Dream come true for Kansas boy: A dance with Taylor Swift (+video)
Dylan Barnes, the 7-year-old boy from Overland Park who appeared last week on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” with a “Shake It Off” dance routine, met Taylor Swift on Monday.
DeGeneres gave the young dancer tickets to see Swift, who performed in Kansas City at the Sprint Center in the first of two shows.
Swift tweeted after her concert:
Finally got to meet Dylan, the 7-yr-old who passionately danced to Shake it Off on @TheEllenShow-- and this happened. pic.twitter.com/hq9OaewA2G
— Taylor Swift (@taylorswift13) September 22, 2015Last month, a video of Dylan performing to Swift’s “Shake It Off” went viral on Facebook; it has more than 6 million views.
On Twitter, Dylan’s mother, Mojdeh Barnes, thanked the pop superstar for making it happen:
Thank you @taylorswift13 for making #persianbigred dreams come true! You are a class act! #shakeitoff #TaylorSwift https://t.co/sZlKtn8x6C
— Mojdeh Barnes (@MojoBarnes) September 22, 2015PHOTOS: Taylor Swift sells out Sprint Center two nights
This story was originally published September 22, 2015 at 9:53 AM with the headline "Dream come true for Kansas boy: A dance with Taylor Swift (+video)."