The video won the award for Video of the Year at the 2003 MTV Video Music Awards . In a 2010 interview with " Dance Spirit " , Alyson Stoner revealed that she almost did n't go to the audition for " Work It " and her dancing is featured in a clean part of the video . " Work It " was choreographed by Hi-Hat . Alyson Stoner won the role of Lead Kid Dancer out of 400 to 500 kids . In 2018 , '' Billboard '' critics ranked it 2nd among the " greatest music videos of the 21st century . " In 2015 , 13 years after " Work It " came out Alyson Stoner reunited with her former co-stars to release a tribute dance video of " Work It " for Missy Elliott . This was done after people had been asking her why she did n't dance with Missy Elliott and Katy Perry during the 2015 Super Bowl
2003 MTV Video Music Awards
2003 MTV Video Music Awards
Work It (Missy Elliott song)