Parris Goebel
{{short description|New Zealand dancer and choreographer (born 1991)}}
{{Use New Zealand English|date=September 2018}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2016}}
{{infobox person
| name = Parris Goebel
| honorific_suffix = {{post-nominals|country=NZL|MNZM|size=100%}}
| image = Parris Goebel MNZM (cropped).jpg
| alt =
| caption = Goebel in 2020
| birth_name = Parris Renee Goebel
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1991|10|29|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Manurewa, New Zealand
| education = Auckland Girls' Grammar School
| occupation = {{flatlist|
- Dancer
- choreographer
- director
- singer
- actress
}}
| father = Brett Goebel
| yearsactive = 2009–present
}}
Parris Renee Goebel {{post-nominals|country=NZL|MNZM|size=85%}} ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|ɡ|oʊ|b|əl}};{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9TczekUE3M&t=1m49s|title=Parris Goebel Teaches Creativity in Choreography {{!}} Official Trailer|publisher=MasterClass|date=November 12, 2020|access-date=May 5, 2021}} 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.{{Cite news|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/celebrities/10254145/The-rise-and-rise-of-Parris-Goebel|title=The rise and rise of Parris Goebel|last=Duff|first=Michelle|date=2014-07-13|newspaper=Stuff.co.nz|language=English|access-date=2016-06-05}}
She has worked alongside multiple mainstream artists including Rihanna, Jennifer Lopez,{{Cite web |title=Nike Taps Rihanna's Choreographer Parris Goebel for Own the Floor Campaign |url=https://www.complex.com/style/nike-parris-goebel-own-the-floor/ |access-date=2022-07-13 |website=Complex}} Normani and Lady Gaga;{{Cite web |last=Kerr |first=Anna-Kaye |date=2019-09-20 |title=Normani Nailed Sean Paul's "Get Busy" At Rihanna's Savage X Fenty Show |url=https://urbanislandz.com/2019/09/20/normani-nailed-sean-pauls-get-busy-at-rihannas-savage-x-fenty-show/ |access-date=2022-07-13 |website=Urban Islandz |language=en-US}} 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, {{Cite web |date=2020-05-01 |title=8 times choreographer Parri$ Goebel proved she was the MVP of dance |url=https://www.thelovemagazine.co.uk/article/8-times-choreographer-parridollar-goebel-proved-she-was-the-mvp-of-dance |access-date=2022-07-13 |website=LOVE |archive-url=https://archive.today/20201006015214/https://www.thelovemagazine.co.uk/article/8-times-choreographer-parridollar-goebel-proved-she-was-the-mvp-of-dance |archive-date=2020-10-06}} 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.{{Cite magazine |last=Kaufman |first=Gil |date=2022-06-14 |title=What Are the Most Rewatchable Moments From the Top Music Videos on YouTube? Now We Know |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/most-replayed-moments-youtube-top-music-videos-1235084693/ |access-date=2022-07-13 |magazine=Billboard}}{{Cite web |date=2016-08-29 |title=Parris Goebel's dance moves dominate VMAs - but no awards |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/music/83688678/parris-goebels-dance-moves-dominate-vmas--but-no-awards |access-date=2022-07-13 |website=Stuff |language=en}} 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,{{Cite web |title=Parris Goebel |url=https://www.emmys.com/bios/parris-goebel |access-date=2022-07-13 |website=Television Academy |language=en}} 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.{{cite web |last1=Master |first1=Farida |title=Parris: it's our time to shine |url=http://www.times.co.nz/news/parris-its-our-time-to-shine/ |publisher=Times Online |accessdate=28 October 2018 |date=19 July 2018}}{{Cite news |last=Clark |first=Emily |date=2021-05-07 |title=From South Auckland to the Superbowl |language= |work=ABC News |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-05-08/royal-family-parris-goebel-dance-inspiring-south-auckland/100103440 |access-date=2023-02-14}} 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, (South Korean bands) BigBang, BlackPink, 2NE1, CL, Taeyang, iKon and the french superstar Mylène Farmer. {{cite web|author= |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2359309/kiwi-who-choreographed-justin-biebers-sorry/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151024073107/http://www.mtv.com/news/2359309/kiwi-who-choreographed-justin-biebers-sorry/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=24 October 2015 |title=Meet The Mystery Dancer Who directed and Choreographed Justin Bieber's 'Sorry' Music Video |publisher=MTV |date=2015-10-23 |accessdate=2016-02-03}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLirAqAtl_h2r5g8xGajEwdXd3x1sZh8hC |title=Most Viewed Videos of All Time・(Over 100 million views) |publisher=YouTube |date=2015-12-27 |accessdate=2020-01-10}} The video later won the "Video of the Year" award at the 2016 American Music Awards.{{Cite web|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=11752302|title=Parris Goebel's video for Justin Bieber's hit Sorry has won Video of the Year at the AMAs|last=Goebel|first=Parris|date=21 November 2016|website=www.nzherald.co.nz}} Goebel went on to choreograph and direct all thirteen of Justin Bieber's Purpose: The Movement videos.{{cite web| url = http://www.bustle.com/articles/123889-who-is-parris-goebel-justin-biebers-new-favorite-collaborator-is-a-triple-threat| title = Who Is Parris Goebel? Justin Bieber's New Favorite Collaborator Is A Triple Threat| date = 14 November 2015}} 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.{{Cite web|url=http://stepupmovie.com/post/89684096580/parris-goebel-violet-associate-choreographer|title=STEP UP ALL IN - Available on Blu-ray and DVD November 4. Now Available on Digital HD}} 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.{{Cite web|title=Born to Dance|url=https://www.nzfilm.co.nz/films/born-dance|access-date=2020-07-07|website=New Zealand Film Commission|language=en}}
In 2016, Goebel toured across Europe to multiple destinations, (Italy, France, Holland, Belgium), with her dance company The Royal Family.{{Cite web |title=PARRIS GOEBEL - MY WORLD – thecoconet.tv - The world's largest hub of Pacific Island content.uu |url=https://www.thecoconet.tv/coco-tv/inspiring-islanders/parris-goebel-my-world/ |access-date=2023-02-14 |website=www.thecoconet.tv}}
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.{{cite web|last=Murphy |first=Desiree|title=Jennifer Lopez's Creative Directors Tease What to Expect From 'Epic' Super Bowl Halftime Show (Exclusive) |url=https://www.etonline.com/jennifer-lopezs-creative-directors-tease-what-to-expect-from-epic-super-bowl-halftime-show|website=Entertainment Tonight|accessdate=3 February 2020}}
In 2023, Goebel choreographed Rihanna's Super Bowl LVII halftime show.{{cite news|url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/rihannas-super-bowl-halftime-show-everything-you-need-to-know/6WGFUO2BFBEVFHYM24EUG5ULCA/|title=Rihanna's Super Bowl halftime show choreographed by Parris Goebel: What you need to know|newspaper=New Zealand Herald|date=13 February 2023}} 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.{{Cite web | url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/vicious/id1185707543 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220192622/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/vicious/id1185707543 | url-status=dead | archive-date=20 December 2016 | title=VICIOUS by PARRI$ | website=iTunes | date=16 December 2016 }} 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.{{Cite news|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=11769233|title=Parris Goebel's EP Vicious has released and early reactions are hugely positive|date=2016-12-18|work=New Zealand Herald|access-date=2017-03-28|language=en-NZ|issn=1170-0777}}
= 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.{{cn|date=October 2024}} Her style has been described as raw and instinctive.{{cite news |title=Parris Goebel is Changing the Way Women Move |url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/10/09/magazine/parris-goebel-dance.html?algo=combo_lda_unique_clicks_decay_96_50_ranks&block=5&campaign_id=142&emc=edit_fory_20241013&fellback=false&imp_id=6054525125065585&instance_id=136782&nl=for-you&nlid=104864178&pool=fye-rotating-magazine-ls&rank=1®i_id=104864178&req_id=6833465890907179&segment_id=180355&surface=for-you-email-rotating-X&user_id=ebdf1b034734a45c5219c1adea74fed1&variant=0_best_algo |access-date=13 October 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=13 October 2024}}
= Honours and awards =
In 2009, Goebel was awarded 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.maifm.co.nz/Parris-Goebel-named-Female-Choreographer-of-the-Year/tabid/76/articleID/8803/Default.aspx|title=Parris Goebel named Female Choreographer of the Year - News - NEWS|date=|publisher=Mai FM|author=|accessdate=2016-02-03}}
In 2006, she was awarded the inaugural Special Recognition Award at the Creative New Zealand Arts Pasifika Awards.{{Cite web|url=http://www.creativenz.govt.nz/results-of-our-work/award-winners/arts-pasifika-awards|title=Arts Pasifika Awards|website=Creative New Zealand|language=en|access-date=1 December 2017}}
In 2015, she was presented with the Top Variety Artist Award from the Variety Artists Club of New Zealand Inc and the Young Leader category of the New Zealand Women of Influence Awards.{{Cite web|url=http://www.westpac.co.nz/who-we-are/sustainability-and-community/contributing-to-our-communities/inspiring-leadership/women-of-influence/winners/|title=Winners » Westpac New Zealand|website=www.westpac.co.nz|access-date=2016-08-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160627024317/https://www.westpac.co.nz/who-we-are/sustainability-and-community/contributing-to-our-communities/inspiring-leadership/women-of-influence/winners/|archive-date=27 June 2016|url-status=dead}}
In 2016, she won Female Choreographer of the Year and Live Performance of the Year at the World Of Dance Awards. In the same year, the advertisement that she choreographed for New Zealand Post won Worst Ad 2016 in the TVNZ Fair Go Ad Awards {{cite web|title=Fair Go Ad Awards: And the winner of the worst ad in 2016 is... NZ Post|url=https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/entertainment/fair-go-ad-awards-and-winner-worst-in-2016-nz-post}}{{cite news|url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/parris-goebels-awkward-new-hip-hop-ad-for-nz-post/6UAJKGWWAPQ3EUUT6YBTPPR6LA/|title=Parris Goebel's awkward new hip-hop ad for NZ Post|newspaper=New Zealand Herald|date=5 July 2016}}
In the 2020 New Year Honours, Goebel was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to dance.{{cite web | url=https://www.dpmc.govt.nz/publications/new-year-honours-list-2020 | title=New Year honours list 2020 |date=31 December 2019 | publisher=Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet | accessdate=31 December 2019}}
In 2022, she received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Choreography for her work on Amazon Prime Video's Savage X Fenty: Vol. 3 by Rihanna.{{Cite web |last=Montgomery |first=Daniel |date=2022-09-03 |title=2022 Creative Arts Emmy winners list in all categories [UPDATING LIVE] |url=https://www.goldderby.com/feature/2022-creative-arts-emmy-winners-list-1205063473/ |access-date=2022-09-04 |website=GoldDerby |language=en-US}}
= Publication =
In March 2018, Goebel published her autobiography Young Queen.{{Cite news|url=http://www.maryegan.co.nz/blog/2018/2/9/parris-goebel-young-queen|title=Parris Goebel, Young Queen|work=Mary Egan Publishing|access-date=2018-04-22|language=en-NZ}}
World Hip-Hop Dance Championships
Palace Dance Studios crews and their records in the annual competition.
| class="wikitable" |
| Name of Crew
! ReQuest ! The Royal Family Dance Crew ! Sorority ! Bubblegum ! Duchesses ! Kings ! Royal Family ! Kingsmen |
|---|
| Year founded
! 2007 ! 2009 ! 2010 ! 2010 ! 2014 ! 2015 ! 2016 ! 2017 |
| 2009
| bgcolor="gold" | Gold | align="center" | — | align="center" | — | align="center" | — | align="center" | — | align="center" | — | align="center" | — | align="center" | — |
| 2010
| bgcolor="gold" | Gold | align="center" | — | bgcolor="DarkGoldenrod" | Bronze | align="center" | 5th Place at Worlds | align="center" | — | align="center" | — | align="center" | — | align="center" | — |
| 2011
| bgcolor="silver" | Silver | bgcolor="gold" | Gold | bgcolor="gold" | Gold | bgcolor="gold" | Gold | align="center" | — | align="center" | — | align="center" | — | align="center" | — |
| 2012
| align="center" | — | bgcolor="gold" | Gold | bgcolor="silver" | Silver | bgcolor="gold" | Gold | align="center" | — | align="center" | — | align="center" | — | align="center" | — |
| 2013
| align="center" | — | bgcolor="gold" | Gold | bgcolor="DarkGoldenrod" | Bronze | bgcolor="silver" | Silver | align="center" | — | align="center" | — | align="center" | — | align="center" | — |
| 2014
| align="center" | Guest Performance at Nationals | align="center" | Guest Performance at Nationals | align="center" | 8th Place at Worlds | bgcolor="DarkGoldenrod" | Bronze | bgcolor="silver" | Silver | align="center" | — | align="center" | — | align="center" | — |
| 2015
| align="center" | — | bgcolor="silver" | Silver | align="center" | 4th Place at Worlds | align="center" | 4th Place at Worlds | align="center" | 6th Place at Worlds | align="center" | 2nd Place at Nationals | align="center" | — | align="center" | — |
| 2016
| align="center" | — | align="center" | — | align="center" | — | bgcolor="DarkGoldenrod" | Bronze | align="center" | — | align="center" | — | bgcolor="DarkGoldenrod" | Bronze | align="center" | — |
| 2017
| align="center" | — | align="center" | — | align="center" | 9th Place at Worlds | align="center" | 5th Place at Worlds | align="center" | — | align="center" | — | align="center" | 10th Place at Worlds | align="center" | 2nd Place at Nationals |
| 2018
| align="center" | — | align="center" | Guest Performance at Nationals | align="center" | — | align="center" | 8th Place at Worlds | align="center" | — | align="center" | — | align="center" | — | align="center" | — |
| 2019
| align="center" | — | aligen="center"| 4th place at Worlds | align="center" | — | align="center" | Guest Performance at National Prelims | align="center" | — | align="center" | — | align="center" | — | align="center" | — |
| 2020
| | | | | | | | |
| 2021
| | | | | | | | |
| 2022
| | | | | | | | |
| 2023
| | |7th place at Nationals | | | | | |
Work
= Films; As Actress =
| class="wikitable"
!Year !Title !Role !Notes |
| 2014
|Violet | |
= Films; As Crew =
| class="wikitable"
! rowspan="2" |Year ! rowspan="2" |Title ! colspan="2" |Work ! rowspan="2" |Notes |
| Director |
|---|
| rowspan="2" |2014
|{{Na}} |{{Ya}} | |
| Jennifer Lopez: Dance Again
|{{Na}} |{{Ya}} |Television Film |
| 2015
|{{Na}} |{{Ya}} | |
| 2015
|{{Ya}} |{{Ya}} |Short Film |
| 2024
|This Is Me... Now: A Love Story |{{Na}} |{{Ya}} | |
= Specials =
| class="wikitable"
! rowspan="2" |Year ! rowspan="2" |Title !Work ! rowspan="2" |Notes |
| Choreographer |
|---|
| 2018-2022
|{{Ya}} | |
| 2020
|{{Ya}} | |
| 2023
|Super Bowl LVII halftime show |{{Ya}} | |
= Music Videos =
| class="wikitable"
! rowspan="2" |Year ! rowspan="2" |Title ! colspan="2" |Work ! rowspan="2" |Artist(s) ! rowspan="2" |Album |
| Director |
|---|
| 2015
|{{Ya}} |{{Ya}} |
| 2016
|{{Na}} |{{Ya}} |
| 2018
|{{Ya}} |{{Ya}} |
| 2019
|{{Na}} |{{Ya}} |{{Non-album single}} |
| 2020
|{{Na}} |{{Ya}} |{{Non-album single}} |
| 2025
|{{Ya}} |{{Ya}} |
References
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External links
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- {{IMDb name|6285875}}
- {{Instagram|parrisgoebel}}
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