Sergei Polunin

Sergei Polunin is one of those rare talents who makes you feel both awe and genuine unease in equal measure — and honestly, that tension is what makes him so compelling to watch. He became the Royal Ballet's youngest principal dancer at just 19, which is the kind of prodigy story that writes itself, and then he famously walked away from it all in 2012, fueling years of speculation about what he'd do next. The 2016 David LaChapelle-directed video of him dancing to Hozier's "Take Me to Church" went viral for good reason — it's raw, almost painfully beautiful, and it crystallized exactly why people can't look away from him. His personal life and public statements have been controversial, to put it mildly, but when he's actually on stage or on camera moving, those reservations tend to melt away into something closer to wonder. Love him or not, the man can dance.

Name (English)

Sergei Polunin

Name (Japanese)

セルゲイ・ポルーニン

Reading

せるげい・ぽるーにん

Born

November 20, 1989 (age 36)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Scorpio / Snake

Origin

Kherson, Ukraine

Height

2 cm

Occupation

ballet dancer / actor / model / dancer

Awards & achievements

• Prize of the President of the Russian Federation

Motto

Private

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/poluninink/
• Xhttps://x.com/SergeiPolunin_
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%BB%E3%83%AB%E3%82%B2%E3%82%A4%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9D%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BC%E3%83%8B%E3%83%B3

Tags

• ballet dancer
• actor
• model

Last updated

2026-06-02

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