Parris Goebel, the dancer shaping pop music

By Hannah Moore Newsbeat reporter

Parris Goebel is probably pop music's most in demand choreographer.

She's responsible for Justin Bieber's Sorry video, and has worked with Rihanna, J. Lo and Little Mix, among others.

"I've been blessed to be able to do a lot of really cool things", the 25-year-old tells Newsbeat.

She's been touring Europe with her dance crew The Royal Family, and Newsbeat caught up with her backstage at her London show.

Parris grew up in Auckland, New Zealand, and started creating dance moves when she was 10 years old. She's had an incredible journey to where she is today.

"I dropped out of school when I was 15 to pursue my dream, and luckily enough, here I am," she says.

"When I was around 17 I started posting my work on YouTube, and I started getting more of a following.

"Then J. Lo's team found me on YouTube, she brought me in to do some work for her world tour, and after that it was like game over, I've just worked with everyone."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGLxoKOvzu4

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She's just been working on Little Mix's Touch and Jason Derulo's Swalla.

"He was in the studio with me from day one, and we were creating together. He had a strong idea of what he wanted," she explains.

"He's super down to earth, and one of my favourite artists I've worked with, actually."

Image caption Parris (centre) in the Sorry video

Her choreography on Justin Bieber's Sorry has now been viewed almost three billion times on YouTube, making it the third most popular video on the site. But Parris says she had no idea it would be so big.

"We were in New Zealand when we filmed it, and we just sent it over [to Justin's team]. It was all really quick and rushed.

"But it really went viral. Being on the other side of the world and seeing Sorry come on the TV is pretty cool. It's a feeling that never gets old."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRh_vgS2dFE

Parris didn't get to talk to Justin until much later, when she worked with him on the other videos for his album, Purpose. She says it was exciting to take his choreography in a different direction.

"No-one had really seen him in a really deep way, something that's vulnerable and not so commercial.

"So I made up this concept of getting these beautiful contemporary dancers to just freestyle around him and see what he does.

"He just went with it. It was a really beautiful thing to watch him kind of let his guard down with these girls that he didn't know and just be free."

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