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'Shocked and overwhelmed': Lady Gaga dancer who sliped off Sydney stage gives health update

Mikala Theocharous
Mikala Theocharous

The Aussie dancer who slid off the stage at Lady Gaga's second Sydney show has released a statement addressing the "extremely overwhelming experience."

Michael Dameski slipped and fell off the front of The Mayhem Ball stage on Saturday night as Lady Gaga, whose real name is Stefani Germanotta, sang for 80,000 fans at Accor Stadium.

The fall happened during the song Garden of Eden, with Lady Gaga rushing to the edge of the stage and stopping the show to make sure he was OK.

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Dancer Michael Dameski slid off the front of The Mayhem Ball stage on Saturday night as Lady Gaga, whose real name is Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, sang for 80,000 fans at Accor Stadium.

Lady Gaga dancer Michael Dameski slid off the front the stage in Sydney during her show on Saturday night.  Instagram

Today, Dameski has released a statement on Instagram explaining he was "shocked and embarrassed" by the fall.

"I just wanted to quickly update you and say that I am okay," the post starts.

"This has been an extremely overwhelming experience. For someone who has danced professionally for years, something like this has never really happened to me."

"I felt a lot of emotions after the fall... Losing complete control of my body and underestimating how slippery the stage was due to the weather conditions was a hard thing for me to accept."

Lady Gaga Sydney concert accident

Lady Gaga rushed to the edge of the stage and stopped the show to make sure he was OK after the fall. TikTok/@@coryseyes

Despite feeling "sad and overwhelmed", he said he he didn't want to give up because he was dancing for his family, who were in the audience, and his hometown.

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"My body was sore and bruised, but I had to keep going and finish strong. It was the only way for me to heal mentally and feel better once the show was finished."

The dancer said he felt "incredibly supported" by his boss (presumably Lady Gaga), the rest of the crew and the crowd.

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"I am now taking the time to rest, recover, and move forward with gratitude for the lessons, love and the resilience this experience gave me."

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The Poker Face singer immediately told the backstage crew to "stop" when she realised a dancer had fallen from the stage.

The music stopped and the lights dimmed, as the crowd filmed what was happening.

"Just one second," Lady Gaga told fans, before peering down at Dameski and asking him, "Are you OK?"

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She explained to the audience, "We just had an accident on the stage, everything's okay, just everyone wait a second, please."

The Abracadabra singer then jumped off the stage herself to check on Dameski.

She hugged him before restarting the show.

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