Parris Goebel facts for kids
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Parris Goebel
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Parris Renee Goebel
29 October 1991 Manurewa, New Zealand
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| Education | Auckland Girls' Grammar School |
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| Years active | 2009–present |
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Parris Renee Goebel is a famous dancer and choreographer from New Zealand. She was born on October 29, 1991. Parris is well-known for creating amazing dance routines and directing music videos for many of the world's biggest music stars.
She is the person who started and leads The Palace Dance Studio. This studio is home to several successful dance crews, including ReQuest, Sorority, Bubblegum, and the super-famous Royal Family. The Royal Family dance crew made history by winning the World Hip Hop Dance Championship three times in a row!
Parris has worked with many popular artists like Rihanna, Jennifer Lopez, Lady Gaga, and Justin Bieber. She choreographed music videos for hit songs such as Justin Bieber's "Sorry" and "Yummy," Little Mix's "Touch," and Ciara's "Level Up." She even directed Justin Bieber's "Sorry" music video, which was nominated for a big award called the MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year. Parris has also won a Primetime Emmy Award for her choreography work on Rihanna's Savage X Fenty: Vol. 3 show.
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Early life and dance beginnings
Parris Goebel grew up in South Auckland, New Zealand. Her family background includes Samoan, Chinese, and Scottish heritage. From a very young age, Parris loved to dance. She started taking hip-hop dance lessons when she was just 10 years old.
When she was 15, Parris created her first dance group called ReQuest with four of her friends. They first practiced in her aunt's garage and then in her father's warehouse. After dancing together for a year, they traveled to the Monsters of Hip Hop Dance Convention in the United States. There, Parris was chosen to perform in the show's grand finale.
After this exciting experience, Parris decided to leave Auckland Girls' Grammar School to focus completely on her dancing career.
Amazing career achievements
Parris Goebel has worked with a huge list of famous artists. These include Ciara, Ariana Grande, Lady Gaga, Little Mix, Justin Bieber, Rihanna, Janet Jackson, Jennifer Lopez, and Nicki Minaj. She has also worked with popular South Korean bands like BigBang, BlackPink, and 2NE1.
One of her biggest successes was choreographing the music video for Justin Bieber's 2015 song "Sorry." This video became incredibly popular, getting billions of views on YouTube. It also won the "Video of the Year" award at the 2016 American Music Awards. Parris then went on to choreograph and direct all thirteen of Justin Bieber's Purpose: The Movement videos.
Parris and her father, Brett Goebel, who is also her manager, run The Palace Dance Studio in Auckland. This studio is where many of her famous dance crews train.
In 2012, Parris appeared on TV shows like America's Best Dance Crew and Dancing With the Stars Australia. She also worked on Jennifer Lopez's 2012 world tour and performed with her on the American Idol finale. Parris also choreographed and acted in the 3D dance movie Step Up: All In, which came out in 2014.
In 2015, a dance routine she created for DeeWunn's song "Mek It Bunx Up" became very popular online. That same year, she was the main choreographer for New Zealand's first hip-hop movie, Born to Dance.
Parris and her dance company, The Royal Family, toured across Europe in 2016, visiting countries like Italy, France, and Holland.
In 2019, she choreographed a big concert series for French superstar Mylène Farmer in Paris. She also choreographed Rihanna’s Savage X Fenty Show, which promoted Rihanna's lingerie line and was featured in a documentary.
Parris choreographed the Super Bowl halftime show for Jennifer Lopez and Shakira in 2020. In 2023, she choreographed Rihanna's Super Bowl LVII halftime show. She also choreographed Mylène Farmer's "Nevermore 2023" tour, which was the biggest stadium tour ever by a French female singer.
In 2024, Parris choreographed Doja Cat’s performance at the Coachella music festival. She also choreographed Lady Gaga’s music video for her song “Disease.” In 2025, Lady Gaga's music video for "Abracadabra" was released, also featuring Parris's choreography. Parris was also the creative director and choreographer for Lady Gaga's Coachella performance in 2025.
Music career
Parris Goebel is not only a dancer and choreographer; she also makes her own music! On August 8, 2016, she released her first music video for the song "Friday." This song was part of her EP (a short album) called Vicious. Later that month, she released another music video for "Nasty," which was also on the EP.
In December 2016, her full EP Vicious was released. It featured other artists, including Jamaican Dancehall star, DeeWunn.
Polyswagg dance style
Parris Goebel has a unique dance style that she calls Polyswagg. She describes it as a way of truly feeling and living the music. It's about dancing with passion and showing your emotions through movement. Her style also includes elements from the Dancehall style of music and dance. You can see a lot of this in the Royal Family's performances at the World Hip Hop Dance Championship. Her dance style is often described as raw and natural.
Awards and recognition
Parris Goebel has received many awards for her amazing talent.
- In 2009, she won the Street Dance New Zealand Choreographer of the Year and Dancer of the Year awards.
- In 2014, she was named Female Choreographer of the Year at the World Of Dance Awards in Los Angeles.
- In 2015, she received the first-ever Special Recognition Award at the Creative New Zealand Arts Pasifika Awards. She also won the Top Variety Artist Award and the Young Leader category of the New Zealand Women of Influence Awards.
- In 2016, she won Female Choreographer of the Year and Live Performance of the Year again at the World Of Dance Awards.
- In 2020, Parris was given a special honor by her country. She was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit (MNZM) for her great contributions to dance.
- In 2022, she won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Choreography for her work on Rihanna's Savage X Fenty: Vol. 3 show on Amazon Prime Video.
Her book
In March 2018, Parris Goebel shared her life story in a book called Young Queen.
The Palace Dance Studio's success
Parris Goebel's dance studio, The Palace Dance Studio, has created many successful dance crews. Her crews have achieved great things at the annual World Hip-Hop Dance Championships.
- The ReQuest crew won gold in 2009 and 2010, and silver in 2011.
- The Royal Family Dance Crew won gold three times in a row from 2011 to 2013, making history! They also won gold in 2012.
- The Sorority crew won bronze in 2010 and gold in 2011. They also won silver in 2012 and bronze in 2013.
- The Bubblegum crew won gold in 2011 and 2012, and bronze in 2014 and 2016.
- Other crews like Duchesses, Kings, Royal Family Varsity, and Kingsmen have also won awards or placed high in the competition.
See also
In Spanish: Parris Goebel para niños
