The Royal Family Dance Crew
The Auckland dance crew founded by Parris Goebel brings its Polyswagg style to performance videos, international stages and dance competitions.
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Overview
- Based in
- Auckland, New Zealand
- Founded
- 2011, by Parris Goebel
- Home studio
- The Palace Dance Studio
- Signature style
- Polyswagg
- Breakout
- Three consecutive world MegaCrew titles, followed by viral 2015 performances
Mini bio
How it started.
Parris Goebel founded The Royal Family in 2011 as a MegaCrew at The Palace Dance Studio in Auckland. They won the World Hip Hop Dance Championship’s MegaCrew division in 2011, 2012 and 2013.
The breakout.
Their 2015 World of Dance performance and the dancers’ appearance in Justin Bieber’s Sorry video brought their work to a wider audience. Their signature style, Polyswagg, combines street dance and culture.
The family keeps growing.
The crew tours, makes performance videos and develops dancers through its Auckland studio. Royal Family dancers also performed in Jennifer Lopez’s 2020 Super Bowl halftime show and Rihanna’s 2023 show. In 2026, the crew competed in the International Dance League.
Creditschronological, newest first
Stage and competition
- 2026Defend the ThroneTouring dance crew
- 2026International Dance LeagueAuckland pro team
- 2023Rihanna: Super Bowl LVII halftime showRoyal Family dancers among the performers
- 2020Jennifer Lopez: Super Bowl halftime showRoyal Family dancers among the performers
- 2015World of Dance Los AngelesPerforming crew
Screen and music
- 2026MueveRecording artist
- 2025World of Street Woman FighterCompeting crew
- 2015Justin Bieber: Sorry (PURPOSE: The Movement)Dancers, alongside ReQuest Dance Crew
Awards
Quotes
We are the artists and the athletes. This is our sport.The Royal Family Dance Crew, official website
The crew’s introduction to representing New Zealand in the International Dance League.
Trivia
- Dancers train in person at The Palace five days a week, so joining the crew means being based in New Zealand.
- The Palace’s active crews include The Royal Family, Duchesses and ReQuest.
- Their Royal Guard development program launched in 2024 to train ten young dancers from around the world in the RF style.
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