Ryan Heffington’s ability to create a connectedness between viewer and performer has earned Sia over 207 million YouTube views for “Chandelier," helping her to become this year’s most-dissected pop enigma. In Ms. Furler's viral video hit, Heffington's genius choreography was embodied by the 11-year-old dancer, Maddie Ziegler. Here, director Andrea Sisson’s bitesize monologue for NOWNESS sees the founder of LA’s Sweat Spot studio break down the routine for us with characteristically unorthodox panache. 

Heffington has also captured the attention of Arcade Fire, who he worked with for the video to “We Exist,” and Sigur Ros: he was responsible for devising Shia LaBoeuf's risqué, NSFW performance for the Icelanders. "My favorite phrase of his is: 'A wounded dog in one of those wheelchairs'," says Sisson. "At that moment I realized how visceral and specific those moves are and why audiences respond so strongly to his choreography. It's absurd, but it's real life."

Sia will be performing at the Hollywood Bowl with Ryan Heffington in Los Angeles on October 24. Chandelier is available from iTunes.