Irish Dancing Goes “Bollywood”
Drake School Expands to India
As Karl Drake stood in front of the towering Taj Mahal in India, wearing his black Drake Irish Dance jacket, he came to a realization. “I wouldn’t be here without Irish Dancing,” he thought.
In May of 2019 the school celebrated the 30th anniversary of Drake Irish Dance, initially founded by Karl in Atlanta. Since then, Karl has expanded within the U.S. to Alabama, Florida, South Carolina and Texas. Abroad, he’s established schools in Mexico and China.
“My dream in Ireland was to come to the states and open up a school in the states,” says Karl, who is originally from Dublin, Ireland. “I never thought I was going to go outside the states.”
