Sky has commissioned a new series charting the “drama and devotion” of Irish dancing.

New Sky Original, The Battle of the Irish Dancers, coming later this year, follows a cast of dedicated dancers and their teachers on the road to the Irish Dancing World Championships, spotlighting a dance form “which requires the strength, endurance and agility of an Olympian.”

The Battle of the Irish Dancers is produced by Big Mountain Productions. Jane Kelly and Philip McGovern serve as executive producers, Muireann McGinty is the series producer and Edel O’Mahony is the series director. The series was commissioned by Phil Edgar-Jones, Executive Director of Unscripted Originals at Sky for Cécile Frot-Coutaz, CEO of Sky Studios & Chief Content Officer for Sky. The Commissioning Editor for Sky is Barbara Lee.