When Sergei Polunin’s Mother Finally Saw Her Son Dance

Galina Polunina, who gave up her home and marriage for the sake of her son’s dance training, and who pushed him hard, had watched him become one of the world’s great young dancers only via video. Julie Kavanagh, author of Nureyev: The Life, who has known Sergei Polunin since he was a prodigious 13-year-old, brought her to London to see him perform in person.