Parris Goebel is a New Zealand dancer, director 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 latter has won the World Hip Hop Dance Championship three times in a row, becoming the first dance crew in history to achieve it.
Parris has worked alongside multiple mainstream artists including Rihanna, 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, many of whom she also directed. Parris has served as Lady Gaga’s Creative Director since 2022, and created her “Lady Gaga: Live at Coachella 2025” performance. Most recently, she also directed Lady Gaga x Doechii’s video “Runway” for Devil Wears Prada 2.
Parris 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.
