--- title: Watch Hozier's 'Take Me to Church' With Ukranian Dancer Sergei Polunin description: Tattooed Ukrainian ballet dancer Sergei Polunin is the star of Hozier’s latest video for his hit 'Take Me To Church.' canonical: https://time.com/3706645/watch-hoziers-stunning-take-me-to-church-video-with-ukranian-dancer-sergei-polunin/ author: Helen Regan article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-02-12T10:43:47.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T04:48:02.432Z og:title: Watch Dancer Sergei Polunin in Hozier's 'Take Me to Church' og:description: The former British Royal Ballet dancer gives a passionate performance og:url: https://time.com/3706645/watch-hoziers-stunning-take-me-to-church-video-with-ukranian-dancer-sergei-polunin/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Watch Dancer Sergei Polunin in Hozier's 'Take Me to Church' twitter:description: The former British Royal Ballet dancer gives a passionate performance twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Watch Hozier's Stunning _Take Me To Church_ Video With Ukranian Dancer Sergei Polunin > Sponsored content. 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Polunin, a former principal dancer for the British Royal Ballet, gives a passionate performance set to Hozier’s stirring anthem. _Take Me To Church_ reached No. 2 in the Billboard Hot 100 chart (it currently stands at No. 3) and the song [tops](http://www.billboard.com/charts/rock-songs) the Billboard Hot Rocks Songs chart for the 17th week in a row. ### Backstage with the Cuban National Ballet by Peter Hapak  A young dancer of the Ballet Nacional de Cuba waits backstage during a performance of Swan Lake in Havana, Cuba, May 2011\. The company will perform Tchaikovsky’s ballet and other classics in the U.S.—its first tour of America in eight years and the first time many of these young dancers will set foot on American soil. Peter Hapak for TIME  A dancer takes time to stretch backstage at the Ballet Nacional de Cuba, Havana, Cuba. May 2011 Peter Hapak for TIME  Jose Losada of the Ballet Nacional de Cuba in the company’s studio, Havana, Cuba. May 2011 At 25 he's one of the rising stars of the company. He says, “I would like this trip to be a showcase of what we can do. I know we won’t disappoint the American public, nor our own people.” Peter Hapak for TIME  23 year old dancer Dani Hernandez posing in the studio in Havana, Cuba. “All the hard work, the long hours, the diets are worthy when you love something as I strongly as I love ballet”, he says. Peter Hapak for TIME  Dancer Alejandro Virelles‘s legs, of the Ballet Nacional de Cuba in the company’s studio, Havana, Cuba. May 2011 Peter Hapak for TIME  Dancer Dani Hernandez’s legs, of the Ballet Nacional de Cuba in the company’s studio, Havana, Cuba. May 2011 Peter Hapak for TIME  Prima Ballerina Assoluta Alicia Alonso is the general director of the Ballet Nacional de Cuba. She founded the company (then known as the Alicia Alonso Ballet Company) in 1948\. At age 90 she has difficulty walking and is nearly blind yet is still a strong teacher and mentor to the company. Photographed in the Ballet Nacional de Cuba studios, Havana, Cuba. May 2011 Peter Hapak for TIME  A dancer ties her slippers backstage at the Ballet Nacional de Cuba's theatre. Peter Hapak for TIME  Sadaise Arencibia, of the Ballet Nacional de Cuba, is one of the finest Cuban prima ballerinas dancing today. “This is my third US tour, since I danced there in 2001 and 2003, but this time I am going as a prima ballerina. I am very excited about it,” she says. Peter Hapak for TIME  A dancer in the dressing room prepares her makeup for a performance. Havana, Cuba. May 2011 Peter Hapak for TIME  A dancer puts the final touches on her makeup before a performance of Swan Lake. Havana, Cuba. May 2011 Peter Hapak for TIME  A dancer backstage during a rehearsal at the Ballet Nacional de Cuba theatre in Havana, Cuba. Peter Hapak for TIME  Grettel Morejon, 22, is a rising star of the Ballet Nacional de Cuba. On May 16 she made her debut in a leading role of Swan Lake. She says, “The United States is such a ballet stronghold, but I am confident I will impress the audience.” Peter Hapak for TIME  Dancer during a performance of Swan Lake at the Ballet Nacional de Cuba. Havana, Cuba. May 2011 Peter Hapak for TIME  Dancer during a performance of Swan Lake at the Ballet Nacional de Cuba. Havana, Cuba. May 2011 Peter Hapak for TIME  A dancer performs a graceful lift during a performance of Swan Lake at the Ballet Nacional de Cuba. Havana, Cuba. May 2011 Peter Hapak for TIME  Dancers during a performance of Swan Lake at the Ballet Nacional de Cuba. Havana, Cuba. May 2011 Peter Hapak for TIME  Dancers during a performance of Swan Lake at the Ballet Nacional de Cuba. Havana, Cuba. May 2011 Peter Hapak for TIME  Dancers leaving the stage after a performance at the Ballet Nacional de Cuba. Havana, Cuba. 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