Further dance video research

The dance video displayed here and from the previous post are both from a television series of 'So you think you can dance?' and each show varying levels of dancing. The choreographed black eyed peas video, (below) shows a much faster paced and more energetic video than the one on the previous post (Ne-Yo). Yet again, the dancers match the dance with the music which yet again is immensely hard to do, something like these videos would be ideal for my music video, however as I have explained previously it would be very hard for me to find dedicated and reliable dance students with enough free time.

Another video I am going to add is in comparison to the above video, a slower dance routine but with more attention to the lyrics of the song, especially the lyrics "And she shines just like a star" there is a star created out of the choreographers. In the music video project, attention to lyrics is not vital as it sometimes overshadows the whole idea of the music video. However, while doing some online research I found this video and thought it was yet again useful and relevant as it pays particular attention to the lyrics.

Initial ideas

Initial idea

For my first idea when we were told the music video project, I thought of doing a dance video, adding dance elements to the video. Therefore I researched some dance videos on Youtube.com to see how well music and dance fitted together. I thought the element of a dance video would work very well, and it would be something different.
Problems

However the main problem facing a dance video is people willing to dance and to perform well, without having to pay. I first thought of asking the performing arts block at Long Road, but this may be a problem in terms of time, willingness and what they would get out of it for actually doing it. I was not sure about whether if i had a group of dancers, whether they could be reliable, and whether I can get them all at the same place at the same time, without anything going wrong or messing up. It would also involve the group creating a new dance routine to the music track chosen, and this would take up time - with the increasing A level work and pressure I am not sure whether they would be able or willing to have so much time dedicated to the video.

Nonetheless, I have looked on Youtube and have found some excellent dance videos, with some slower dance performances to some faster paced and more energetic performances.

The first one below is a slower paced dance video, from the artist Neyo, with the track called 'Mad'. On this video i think its clever in which the dancers match the dance with the music, and i think they are very effective in the way they do this. This way of dancing would be perfect for a part of my music video, but it is a very advanced level of dancing.