--- title: Sia Chandelier Video: Notre Dame Student Recreates Dance on Campus description: He really, really commits — and everyone on the Notre Dame campus is so confused canonical: https://time.com/3628249/sia-chandelier-video-college-student-dance/ author: Samantha Grossman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-12-10T18:02:40.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:15:11.908Z og:title: This College Student's Version of Sia's 'Chandelier' Video Is Awkward and Perfect og:description: He really, really commits -- and everyone on the Notre Dame campus is so confused og:url: https://time.com/3628249/sia-chandelier-video-college-student-dance/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9655d337de3444a8/69876e05cd1bbaf97b6f4185/screen-shot-2014-12-10-at-12-27-21-pm.png?branch=production&width=938&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 938 og:image:height: 528 og:image:alt: Screen Shot 2014-12-10 at 12.27.21 PM og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: This College Student's Version of Sia's 'Chandelier' Video Is Awkward and Perfect twitter:description: He really, really commits -- and everyone on the Notre Dame campus is so confused twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9655d337de3444a8/69876e05cd1bbaf97b6f4185/screen-shot-2014-12-10-at-12-27-21-pm.png?branch=production&width=938&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # This College Student's Version of Sia's 'Chandelier' Video Is Awkward and Perfect > Sponsored content. 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He prances all over campus in a tutu, leotard and wig, showing up on the quad and in various campus buildings. He totally commits to his craft — and everyone reacts with a mix of delight and amusement and, most of all, sheer confusion. Long doesn’t _quite_ nail the moves quite like Ziegler, but we really admire his commitment. 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