A laureate of international competitions
In 1999 he went up to the Kiev Choreography College. In 2003 he entered the British Royal Ballet School in London.
After he finished the School in the year of 2007 he joined The Royal Ballet in London (Theatre Royal, Covent Garden) and at the age of 19 became the Royal Ballet youngest ever principal.
Sergei Polunin has been dancing principal roles with the Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Music Theatre and performing as a permanent guest soloist with Novosibirsk State Academic Opera and Ballet Company since 2012.
- Gold medal and Audience choice award at the «Prix de Lausanne» dance competition (2006)
- American Youth Grand Prix Winner (2006)
- Serge Lifar International Ballet Competition in Kiev Gold medal (2006)
- The Young Dancer of the year title in the Great Britain (2007)
- Critics’ Circle National Dance Awards for the Most Promising Male Dancer (2010)
- Critics’ Circle National Dance Awards for the Best Classical Male Dancer (2011)
- Winner of the «Big Ballet» Russian TV-project on «Russia-K» TV-channel in «The best dancer» nomination (2012)
- «Soul of Dance» Award laureate (2013)
- Дипломант Национального театрального фестиваля «Золотая Маска» −2014 в номинации «Лучшая мужская роль в балете» за партию Рудольфа в балете К. Макмиллана «Майерлинг»