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Parris Goebel

Research task. 15.02.18.

1.Who is Parris Goebel? 
Parris Goebel is a 27-year old New Zealand choreography, best known for her role in the 3x award-winning dance crew, The Royal Family. 

2. Where did she grow up? 
Parris was born in Manurewa, a suburb of Auckland, New Zealand to parents Brett and LeAnn Goebel. Something I found interesting is that her mother LeAnn, is of Scottish, Samoan, and Chinese descent.
Interested in dance from a young age, Parris soon began dance lessons at the age of 10 before going on to form the ReQuest dance group five years later.

3. How/when did she study dance?

Parris studied at Auckland Girls Grammar School, before dropping out at the age of 15 to focus on dance; and incredibly, she predominantly taught herself. In an interview with the NZ Herald, Parris explained, quote, "I tried finding the right studio but didn't feel at home anywhere. I was always on my own journey." I find this to be very inspiring, it simply proves that you don't have to go to the best or fanciest mentor in order to be successful.

And how successful Parris became....
At the age of 27, she owns her own dance company - The Palace Dance Studio in Auckland - is married, won gold at the World Hip Hop Championships with her ReQuest dance group, has choreographed for musicians such as Justin Bieber (including the hit single Sorry, which currently stands at the 3rd most viewed YouTube video of all time) and published her own book titled Young Queen. It's truly remarkable that we have such an inspiring, iconic queen named Parris Goebel representing New Zealand at dance, choreography, directing, acting, and singing. You go girl! 💖

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The Royal Family

1. Who are the Royal Family?
The Royal Family is a dance crew founded in Penrose, New Zealand, by Parris Goebel. 

2. What competitions have they performed at/won?Having gone on to perform at many world-wide competitions, including at the World of Dance competition in Los Angeles in 2015. With these performances came plenty of awards, including the gold award at the World Hip Hop Dance Championships THREE YEARS IN A ROW. Other awards the Royal Family have won include silver at the World Hip Hop Dance Championship in 2015. The extended Royal Family group, The Royal Family Varsity group, won bronze at the World Hip Hop Dance Competition.

3. What famous singers have they danced for?
The Royal Family, and Parris Goebel herself, have danced for many famous singers including Justin Bieber, Janet Jackson, Jennifer Lopez, Ciara, Little Mix, Nicki Minaj, Big Bang, Black-Pink, and many others.