"The heat & lights caused her to have a seizure. "Just want to let everyone asking know my dancer is OKAY!" Iggy wrote on her Instagram story after the incident.
In the background, the unconscious dancer started to convulse and the music was abruptly cut off as paramedics rushed the stage.
The Australian native immediately called for a medic as she continued to perform, unaware of the seriousness of the dancer's condition. The scary incident took place during a concert in Rio de Janeiro on Thursday, when the rapper was performing "Black Widow." Footage shows one of Iggy's four backup dancers passed out onstage, as another dancer tends to the woman. For such a short amount time in the spotlight she has certainly made a name for herself, and we can't wait to see what she'll do next.Iggy Azalea is defending her decision to continue performing at a concert in Brazil while one of her backup dancers passed out and suffered a seizure onstage. In the years since releasing her album, Iggy has dropped several chart-topping standalone singles, and, most recently, a six-track EP titled Survive The Summer featuring vocals by guest artist Tyga. The album produced massive hit singles "Fancy" and "Black Widow." The New Classic topped the Billboard Top R&B/Hip -Hop Albums chart, making her the first non-American female rap artist to reach the top of the chart.
The influence of her early days in the US remained with her as she went on to release her debut mixtape, and later her debut studio album The New Classic in 2014. After hopping around a few different cities, the young artist landed in Atlanta where she absorbed the southern-drawl of her surroundings. With her eyes set on the birthplace of hip-hop she headed straight for the US and never looked back. Australia-native Iggy Azalea quite literally followed her dreams when she fled her homeland in 2006 at just 16 years old.
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