Lance's health crisis 'I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO DIE'

The dance superstar reveals a terrifying condition and spills the beans on music's biggest names

- Sebastian van der Zwan

He's shared the stage with the likes of Beyoncé and Jennifer Lopez, but all the while, choreographer and dancer Lance Savali has hidden a secret health condition from his superstar employers - his heart's stuffed.

“It's a challenge I face every day and it's taken a real toll on my life," the 29-year-old Wellingtonian reveals to Woman's Day. "I was born with a heart condition called SVT or supraventricular tachycardia, which meant that if I overexerted myself, my heart went up to 240 beats per minute and I thought I was going to pass out or die. I'd sort of short-circuit.

“I'd be on stage with Chris Brown or Rihanna and it would happen all the time. I'd think I might die, but I had to be professional so the crowd didn't know, then I'd get off stage, get it back into rhythm and go back on stage!" Fortunately, as an ago, before he performed at the Super Bowl with J.Lo, Lance was able to have keyhole surgery to fix the condition. “I had to be awake the whole operation, so I was super-nervous," he tells.