- They all look so confused.
They're like, "What is going on?"
- Ooh, jeez. I'm so creepy.
Those are Sia's hands if people are wondering.
♪ (punk rock intro) ♪
- I'm nervous because this video is a little--
people had a lot of things to say about this video.
- (Ethan) I saw this.
- (Seth) Is that Shia LeBeouf?
- (Madison) I thought he was naked for a second
and that freaked me out. - That's what everyone thinks.
- (Chelsea) She's an amazing dancer.
- That's so nice. Thank you.
- (Carlos) She has the weirdest videos.
- (Alix) What even--?
- I understand why they're so confused by this.
It makes sense.
- (Seth) Why is he wrestling with a little girl?
- Okay, I'm playing a wolf.
That's what I was portraying in this music video
and people don't know that, and that's why I'm growling
and hissing and we're kind of fighting during this whole thing,
so it's not like we're wrestling.
It's really hard to explain.
- (Sam) I didn't know Sia LaBeouf was a modern dancer.
- People did not expect this collaboration to happen.
Why would Sia, Maddie, and Shia be doing a video together?
I honestly was confused at first, why she would bring in
a non-dancer, but now seeing it, I couldn't picture it with anyone else
because of how incredible of an actor--
and he adjusted to dancing so quickly.
- (Miracle) This is making me uncomfortable.
- And he made me actually bite him and he made me hit him.
He is so method, he would make me do that
and I'm like, "I don't want to bite you!"
They all look so confused, like, "What is going on?"
- (Madison laughing) What are they doing?
- We're dancing.
- (Seth) Please tell me they're not-- don't kiss.
That'd be weird.
- Okay, they have dirty minds.
There was a lot of controversy about the age
or about the outfits, but we were honestly
just trying to convey the message and show dance through art
and it was nothing more than that.
- (Rachel) I guess it's kinda sweet.
- Yeah, we're becoming friends, so that's what this part is about.
So the whole time we were fighting, but then we finally made peace
with it and we started to become friends.
- (Alix) All right, this is a little much.
- (Ethan) It's a powerful music video, but I have no idea
what it means at all.
- That, okay, him saying that honestly makes so much sense.
A lot of people were like, I felt something,
but I don't know what I felt.
- (FBE) What are your thoughts about the music video?
- (Carlos) It made me feel violated.
This little girl is dancing around with this grown-ass man.
- (scoffing) I shot this when I think 11 or 12,
and I didn't find it weird at all only because, first of all,
Shia's an amazing actor and I've always looked up to him,
and so getting to do a music video with him
dancing with me was so amazing. It was a great experience
because of how method he was.
He was actually running around the cage
before we started shooting, was screaming and punching
the cage. I was really scared,
but it helped me get into character.
- (FBE) What do you think they were trying to represent
in their music video? - (Sydney) I don't know.
This is so weird.
- (Sam) I thought it might be an abusive relationship.
- (Michael) "Hey, I suck at dancing!"
"Hey, me too! Let's make a music video."
That's what it was.
- (Miracle) That is the worst to all the dancers in the industry--
- I took that to heart. That was a little rude.
I never care about negative comments, and this is fine.
It's funny but I'm glad that she's like,
that's offensive to any dancer in the industry,
to say you're an awful dancer only because we work our butts off
and we work so hard to do this, you know,
but this is a certain type of dancing and not everyone likes it,
so I can understand him too.
- (FBE) A lot of people have been very offended
by this music video. - (Madison) Why?
- (Chelsea) Why is that offensive?
- (FBE) They feel that it is pedophilic.
- (Alix) Are they serious?
- (Rachel) That's the last thing that came to my mind.
- I like her. She's my favorite.
She's really nice.
I watch Teens React all the time.
It's so much fun just because they really have an opinion
and it's cool to see their side of it and now it's cool
to be reacting to them reacting to me.
- (Ethan) This girl obviously got casted
because she has talent and she can dance.
- Thank you! I like him too.
- (Ethan) "This is offensive to me. She is too young to be
with this older man in this."
Like, shut the [bleep] up. - Thank you.
See, yeah, people blow things out of proportion so much
and so I really appreciate them just appreciating the video.
That was probably the most controversial video
we put out with Sia.
Being 12 years old and having that video out,
I didn't really understand what all the backlash was about.
I'm was like, I'm literally dancing, acting with Shia
and we're having an amazing time together.
Regardless of what anyone thinks, it was one of my favorite videos.
- ♪ Party girls don't get... ♪
- I look like a little baby.
We just did a tour last year with Sia and I'm still doing "Chandelier"
four years later and so it's weird to see me 16,
watching my 11-year-old self and still doing this dance.
I literally look so different.
So much has changed.
And I never expected this video to blow up.
I literally thought my friends and family would see it
and, obviously, a couple other people,
but I did not expect it to have over a billion views,
so that's really cool.
- ♪ ...from the chandelier ♪
- I also didn't realize I was going to be in this video myself.
When Sia reached out and tweeted me, I thought I would just be
a background dancer and she'd be singing
and starring in it, as most artists do,
and when I got there, it was just me and rehearsal.
I just remember that set.
They said that set was haunted because it was an old building
and I was, of course, I had to dance in the room
by myself and I was so scared.
- ♪ Won't look down, won't open my eyes ♪
♪ Keep my glass full until morning light ♪
- That's weird because when I was filming this, I was like,
oh, I look so grown up and now watching it, I'm like,
this is so weird. I look so tiny.
- ♪ Keep my glass full... ♪
- This is my favorite part of that video.
Oh, the iconic curtsies.
I guess when people do curtsies, it's always a pretty thing
and I had creepy eyes and I was doing that.
When dancing in competition, you're always told to look pretty,
but with this, it was so cool. I finally got to feel free
and not feel like I had to be perfect and that's why I love Sia
and how much she's changed me because I've learned
to love the imperfections and learn to be weird and be fun.
- Oh, my gosh. This one's-- I filmed this the same day
as "Elastic Heart."
In the morning, I filmed this video, and then I filmed "Elastic Heart."
That week, I learned "Big Girls Cry" and "Elastic Heart" in the same day,
and then I did "Big Girls Cry" early in that morning.
- And I love when I used to wear the Sia tattoos.
We used to draw those on.
Those are all of her tattoos and they put them on me.
- This video was actually so painful to film
because of all the facials and I had to punch myself
and all this stuff and those are Sia's hand,
if people's are wondering.
I don't know if anyone actually knew that.
- Ooh, jeez. I'm so so creepy.
Um... oh, my gosh. Wow.
I look so pale.
Why do I look like a ghost? Oh, my gosh.
That was such a good video. I love that one.
I feel like that one is a little underestimated.
I feel like people-- obviously, people watch it,
but it's not as big as the other ones.
- Okay, "Cheap Thrills." I love this video.
I'm dancing with Wyatt and Nick, and they're like my brothers.
It's so much fun. I love this dance.
This dance, it doesn't look really tiring,
but we're jumping the majority of this dance,
and so we have to encourage each other to keep going.
We were like, "You gotta go! Just keep going!"
Because it's so intense.
- ♪ ...I don't need dollar bills to have fun tonight ♪
♪ I love cheap thrills ♪ - I love this dance.
- ♪ But I don't need no money ♪
- It was so fun.
- ♪ (vocalizing) ♪
♪ I love cheap thrills ♪
- I did always have the blond wig and then I did
"The Greatest" music video and I wore an all black wig,
and I think from there she kind of wanted to split it,
and now it's just become her iconic thing,
and I love it so much.
- (FBE) So before we talk about Sia, going back to Teens React
to "Elastic Heart," being a teen yourself now,
what is it like to see teenagers of that time
reacting to your performance in the music video?
- Yeah, it's cool seeing teens react to myself
because we're all around the same age.
As much as some of them were negative,
it's still cool to see what they think.
- (FBE) Okay, so let's talk about your work with Sia.
Sia's known to not show her face often in public,
but you have been in so many of her music videos.
Do you find that people think you are Sia?
- Yeah, it's more so little kids will come up to me
and they're like, "I love your song!"
Or, "You're Sia!"
And I'm like, uh, no, it's not me.
Even adults will walk up to me and be like,
"I appreciate your work. I love you as an artist."
And I'm like, no, I'm just the dancer.
And I hate to take-- I don't want people to think
I'm taking credit for that, you know, because she needs to be
recognized-- I mean, she is.
She's such an amazing artist.
- (FBE) From your perspective, what are your thoughts
on how dance as an art form has evolved from the time
you were just starting out to making these music videos
that were so huge and where dance is at now.
- Yeah, it's insane to think that people tell me
"Chandelier" changed the dance industry with music.
A huge shout-out to Sia for, first of all,
letting dance be the most important thing of her work
because not many artists do that.
They always show the dancers in the background,
and I think it's amazing that YouTube has honestly started something
huge with dancers, like everyone's posting
their work on YouTube and it's getting so much recognition
and it's so cool.
- (FBE) So finally, not only are you a dancer,
but you're an author and so much more.
What has that been like?
- Yeah, I thought that I would only be a dancer
and I wouldn't do anything else besides dancing,
but now I'm acting a lot and I have just come out
with my third book. It's called "The Callback"
and it's a trilogy in a fictional series,
which is really cool and it's about dancing, of course.
I couldn't not do it about dancing.
I want to do so many more things in my life.
I don't want this to be the end.
I know it won't but I just want to continue
growing with dancing and acting and I shot a movie
with Sia last year with Kate Hudson, so that will be out next year.
Sia is the most inspiring person I know,
and she's so creative and just a genuine, humble person
who has the most amazing ideas and just cares so much
about what she does and that's inspired me
and it's cool that we get to put out these amazing messages together.
I couldn't imagine doing it with anyone else.
Thank you so much, FBE, for having me.
Everyone be sure to check out my new book, "The Callback"
which is available in all bookstores.
Thanks for watching. Bye!