What is going on?! Why is Shakira singing alongside human tigers? 😧

Por Maried Díaz
17 June, 2026

Dancers in tiger suits, Shakira at center stage, and social media in total chaos mode. 🐯 What seemed like a performance with no explanation made perfect sense once you knew the context.

X: cherrycake6844

The Colombian singer performed “Zoo”, the new song she recorded for Zootopia 2, Disney’s animated sequel. Just like in the first film, Shakira once again voices the character Gazelle, the famous singing gazelle — and her feline dance troupe returns with her. The choreography and the tiger aesthetic recreate the film’s universe exactly, where those dancers are part of Gazelle’s show within the story. 🎬

X: cherrycake6844

So no, it wasn’t a creative crisis or a random decision: it was a music promotion designed by Disney that Shakira brought to the stage in a big way. The next time you see tigers dancing behind her, you’ll know exactly what’s going on. 😄

https://twitter.com/cherrycake6844/status/2066712732628623406/video/1

Puede interesarte