Dancer knocked out on live TV after bamboo prop breaks during contest
A dancer was knocked unconscious when she smashed her head on the ground following a failed dance routine live on Peruvian television.
Delly Madrid, who is also a model, was performing on the dancing programme when she attempted to balance on a bamboo pole being held by two other dancers.
But as the 32-year-old balanced on the prop it collapsed and she crashed face-first to the floor.
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Balancing: Model and dancer Delly Madrid pulls herself on to a bamboo prop being held by two other dancers during Peru's dancing programme El Grand Show
Moment of impact: The prop collapsed while Miss Madrid was balancing on it, sending the dancer crashing to the floor face-first
Concern: Other dancers stand over Miss Madrid, who can be seen writhing in agony
Immediately after the fall, the startled dancer can be seen clutching her head and trying to rise but she eventually collapses on to the ground.
Her stunned colleagues were immediately forced to end their routine as they crowded around the injured dancer, calling paramedics.
Glamorous: Miss Madrid is a well-known dancer and model in Peru having appeared in a number of reality television programmes in the country
Production staff on the live dancing programme El Grand Show can be seen running on to the set to attend to Miss Madrid.
The broadcast was eventually cancelled after a replay of the incident was played to viewers.
The show's host Gisela Valcarcel explained to the audience: 'I do not know what to say, you have seen it. There's no more dancing. What we want is to go out to be next to Delly.'
Miss Madrid is a well-known television star in Peru, having appeared in a number of reality dancing competitions and having worked as a model.
Despite the severity of the impact, she only suffered bruising and swelling following the incident.
Miss Madrid appeared on Peruvian television following the fall, wearing a neck brace.
The dancer said she was relieved not to be more seriously injured.
She told reporters: 'I could be paralysed, quadriplegic, or [have] died on the spot.'
Distress: The dancer clutched her head and tried to lift herself after smashing her head, but soon collapsed in a heap as her colleagues attended to her
Other dancers eventually stopped their routine, while production staff can be seen running on to the set. The broadcast was eventually terminated
Recovery: Miss Madrid pictured in a Peruvian hospital weraing a neck brace following the incident
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