ORLANDO, Fla. — There was fire, howling and copious amounts of hip-shaking during Shakira’s two-hour Camping World Stadium show Wednesday night.

The Colombian singer-songwriter dazzled the packed crowd of mostly Hispanic fans during her first of three Florida stops on the “Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran” world tour, performing nearly two dozen hits and rarely stopping to catch her breath.

At age 48, Shakira’s dance moves and powerful vocals made it seem like the last three decades had gone by without any signs of aging. Youthful and effervescent as ever, the Hispanic superstar drew from her entire catalog dating back to 1995 during her first show back in Orlando since 2018.

“It’s so incredible to be here reunited with all of you. This is a dream,” she said in between songs. “There’s absolutely no better feeling than when a she-wolf is back with her pack.”

The theme of empowering women and resilience rang throughout the night as Shakira commanded the stage while performing songs that paved the way for countless Hispanic musicians to find their own place in the music industry.

“Many of you know that the last few years haven’t been the easiest for me. But who doesn’t have a fall here and there?” Shakira said before performing her 2005 song, “Don’t Bother.” “Something I know for sure is that for us women, after each fall we rise up a little bit stronger, wiser and a little bit more resilient.”

“Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran,” translated as “Women Don’t Cry Anymore,” was released as a way to process the grief from her breakup with Spanish soccer player Gerard Piqué.

So it goes in a line from “Shakira: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53,” a single released ahead of her 12th studio album, translated from Spanish:

You thought you hurt me, but you made me stronger

Women don’t cry anymore, they cash in

This was the closing number of the night, which featured Shakira, flanked by dancers, celebrating a triumphant return to self-love while fake $100 bills with the singer’s face rained down like confetti.

In the two hours that preceded that, fans relished surprises in the form of a drumline, a salsa breakdown, Shakira playing a shiny Flying V guitar, a giant wolf with lasers in its eyes and numerous costume changes. The artist even performed a belly dance while holding knives in her hand against a fiery background before launching into the 2001 hit “Wherever, Whenever.”

Other hits performed throughout the night included “Hips Don’t Lie,” “TQG,” “Chantaje,” “Girl Like Me,” “Antologia” and “She Wolf.”

A mid-show video montage recalled her early years starting out as a teenage performer who had ambitions of conquering the Latin music world. It served as a reminder of the longevity of Shakira’s career and her early success before she ever crossed into the English-language market. Her dreams have now been realized as the recipient of four Grammy Awards and 15 Latin Grammy Awards.

As the night neared its close, “Waka Waka (This Time for Africa),” showcased all of the best aspects of Shakira’s Orlando performance from choreography to costumes and the talented backing band that joined the singer-songwriter on stage.

Throughout the night, Shakira’s genre-bending style combined Latin rhythms, Arabic influences and rock elements, at times drawing from reggaeton, salsa, soca and EDM music.

The artist’s lifelong work of transcending barriers and charting new paths felt appropriate for Orlando, a city that crafts its own story through its melting pot of diverse residents, each with their own story to tell. At Camping World Stadium, it was clear that fans enjoyed seeing the superstar strut around the stage, tell her own story and shake her hips from beginning to end.

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