The Palace

If I'm working hard and the girl next to me is working hard, we're all going to work hard ... you really do become who you surround yourself with.
　　– Parris Goebel on the 'contagious energy' of her dance method, in an interview with Stuff, 15 November 2015
　　...as the years went by, I just got more and more confident and passionate about dance and less enthusiastic about school…It kinda worked out – I guess.
　　– Parris Goebel demonstrates Kiwi understatement, in an interview with Stuff, 15 November 2015
　　...it's compelling viewing: all that hard work, the internal processes and of course, the dance moves.
　　– Emma Page on the show, Stuff website, 15 November 2015
　　We just set out to be the best that we can be, and suddenly we became the best in the world.
　　– Studio boss Brett Goebel
　　Led by choreographer and Young New Zealander of the Year Parris Goebel, South Auckland hip hop dance crew Royal Family have won global fame, choreographing and dancing for acts from Jennifer Lopez to Nicky Minaj. This seven-part Māori Television reality series follows four dancers as they train with the crew, en route to the 2015 Hip Hop world champs. Made by Charlotte Purdy of Rogue Productions, the series was shot by Jared Leith from Hamilton's Taktix Films, who also shot and edited The Palace’s video for Justin Bieber hit 'Sorry' (watched on YouTube two billion + times).
　　Kate Cresswell
　　Production
　　
　　Lisa Greenfield
　　Editor
　　Heloise Le Gros
　　Editor
　　
　　Jared Leith
　　Camera
　　
　　Kathleen Mantel
　　Writer
　　
　　Charlotte Purdy
　　Director, Producer
　　
　　Kara Rickard
　　Narrator
　　
　　Nevak Rogers
　　Network Executive
　　
　　Vanessa Ropati