TMC INFLUENCES: Polunins background

- aged 4 trained in gymnastics - family separated to different countries and left with Mother - at 13 won admission to RBS in London alone -Family struggled to support him so he worked twice as hard - At 19 was the youngest ever principle dancer RBS - he felt dissatisfaction like he'd been living his mothers dream which lead to late night clubbing and missing rehearsals - Left RBS in 2012 due to the feeling of the artist inside him dying - at 25 ready to say goodbye to his ballet career then making TMC