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SZA nearly falls to the floor as shaky backup dancer almost DROPS her during opening night of tour

SZA nearly falls to the floor as shaky backup dancer almost DROPS her during opening night of tour

SZA had a close call on Saturday night during her performance in Minneapolis during the first night of her joint Grand National Tour with Kendrick Lamar. 

In footage, shared by Pop Crave, the hitmaker, 35, is nearly dropped by her male backup dancer after he lost his center of gravity in the middle of their choreographed dance. 

The incident took place while she was performing with a dancer dressed in an insect-inspired costume to go with a video of a preying mantis devouring her mate. 

They struggled to remain standing for a few frightening seconds before the pair were able to regain their balance and continue on as if nothing had happened. 

‘SZA bounces back from a near fall during the opening night of her tour,’ the Twitter account captioned the video. 

Fans who saw the post had a variety of opinions they were only too happy to share. 

SZA had a close call Saturday night during her performance in Minneapolis on the first night of the  joint Grand National Tour with Kendrick Lamar

SZA had a close call Saturday night during her performance in Minneapolis on the first night of the  joint Grand National Tour with Kendrick Lamar

SZA bounces back from a near fall during the opening night of her tour. pic.twitter.com/9TkMWFDc5S

— Pop Crave (@PopCrave) April 20, 2025

‘wtf? fire him. this isn’t the place to be f**king around,’ wrote one outraged fan referring to the unlucky dancer. 

‘Why he had to F up at the Minneapolis show?’ asked another.

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A different angle of the incident shared in a reply showed the struggle to keep the performance as seamless as possible. 

‘That recovery was smoother than most people’s entrances!’ wrote a fan. 

Some cruel commenters chose to blame SZA, and her weight in particular for the mishap. 

‘Bigger girls should not be doing this kind of stunt work. It was obscene to think any man could hold her,’ one troll wrote.

Others pushed back defending the Grammy winner.

‘Y’all she bounced back, didn’t get hurt and did her show. The internet is the most jealous a** nasty a** place,’ wrote a ardent fan, adding, ‘Y’all don’t have a fraction of her money, accolades or talent and yet here you are talking sh*t over a small fall.’

'SZA bounces back from a near fall during the opening night of her tour,' Pop Crave explained on X, sharing a video of the hitmaker and a dancer struggling to regain their balance during a misstep in the performance

‘SZA bounces back from a near fall during the opening night of her tour,’ Pop Crave explained on X, sharing a video of the hitmaker and a dancer struggling to regain their balance during a misstep in the performance 

SZA has not made any public comment about the incident;  Pictured in Los Angeles in March

SZA has not made any public comment about the incident;  Pictured in Los Angeles in March 

SZA and Kendrick Lamar will continue with their Grand National Tour, with dates across North America through June 18, before they take the show to Europe;  Pictured in New Orleans in February

SZA and Kendrick Lamar will continue with their Grand National Tour, with dates across North America through June 18, before they take the show to Europe;  Pictured in New Orleans in February 

‘She didn’t stumble. The stage just wasn’t ready for that much power,’ contended another. 

‘The ONLY video of the tour you’re posting is a mistake that SZA made and was probably embarrᴀssing for her. genuinely f**k you’ a fan wrote angrily.

SZA has not made any public comment about the incident.  

The tour will pick up again on Wednesday and has dates scheduled across North America through June 18. 

After that, they pair will take their show on the road to Europe with dates in the UK, Germany, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, and Italy.

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