I'm a four-time Irish dance world champion and I'm just 13 years old

What does it take to be a world champion at the age of 10, then stay at the top for four years?

Irish dancer Tomi Elemide may have perfected the formula: No video games, no other sport, just dancing and practise - lots of practise.

"When I would get back from school I would get changed and go straight to dance class every day and that would go on for about five days a week," he said.

At two hours a day, plus potentially three or four hours at the weekend, that's up to 14 hours of jigs and reels a week.

Fortunately, all that hard work has paid off.

Tomi, from north Belfast, was the only boy to achieve a perfect score of 900 points at the world championships held in Schaumburg, Illinois last month.

The competition is staged by An Coimisiún le Rincí Gaelacha (the Commission of Irish Dancing), which is the biggest and oldest governing body of Irish dancing worldwide and showcases the best dancers from around the world.

Tomi's dad said the focus on dance has been easy to support, even if it means he's on a different path from his friends.

"He doesn't like going out to play just like every other kid his age, he just wants Irish dancing," Boye Elemide said.

"That's his life - so it's easy, all we had to do is bring him up there and then make sure he enjoys what he loves doing.

"We just support him and that's it."

While men and boys have always been a major part of Irish dancing, for many the main image of the sport was of girls in curly wigs and dresses.

It was Riverdance in 1994 that exploded the notion of what Irish dancing was about, bringing huge popularity and renewed interest in its wake.

In fact, it was a video of a Riverdance performance that sparked Tomi's interest at just six years old.

"I saw a video in school one day. I immediately fell in love with it, it looked really, really fun," he said.

Boye, who is from Nigeria, had never even heard of Irish dancing until his excited son came home from school and told him about it.

Then it was a case of finding a class.

"From the first day he walked into dance class his behaviour, his reaction, his listening and everything just clicked in and from there on he just loved it," Boye said.

"From day one, it's just been like a miracle."

Tomi, who now trains at the Carson Academy in Dunmurry up to six times a week, acknowledges that his heritage and journey to Irish dancing is not the norm.

His father Boye recalled his relief the first time he saw another ethnic minority dancing at competition level.

"It's a privilege to be able to see someone of colour doing what you do and then to carry on the legacy, it's so impressive," he added.

Tomi said: "It's not obviously usual to see people like me dance but I would like to tell everyone that no matter where you're from, what you look like, you can always be whatever you want no matter what it is."

He added that he has experienced some hassle over the years because of his skin colour, but he believes pushing to be the best at dancing helps him get through it.

"I would never really let that get to me because I would just think about all the achievements that I've won and all the hard work I put in, and the dedication that I put into my dancing."

Tomi also wants to let boys know that dancing can be just as rewarding as other sports - and it certainly isn't easy.

"People may say that oh it's not that hard you just go up on stage and you just dance away but it's really hard.

"In the background with all the dance classes and school, you just have to keep pushing through because dancing's really, really difficult, just as much as other sports."

But if you've got the footwork and the commitment, then it's a rewarding journey.

"I would say whatever you want to do, that's what you're destined to be, and when you believe you definitely will achieve."

Tomi's dancing journey is available to watch now in the documentary Irish Dance Star on BBC iPlayer.