Parris Renee Goebel (; born 29 October 1991), also known mononymously as Parris, is a New Zealand dancer and choreographer. She is the founder and main choreographer of the Palace Dance Studio, which has produced dance crews such as ReQuest, Sorority, Bubblegum, and the Royal Family. The last has won the World Hip Hop Dance Championship three times in a row, becoming the first dance crew in history to achieve it.
She has worked alongside multiple mainstream artists including Karol G, Rihanna, Mylène Farmer, Jennifer Lopez, Normani and Lady Gaga; and has choreographed the music videos for "What Do You Mean?" "Sorry" and "Yummy" by Justin Bieber, "Touch" by Little Mix, "Level Up" by Ciara, "How Do You Sleep?" by Sam Smith, and "Abracadabra" by Lady Gaga.
Goebel was nominated for the MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year as a director on "Sorry" by Justin Bieber. She has also earned three Primetime Emmy Award nominations for her choreography work on the Amazon Prime Video television specials Savage X Fenty Show, Savage X Fenty Show: Vol. 2, and Savage X Fenty: Vol. 3 by Rihanna, and won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Choreography for the latter.
Early life Goebel is of Samoan, Chinese, and Scottish descent, and grew up in South Auckland. She was interested in dance from a young age and started hip-hop dance lessons when she was 10. When she was 15, she started the dance group ReQuest with four friends. Initially they practiced in Goebel's aunt's garage and later at her father's warehouse. After a year working together, they went to the Monsters of Hip Hop Dance Convention in the United States and Goebel was selected to dance in the finale performance of the convention.
Following the convention, Goebel left Auckland Girls' Grammar School to concentrate on her dancing.
Career Goebel has worked with artists including Ciara, Ariana Grande, Lady Gaga, Little Mix, Justin Bieber, Rihanna, Janet Jackson, Jennifer Lopez, Nicki Minaj, BigBang, BlackPink, 2NE1, CL, Taeyang, iKon and the french superstar Mylène Farmer. Her work has included choreographing routines and starring in music videos and movies. One of her notable successes was her work choreographing the music video for Justin Bieber's 2015 song "Sorry", which as of January 2020 is the 8th most viewed video on YouTube with more than 3 billion views. The video later won the "Video of the Year" award at the 2016 American Music Awards. Goebel went on to choreograph and direct all thirteen of Justin Bieber's Purpose: The Movement videos. These videos have totaled over 5.3 billion views combined as of January 2020.
Goebel and her father, who is also her manager, run The Palace Dance Studio in Auckland.
In 2012, Goebel starred on both America's Best Dance Crew and Dancing With the Stars Australia. She then worked on Jennifer Lopez's 2012 world tour and performed with her on the American Idol season 11 finale. Goebel went on to choreograph and take on a role in the American 3D dance film Step Up: All In, released on 8 August 2014.
In 2015, her choreography for DeeWunn's "Mek It Bunx Up" went viral and, as of January 2020, has received over 15 million views on YouTube.
In 2015, Goebel was the leading choreographer for New Zealand's first hip-hop feature film, Born to Dance.
In 2016, Goebel toured across Europe to multiple destinations, (Italy, France, Holland, Belgium), with her dance company The Royal Family.
In 2019, she choreographed Mylène Farmer's nine-show residency at Paris La Défense Arena in 2019. She appeared in Farmer's behind-the-scenes documentary L'Ultime Création on Amazon Prime Video. That year she also choreographed Rihanna’s Savage X Fenty Show promoting her lingerie line, which was featured in a documentary regarding the making of the show on Amazon Prime Video.
In 2020, Goebel choreographed Jennifer Lopez's and Shakira's Super Bowl halftime show.
In 2023, Goebel choreographed Rihanna's Super Bowl LVII halftime show. That year she also choreographed Mylène Farmer's Nevermore 2023 the biggest stadium tour by a french female singer in history.
In 2024, Goebel choreographed Doja Cat’s headlining Coachella performance and Lady Gaga’s music video for her comeback single, “Disease”.
In 2025, Lady Gaga's music video for "Abracadabra" was released featuring choreography by Goebel, who also contributed to Gaga’s headlining Coachella performance the same year as creative director and choreographer.
Music On 8 August 2016 Goebel released her first music video to the song "Friday", which was then featured on her EP Vicious. Later in August 2016, she released a music video for "Nasty", which is also featured on the EP.
In December 2016 she eventually released Vicious, which featured artists including Jamaican Dancehall star, DeeWunn.
Style Goebel is known for her particular style, known as Polyswagg. As she describes it, her style is based on hearing, breathing and living the music, being passionate while dancing and transmitting feelings. She also draws on music inspirations from the DanceHall style. Large amounts of her routines include this element, most notably in the Royal Family's World Hip Hop Dance Championship performances. Her style has been described as raw and instinctive.
Publication In March 2018, Goebel published her autobiography Young Queen.
World Hip-Hop Dance Championships Palace Dance Studios crews and their records in the annual competition. Name of Crew ReQuest The Royal Family Dance Crew Sorority Bubblegum Duchesses Kings Royal FamilyVarsity Kingsmen Year founded 2007 2009 2010 2010 2014 2015 2016 2017 2009 Gold — — — — — — — 2010 Gold — Bronze 5th Place at Worlds — — — — 2011 Silver Gold Gold Gold — — — — 2012 — Gold Silver Gold — — — — 2013 — Gold Bronze Silver — — — — 2014 Guest Performance at Nationals Guest Performance at Nationals 8th Place at Worlds Bronze Silver — — — 2015 — Silver 4th Place at Worlds 4th Place at Worlds 6th Place at Worlds 2nd Place at Nationals — — 2016 — — — Bronze — — Bronze — 2017 — — 9th Place at Worlds 5th Place at Worlds — — 10th Place at Worlds 2nd Place at Nationals 2018 — Guest Performance at Nationals — 8th Place at Worlds — — — — 2019 — 4th place at Worlds — Guest Performance at National Prelims — — — —20202021202220237th place at Nationals
Work
Films; As Actress YearTitleRoleNotes2014Step Up: All InViolet
Films; As Crew YearTitleWorkNotesDirectorChoreographer2014Step Up: All InJennifer Lopez: Dance AgainTelevision Film2015Born to Dance2015Purpose: The MovementShort Film2024This Is Me... Now: A Love Story
Specials YearTitleWorkNotesChoreographer2018-2022Savage X Fenty Show2020Super Bowl LIV halftime show2023Super Bowl LVII halftime show
Music Videos YearTitleWorkArtist(s)AlbumDirectorChoreographer2015SorryJustin BieberPurpose2016TouchLittle MixGlory Days2018Level UpCiaraBeauty Marks2019How Do You Sleep?Sam Smith2020FriendsMonica, Ty Dolla $ign2025AbracadabraLady GagaMayhemThe Dead Dance2026RunwayLady Gaga, Doechii
Awards and nominations Emmy Awards Year Category Work Result Ref. 2020 Outstanding Choreography for Variety or Reality Programming Savage X Fenty Show 2021 Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 2 2022 Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 3 2023 Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 4 2025 Beyoncé Bowl
MTV Video Music Awards Year Category Work Result Ref. 2016 Video of the Year Sorry Best Long Form VideoPurpose: The Movement 2025 Best Direction Abracadabra Best Choreography
Miscellaneous awards and honors Year Award Category Work Result Ref. 2006 Creative New Zealand Arts Pasifika Awards Special Recognition Award Herself 2009 Street Dance New Zealand Choreographer of the Year Dancer of the Year 2014 World Of Dance Awards Female Choreographer of the Year 2015 Variety Artists Club of New Zealand Inc Top Variety Artist Award New Zealand Women of Influence Awards Young Leader 2016 World Of Dance Awards Female Choreographer of the Year Live Performance of the Year
In 2016, the advertisement that she choreographed for New Zealand Post won Worst Ad 2016 in the TVNZ Fair Go Ad Awards In the 2020 New Year Honours, Goebel was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to dance.
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