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Former backing dancer empowering women through SOS Dance sessions

Former professional backing dancer Bonnie Lister Parsons said she founded SOS Dance in 2019 so women could learn routines and feel “a sense of worth”.

Performing with all the stars meant that “Britney Spears was my religion” and Beyoncé was “in my DNA”, she said.

Ms Parsons, who lives in London, said messages soon started pouring in from women claiming her classes had changed their lives, getting them through break-ups, mental health issues and promotions.

“I thought if I can empower one woman, why not a million, why not a generation?”

She said she named her company SOS Dance as students attend the classes in their “SOS moments”, using dance to find a way through the “stresses of life”.

When lockdown hit, Ms Parsons turned to virtual training sessions where demand for the sessions “boomed” and many people wanted to bring SOS to their city.

Birmingham is now one of 45 SOS groups that run across the UK.


BBC News

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