Sky announce new series The Battle of the Irish Dancers
Hot on the heels of the Irish Dancing World Championships in Dublin this month, Sky has announced a brand-new series called The Battle of the Irish Dancers.
The Sky Original show, coming later this year, follows a cast of dedicated Irish dancers and their teachers on the road to the Championships, spotlighting a dance form which requires the strength, endurance and agility of an Olympian.
Airing on Sky Arts, the three-part series celebrates Irish dancing as a life-enhancing art form requiring the skill and discipline of a professional athlete.
The Battle of the Irish Dancers will follow the dancers as they strive for excellence in the biggest competition of their careers and discover how a small island produced a pastime that became a global phenomenon, making its mark on Australia, America, Asia and Russia and finding its way to Broadway and the West End.
The show 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 Battle of the Irish Dancers airs later this year on Sky Arts and streaming service NOW.
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