Also wanna thank my dance partners for dealing with me (ty Lauren, Sandra, Julia, Lia). I’m blessed to have support systems through secretary lin, my family and friends, and Mia. Special shout out to Mia for being the best person for late night wawa runs, and, lastly, shout out to Joel Martinez for letting me write my bio with extra sentences. I love that guy.
Thank you to all the support networks in my life - I am happy to be stuck with the problem of having too many people to name, so I’ll just leave it at friends and family. I am only one person, I can only see and experience so much, so thank you all for choosing to share your lives with me! Here is a little something I would like to share with you.
Huge shoutout to Rachel, Jeffrey, and Serena for being my 2nd family and to my newbies that continue to make me such a proud papá. I love y’all <3 Also wanna shoutout my amazing littles, Luke and Andrew—it’s been so awesome seeing each of you grow and I can’t wait to see what the future holds for each of you. Finally, another special thank you to Serena—I couldn’t have asked for a more talented co choreographer, and I’m so happy to have such a great piece to look back on when we’re old af
I have aged to the point of getting 6 sentences, so I get to start by thanking our incredible audience for coming out and supporting such an amazing group (and to my family for coming). Shout out to Fall 19, our newbie dad Olvin, and all my littles for the love and support. Thank you to Giancarlo & Kira for keeping me fed. Thank you to secretary lin for keeping me sane. Thank you to the bereal lin for making me laugh. VP signing out <3
Shoutout to my family, my friends, and my loved ones for their unconditional, unwavering support. You bring out the best in me, constantly challenge me to keep growing, and support me in ways beyond imagination. To troupe – thank you for your memories and friendship that sustain me in and out of this one of a kind community. Finally, shoutout to the audience and everyone whose influence has brought this show and this group together; you are all invaluable! <3
Thank you to all of my friends, family, and loved ones for your support and love! Special shoutout to my bigs Jeffrey and Isabella (we are sending all of our Onda love to Paris)! Huge thank you to Rudy for being an amazing dance partner! Lastly shoutout to Spring '22, I know we're going to kill it on stage!!
Thank you troupe for being the people I learn with and from each week. Shoutout to my COVID CLASS SPRING ‘21; we’ve grown so far beyond what our little Zoom boxes could handle. Much love to my beautiful little Sade, co-big Carlos, and the choreographers/leads who have to deal with me this show (I’m sorry Joel, Luke, and Rudy). Onda besties Beth, Mia, Adrianna, and Paola, y’all already know know the vibes. To whoever’s reading this, enjoy the show!
First off, the biggest thank you to my board, you killed it this semester and I am so happy i got to work with all of you! Shoutout to my cochos Joel and Carlos for creating pieces with me, <3 and to all my dancers, choreographers and partners for making the show such a great experience. Shoutout secretary lin for keeping me sane and SPRING 21 for still standing. Finally, thank you Amy for always supporting me <3
This semester has been a roller coaster so shout out to everyone who experienced the ride with me. I can't thank my co-choreographers Joel and Adrianna enough for helping me put together my first 2 pieces ever! It feels surreal to see how far I've grown alongside you both and the other troupe members this semester. Finally, sending love to my family back home who have been supporting me throughout my first year as a dancer and who continue to share my excitement and enthusiasm <33
I would first like to shout out everyone who made this show possible, from board members to troupe, y’all amazing for putting on another amazing show. I would also like to dedicate this space to my spectacular co-choreographer, Sandra, here’s to another dope piece. I hope you all enjoy the show as much as we did putting it on!
Shout out to Beth and Lauren for barely keeping me sane before midterms this semester. Shout out to Joel for enabling my late night wawa trips <3
HAPPY SHOW WEEK! Shoutout to all the wonderful leads and follows in this troupe who have given it their all this semester! much love to all my choreographers and partners in all the pieces I have and as always, extra love to my newbie class SPRING 21’! Lastly, shoutout to the endless days of 11pm-12am rehearsals and may they never be a thing again <3
Shoutout to the best class Fall 19! And so much love to ondahouse for keeping me sane. Thank you to my friends and family for coming out to my last show! <3 I love you all!
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3 years ago I performed for the first time in this theater and now I am one show closer to my last. I am beyond thankful for Onda for giving me a space to continue dancing. A huge shoutout to my roomie Rafa, Giselle and all my friends who are here today supporting me. Super thankful for all my littles, it’s been a pleasure watching you all grow as dancers and always killing it on the dance floor. Grateful for all my partners this semester and to the iconic Fall ‘19 class, one more show to go!! Last but not least, an enormous shoutout to my mom who I wish was here to see me perform, much love <3
First shoutouts to my family who have always been my inspiration to dance and delve into Latin styles. Thank you to my bigs, (LAUREN AND CARLOS) who have helped to guide me in my time in onda! finally shout out to spring ‘22, i’m so excited to see how we all grow as people and dancers and im so glad i get to do it with y’all!!
Extremely proud of this show and super thankful to all my choreographers for giving me the chance to bring their pieces to life. Shoutout to my co-choreographer Marvin, "co-co-co-choreographer" Carlos, the 2022 NYISC Congress team, and my big Julia - this semester wouldn't have been the same without you guys. So so so proud of my littles Santi, Abel, and Juliana <3 Thank you to my family and friends for always supporting me through my craziness, love you all!
I wish I could tell 4 year old Santi where he's at right now. About to put on a show for loved ones and the best crowd possible while being supported by my new family that I made at Penn. Eternally grateful for Sandra, Marvin & Carlos for shaping me into the dancer I am today. This being my last show as a newbie, I hope you enjoy and make noise, cuz Onda didn't come to play.
Shoutout to my family, friends, and loved ones who have supported me unconditionally– Happy Birthday to my mom, and shoutout to my brother who is finally able to see one of my shows! Shoutout to my cochoreographer Joseph and the dancers who've made my pieces come to life, and finally, shoutout to my dance partners, bigs, littles, and Onda House. Enjoy the show :)
Special shoutout to the girlies for coming to support me :) hi mczee ella and shri <3333 love u forever and thank you for being the best friends I could ever ask for. ALSO HI
TO ALL MY BESTEST FRANDS ~!!! Thank you Onda fam for bringing so much life to our dances this semester, and I look forward to growing more as a dancer in the coming semesters!
I'm so grateful for my Onda family and I'm super excited to put on another amazing show with the sexiest dance company in Philly. Special shoutouts to my littles, Jose and William, who I hope get a warm embrace from the Onda show magic. Shoutout Spring '21 and all the besties on board—our patience truly gets stronger every day. I really appreciate all of your support and I sincerely hope you enjoy the show!
Thank you for coming to the show! HUGE shout out to my amazing friends, brother, and boyfriend for coming to watch me perform in my very first Onda show, i love you all from the bottom of my heart! Another shout out to my newbie class fall'22 for letting me choreograph the salsa portion of our mickey mouse piece, los quiero muchooooo. Finally, a huge thank you to my two bigs Julia and Joel for being so lovely and answering my million questions + the rest of the Onda troupe for being so welcoming and allowing me to live out my salsa passion on campus <3
Big shoutout to the whole Fall 22 gang and our lovely dad Joseph! And special shout out to Geovanna for being my Onda bestie forever <3 Thank you to all my friends who came to see me - I love you guys long time. And lastly to my family back at home, thanks for always keeping the salsa on so I ended up here today :)
Much love to my bigs Jeffery and Trinity, my newbie dad Papa JoJo, and especially my newbie class FALL 22 for welcoming me and making Onda a 2nd home. I’m grateful to my parents, girlfriend, and friends for supporting this new passion financially and emotionally. Big shoutout to Johan and Joel for introducing me to Onda and being my big brothers in all aspect of life this semester. But most of all, gracias a Dios por hacerme Latino
I am very thankful,
ONDA HAS BROUGHT SO MUCH JOY TO MY
LIFE, and has made my experience at penn better. Shoutout to my FALL’22s, we are the best newbie class!!! A special shoutout to Marvin and Paola, my bigs, for being there for me! Again, ONDA, thank you for showing this stiff boy some moves! :)
We made it through the semester! Shoutout to the newbies of FALL' 22!!
This past semester has literally been a blessing and I can't wait for many more <3 Shoutout to FALL 22 for being the best class ever and special shoutout to Edwin, Will, Thays, and Chelsy (Love you guys). A shout-out to my bigs Lia and Luke <3! Lastly shoutout to newb dad Joseph for the support and energy that made ONDA so special. Thanks to everyone who came out to see the show <3
Shout out to my bigs Jessica and Luke for supporting me. Newb class, FALL ‘22, y’all the best and all the experiences we made this year will go down in history. Thanks to everyone who showed up and supported us tonight!
What class?? Fall’ 22!!! Shoutout to all the newbiesss, the best NEWBIE DAD out there Papa Joooo and my bigs Presidente Lia and Andrew! Love everyone in Onda so much and I can’t wait to do more shows with y’all (MUAH!)
Firstly, shoutout to my Onda fam! I definitely learnt a lot from everyone and have grown a lot as a dancer. Also shoutout to my newbie batch Fall 22! Amazed with how far we have all progressed! Lastly, shoutout to all my friends that came down to watch me, appreciate your time and support!
With the countless late night rehearsals, last minute choreographing, and multiple breakdowns, it is with my whole heart I say how proud I am to be part of Onda Latina's Fall 2022 Class! With the memories I was able to make with the whole troupe, I can say with absolute certainty that I have found my home. Thank you to all my friends who supported my endeavors and pushed me towards greatness. I love you all and I hope you enjoy the show!
Shoutout to the entire Onda family and our newbie dad Joseph for guiding fall22. My time at Onda would not be the same without you all and I’m so happy to be performing with my Onda family! Thank you, my friends who came to see me too, I love you all and I hope you all enjoy the performance! Remember, tell a friend, they can enjoy the showww!
Shoutout to my (honorary) bigs/grandbigs Sandra, Rudy, Carlos, and Julia for being some of the most motivating, caring, and inspiring people during my Newbie semester!! Another huge shoutout to FALL ‘22 because we have worked so hard and have each grown so much throughout this semester! Thank you to the entire Onda Family who have made me feel so included and loved and being the reason I have continued to stay sane this semester! Finally, thank you so much to my friends and family who support me even from entirely different states because I could never do this without y’all! <3
Shoutout to fall 22 y’all have definitely kept me on my toes. Shoutout to my bigs Johan and Jocelyn and papa joe for helping me out along the way. And last but not least shoutout to everyone who came out hope you enjoy!
Special thanks to Onda Alumni Giancarlo Rendon (Fall’19), Madeline Smith (Spring’18), Jadel Contreras (Fall’18) and Kira Brizill (Spring ’19) for dedicating their time to Onda Latina and choreographing pieces!
In appreciation for their continued support, Onda Latina would like to thank:
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