

Jeremy Hudson (November 2009 to May 2010, September 2011 to 2012).Mark Kanemura is back on the tour starting February 19, 2011, while Cassidy Noblett has left. Around May of 2010, Mark Kanemura and Jeremy Hudson left the Monster Ball Tour, leaving Cassidy Noblett and Victor Rojas to replace them. Some of them had already worked with Gaga on a music video or a special live performances. Seven new dancers were also hired for the new tour: Graham Breitenstein, Montana Efaw, Sloan-Taylor Rabinor, Amanda Balen, Molly d'Amour-Goslin, Mark Kanemura, Jeremy Hudson. The trio had a one year contract which ended on August 2009 but they re-signed to be part of The Monster Ball Tour. The lineup of dancers before May of 2010. At the end of the tour with the New Kids on The Block, Anthony "left" the group for undisclosed reasons. Their nicknames were inspired by some of Gaga's favorite fashion designers: Michael Silas as Mikey Mugler, Ian McKenzie as Louis Lagerfeld, Asiel Hardison as Duke Jones, Anthony Lofendo as Tonny Ferris. During live performances, Gaga usually introduced them with their nickname rather than their real name. In October 2008, Gaga dropped her female dancers to have four male dancers: Michael, Asiel, Ian and Anthony. Celine "Coco Chanel" Thubert (June 20 to July 31, September 6 to 28 of 2008).Katie "Pepper" Orr (May 11 to June 10 of 2008).Melissa "Dina" Emrico (May 11 to September 28 of 2008).Dina was not seriously injured, but did require ambulance assistance to stop the bleeding. While performing at a radio concert for Vic Latinos radio station Party 105, Lady Gaga accidently hit Dina in the mouth with her microphone during the song " Just Dance". For example, Dina and Pepper acted as her own 'droogs'. It can be inferred that the Haus and Gaga's theme was a tribute to the pop culture of the 60's and 70's via the persona of her performances. Gaga's original introductory music was the theme from the film version of A Clockwork Orange. These outfits were extremely similar to the outfits described for Alex and his 'droogs' in Anthony Burgess' A Clockwork Orange. Typical attire for the female dancers included a black top, slip-on Margiela style shoulders, tight black pants, driving gloves and Marni sandals. Asked about what happened to them by the Sydney Morning Herald in 2009, Gaga replied with: "The fame got to them". Coco Chanel came back in September for the last time with Gaga.

In August, Coco Chanel was replaced by Miss Jones for the month. The new duo were featured in the short film, The Fame: Part I. On June 20, Coco Chanel (Celine Thubert), a French pop n' locker did her debut as the replacement for Pepper. In June, Pepper was fired for refusing to play a pride show and was replaced by Sheryl Murakami for three days. In May of 2008, Gaga was accompanied by two new female dancers: Dina (Melissa Emrico) a prima ballerina from D.C. 'Original' lineup (May 2008-September 2008)ĭina and Coco Chanel with Gaga in Malta, 2008. These dancers are also seen during Gaga's performance at the 2008 Winter Music Conference. In the video, the brunette dancer (Sheryl Murakami) turned on the boom box that began the video's music, while Berenson carried in Gaga's piano. These dancers, Sheryl Murakami and Katie Berenson, are seen in the music video for " Just Dance".

1.2 'Original' lineup (May 2008-September 2008)Īt the start of her Hollywood career, Gaga was joined by a pair of female dancers from early February to the end of April of the same year.
