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How to get to dance in music videos?
I hope you guys can help me, I really love to dance and I'd like to know where can I take lessons or do something that would get me to dance in music videos…hope you can help
Where do you live?
If you are in Los Angeles, there are a few studios you can go to for classes (I am guessing you want to do hip-hop or jazz funk): the Edge Performing Arts Center in Hollywood, Debbie Reynolds Studios in North Hollywood or Millennium (like Vanessa mentioned). Take classes from teachers like Tovaris, Nolan Padilla, Leslie Scott, Dante, Tucker Barkley, etc… and master classes from Napoleon & Tabitha, Brian Friedman, Wade Robson.
If you are not in LA, well I would say train a lot (try to be versatile in your dance styles, don't do only one style), and then move to LA, and do the above 
Now when you say you want to dance in a music video, are you talking about big stars (Beyoncé, Missy Elliott, etc…)? or any music videos?
1. For "stars", you'll need to work hard and get a dance agent (for a listing of agents, check out http://www.danceplug.com/insider-tips/resources/agencies/usa). An agent will send you to audition for these kind of jobs.
2. For smaller production videos, it's pretty much everywhere in LA, to find them, you can research, look at audition listings, meet people and make connections. They usually don't pay much, if not at all, but it's good to do a couple of these for the experience and fun as well.
Good luck 
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April 28th, 2009 at 2:15 pm
millenium dance complex in north hollywood, used to go there for a while.
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April 28th, 2009 at 2:42 pm
Where do you live?
If you are in Los Angeles, there are a few studios you can go to for classes (I am guessing you want to do hip-hop or jazz funk): the Edge Performing Arts Center in Hollywood, Debbie Reynolds Studios in North Hollywood or Millennium (like Vanessa mentioned). Take classes from teachers like Tovaris, Nolan Padilla, Leslie Scott, Dante, Tucker Barkley, etc… and master classes from Napoleon & Tabitha, Brian Friedman, Wade Robson.
If you are not in LA, well I would say train a lot (try to be versatile in your dance styles, don't do only one style), and then move to LA, and do the above
Now when you say you want to dance in a music video, are you talking about big stars (Beyoncé, Missy Elliott, etc…)? or any music videos?
1. For "stars", you'll need to work hard and get a dance agent (for a listing of agents, check out http://www.danceplug.com/insider-tips/resources/agencies/usa). An agent will send you to audition for these kind of jobs.
2. For smaller production videos, it's pretty much everywhere in LA, to find them, you can research, look at audition listings, meet people and make connections. They usually don't pay much, if not at all, but it's good to do a couple of these for the experience and fun as well.
Good luck
References :
DancePlug – http://www.danceplug.com
Professional dancer for over 10 years.