Thanks for the replies and suggestions.
The red octane sounds good to me though unfortunately it seems that the company doesn't ship outside the states. I found these two metal pads in ebay with reasonable price and free shipping. Sounds too good to be true, but have any of you guys had any experience with these?
Links:
DDR 3 in 1 Metal Platinum Dance Pad for XBOX/PS2/USB - eBay PlayStation 2, Sony, Accessories, Video Games. (end time 13-Mar-09 11:54:58 AEDST) New! Premium Metal Dance Mat PS2 Xbox PC USB Dance Pad - eBay PlayStation 2, Sony, Accessories, Video Games. (end time 08-Mar-09 21:14:00 AEDST)
Not sure what brands since neither mentions them.