Stepping it up! Jenna Dewan and husband Channing Tatum are launching a new dancing competition on NBC

By Paul Chavez For Dailymail.com

Published: 02:48 EST, 23 March 2016 | Updated: 02:48 EST, 23 March 2016

Jenna Dewan and her husband Channing Tatum will be taking their dance experience to a new show on NBC.

Jenna, 35, will serve as judge and mentor in a new dancing competition show, according to an article on Tuesday by Variety.

Channing, 35, will also appear on the show. 

Dance show: Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan, shown last month in Los Angeles, have teamed up to bring a dancing competition show to NBC

Dance show: Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan, shown last month in Los Angeles, have teamed up to bring a dancing competition show to NBC

Jenna and Channing will executive produce the show that was granted a six-episode order from the network.

It is the first project between NBC and Jenna's production company Purple Cup Productions.

Channing's production company Free Association also is behind the new dance series. 

Dance movie: Jenna and Channing are shown in a still from the 2006 dance movie Step Up

Dance movie: Jenna and Channing are shown in a still from the 2006 dance movie Step Up

Jenna and Channing met on the set of their 2006 dance movie Step Up.

They started dating shortly after filming wrapped and were married in July 2009.

Jenna and Channing have a two-year-old daughter Everly together. 

Recurring role: Jenna has a recurring role on the CBS show Supergirl and shared a behind the scenes photo on Monday on Instagram

Recurring role: Jenna has a recurring role on the CBS show Supergirl and shared a behind the scenes photo on Monday on Instagram

Hollywood star: Channing is shown in a still from the 2016 film Hail Caesar

Hollywood star: Channing is shown in a still from the 2016 film Hail Caesar

Channing recently showed off his dancing skills in a featured role in the Coen brothers movie Hail Caesar.

Jenna meanwhile has been portraying Lucy Lane in a recurring role in the CBS show Supergirl.

The couple earlier this year competed against each other in an epic episode of Lip Sync Battle. 

The new dancing competition will be NBC's first entry in the genre following the success of other unscripted network shows such as America's Got Talent, The Voice and American Ninja Warrior.

Epic battle: The husband and wife recently squared off in Lip Sync Battle
Epic battle: The husband and wife recently squared off in Lip Sync Battle

Epic battle: The husband and wife recently squared off in Lip Sync Battle

The competition: Bindi Irwin and Derek Hough are shown in a 2015 still from the long-running ABC dancing competition show Dancing With The Stars

The competition: Bindi Irwin and Derek Hough are shown in a 2015 still from the long-running ABC dancing competition show Dancing With The Stars

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