Image for Sergei Polunin explains why he quit the Royal Ballet

Sergei Polunin explains why he quit the Royal Ballet

Duration: 05:32

Sergei Polunin, the youngest dancer ever to be made a principal with the Royal Ballet, speaks to BBC Newsnight's Culture correspondent Stephen Smith about his unexpected decision to quit, a move which shocked the dance world.

Available since: Thu 12 Apr 2012

This clip is from

Newsnight

Comprehensive coverage of the day's important national and international news stories

Image for Newsnight

BBC © 2013 The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read more.

This page is best viewed in an up-to-date web browser with style sheets (CSS) enabled. While you will be able to view the content of this page in your current browser, you will not be able to get the full visual experience. Please consider upgrading your browser software or enabling style sheets (CSS) if you are able to do so.