--- description: Dylan Barnes is the star of Swift's 'Shake It Off' freestyle dance video title: Watch Taylor Swift and 7-Year-Old Dance Star 'Shake It Off' Together image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Watch Taylor Swift and 7-Year-Old Dance Star 'Shake It Off' Together by [Maria Coder / People](/author/people/) ## Maria Coder / People Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Sep 22, 2015 2:07 PM CUT by [Maria Coder / People](/author/people/) ## Maria Coder / People Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Sep 22, 2015 2:07 PM CUT [Taylor Swift](http://www.people.com/people/taylor%5Fswift "undefined") may have just met her future back up dancer … 7-year-old Dylan Barnes. Barnes, who appeared on _The Ellen DeGeneres Show_ to talk about [his viral video](https://www.facebook.com/217520528446848/videos/vb.217520528446848/382656211933278/?type=2&theater "undefined") where he freestyle dances to Swift’s hit “Shake It Off,” was gifted tickets to the singer’s show by [DeGeneres](http://www.people.com/people/ellen%5Fdegeneres "undefined") who said she hoped he would be able to go “backstage to meet Taylor.” However, it looks like Barnes did more than just meet Swift. In a new Instagram video posted by the singer, the little boy can be seen dancing with her to the popular song. “Finally got to meet Dylan, the 7-year-old who passionately danced to “Shake It Off” on Ellen – and this happened,” Swift captioned the video. Mojdeh Barnes, Dylan’s mom, was quick to thank the superstar for making his dreams come true. “Thank you @taylorswift13 for making #persianbigred dreams come true! You are a class act! #shakeitoff #TaylorSwift,” she [tweeted](https://twitter.com/MojoBarnes/status/646228021708386304 "undefined"). _This_ [_article_](http://www.people.com/article/taylor-swift-dances-7-year-old-boy-dylan-barnes-ellen-degeneres "undefined") _originally appeared on_ [_People.com_](http://www.people.com "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4044199/taylor-swift-dylan-barnes-shake-it-off/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4044199/taylor-swift-dylan-barnes-shake-it-off/"},"headline":"Watch Taylor Swift and 7-Year-Old Dance Star 'Shake It Off' Together","datePublished":"2015-09-22T14:07:41.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:25:02.101Z","description":"Dylan Barnes is the star of Swift's 'Shake It Off' freestyle dance video","url":"https://time.com/4044199/taylor-swift-dylan-barnes-shake-it-off/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Internet","Taylor Swift","Ellen Degeneres","celebrity","shake it off"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Maria Coder / People"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4044199/taylor-swift-dylan-barnes-shake-it-off/","name":"Watch Taylor Swift and 7-Year-Old Dance Star 'Shake It Off' Together"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"The Power of Taylor Swift","description":"One day after Taylor Swift publicly blasted Apple Music for not paying artists during the service’s free, three-month trial period, Apple reversed its position","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/mUgZx3qP/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2015-06-22T20:13:13.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/mUgZx3qP.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/4044199/taylor-swift-dylan-barnes-shake-it-off/","duration":"PT2M4S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/4044199/taylor-swift-dylan-barnes-shake-it-off/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```