Irish Dance With Us

Irish Dance Classes in Florida

Come learn the art of Irish dancing at the award-winning Drake Irish Dance school with 3 locations throughout Florida. We offer both competitive and recreational lessons for ages 4 to adults. Our school includes dancers who are Regional & National Championship medal-holders and World Championship competitors. We currently offer classes in Coral Springs & Fort Lauderdale.

Drake Irish Dance has offered Irish dance classes in the Fort Lauderdale area for over 20 years. Students, boys and girls age four and up, learn both traditional and contemporary Irish dance and have opportunities to perform and compete. We now offer an adult class, too!

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Southern Region Oireachtas 2022
Orlando, FL
Congratulations to all of our dancers who competed in SRO!

Solo Championships

ALYSSA KERRICK
1st Place / WQ - Ladies U19

FIONA SHANLEY
1st Place / WQ - Ladies U17

* 2nd – Ladies U20 – Cameron Tovin, WQ *

* 3rd – Ladies U19 – Annie Slawson, WQ *

* 4th – Boys U16 – Aidan Bieber, WQ *

* 4th – Boys U15 – Max Perritt, WQ *

7th – Ladies U18 – Ella Clingenpeel, WQ

8th – Ladies U18 – Emma Gillanders, WQ

12th – Ladies U18 – Claire Gillanders, NQ

13th – Girls U11 – Tamina Beisekeyeva, NQ

14th – Girls U12 – Carolina Rivera, WQ

15th – Girls U14 – Sabrina Doherty, WQ

19th – Girls U16 – Kara Cassidy, NQ

21st – Girls U15 – Violet O’Donnell, NQ

31st – Girls U14 – Eliani Carr-Betts, NQ

38th – Girls U16 – Tessa Quincey

39th – Girls U12 – Emma Etue

45th – Girls U15 – Kaitlin Thomas

Ceili Team Competitions

* 2nd - Girls Over 15 *
Claire Gillanders, Emma Gillanders,
Violet O’Donnell, Fiona Shanley

10th – Girls Under 15
Eliani Carr-Betts, Katelyn McBrien
Violet O’Donnell, Kaitlin Thomas

Traditional Set Competitions

*1st – Under 11 Champion – Kelly Anderson*

8th – Under 16 – Sara Gomez

9th – Under 16 – Emily Faith Kelly

10th – Under 12 – Jillian Barrett

10th – Under 8 – Caitlin Anderson

16th – Under 9 – Lily Rivera

17th – Under 14 – Lydia Gomez

18th – Under 11 – Ansley Elwell

21st – Under 12 – Ava Finegan

Christina Deacy, TCRG

Chrissy fell in love with Irish dance at age 8. Under the direction of Karl Drake, TCRG, she achieved success on regional, national, and international levels. In 2011, Chrissy won the Southern Region Championships, placed 16th at Nationals and placed 36th at Worlds! After hanging up her competitive shoes, Chrissy earned her TCRG with Honors in 2013.