She believed her life and ideal career were ended, though, when she woke up at the age of 13 and was unable to walk. As she returns to the stage at the age of 25, she aspires to inspire others while navigating the challenges of being a disabled performer.
“I started using crutches when I was thirteen years old. When I woke up, I was experiencing severe hip pain. I assumed it was a temporary injury at the time, but after 12 years, I realized it wasn’t,” she recalls.
Sophia, who lives in Chelmsford, Essex, said that the discomfort prevented her from dancing for it.
She claims to have participated in a three-week backstage theater course at her university in 2019 before having a “wobble” and deciding she preferred being on stage rather than behind it.
You can dance on crutches, no one has ever said. No one has ever told me outright that there aren’t many disabled persons in the world, even though it may have been suggested or the industry may have given me that impression.
She wants to see more representation on stage and now performs on crutches.
“I never even considered this as a possibility when I was thirteen.
