Karl Drake

Students skip during a warmup routine at DRAKE School of Irish Dance in Berkeley Lake

DRAKE conquers the South, goes Global

“I never would have been able to do any of this without the support of my mam,” ~ Karl Drake

Before Riverdance, Feet of Flames, Celtic Women and other performance groups rose to popularity in the late 90s and early 2000s, a 16-year-old immigrant arrived in New York. He carried only his dance shoes and a goal to start his very own Irish Dance studio.