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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What's New!

2023
North American
Irish Dance Championships
Nashville, TN
Congratulations to all of our dancers who competed!

Solo Championships

13th - Aidan Bieber, Boys U17

15th - Fiona Shanley, Ladies U18B, WQ

17th - Annie Slawson, Ladies U20, WQ

18th - Maddy Iassogna, Ladies 22&OA, WQ

21st - Ella Clingenpeel, Ladies U19A

24th - Bri Doherty, Girls U15A, WQ

34th - Violet O'Donnell, Girls U16B

35th - Emma Gillanders, Ladies U19B

43rd - Kaitlin Thomas, Girls U16B

58th - Eliani Carr-Betts, Girls U15B

64th - Kara Cassidy, Girls U17A

Ceili Team Competitions

2nd Place - Ladies U19 4-Hand
Claire Gillanders, Emma Gillanders,
Violet O’Donnell, Fiona Shanley

Traditional Set Competitions

17th - Molly McQueen, Girls U14B

Nationals Competitors

Katalin Bazzani, Girls U16A

Tamina Beisekeyava, Girls U12A

Claire Gillanders, Ladies U19B

Wallis McGuire, Ladies U18A

Keira McQueen, Girls U16B

Bella Perritt, Ladies U20

Max Perritt, Boys U16

Talula Perritt, Traditional Set U12A

Lily Rivera, Traditional Set U10B

Previous Results

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.