“Ukrainian-born “bad boy of ballet” Sergei Polunin became the Royal Ballet’s youngest ever principal dancer at age 19. But two years later — at the height of his success — he walked away from it all, resolving to give up dance entirely. Steven Cantor’s Dancer tracks the life of this iconoclastic virtuoso, from his prodigal beginnings in the Ukraine to his awe-inspiring performances in the U.K., Russia, and eventually the U.S., where he went viral after David LaChapelle filmed him dancing to Hozier’s “Take Me to Church.”
Highly recommended. (And hang straight through the closing credits)
Full stop.
Can be rented on Amazon Prime
Live & Learn 
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Sergei Polunin …
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Amazing!!!! Thank you for sharing.
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It is / He is…
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I found his comment that he felt ‘a prisoner to his body’ and ‘I just wanted a normal life’; very interesting, David. What an incredible dancer!
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Yes. He is Carolyn.
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This makes me think about Michael Jackson who also felt like a slave to his voice after spending years singing as a child. I wonder if he too left it all would pop music be what it is today?
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What a great insight. I’m noodling that. Thanks for sharing.
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Love! Such a gifted man. 🙏🏻
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He is. And the film wonderfully shares his relationship with parents.
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Ohhhh, I know what I’m doing this weekend! ☺️ Thx pal!
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Enjoy!
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i cannot wait to see this. every still shot is a piece of art. it seems that every successful prodigy who begins so very young, has a breaking point, and very understandable.
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Katie is in ballet now. I’ll definitely be wanting to see this. Thanks David. 🙂
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It is family friendly…I loved it. Hope you enjoy…
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A beautiful talent. Inspired by something beyond…
Thanks for sharing
Eli
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Thanks Eli. He certainly is…
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My pleasure.
I’ve followed your blog for more.
Do stay in touch.
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Definitely love this movie and Polunin as a personality and dancer! You can also check out my latest post about the screening of his movie 🙂 Have a nice day, Gabi
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Thanks, agree. Great movie…
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