Professional Experience:

RHYTHM DANCE – THE SHOW, Pigeon Forge (Dollywood), Tennessee - Lead Dancer/Choreographer April-May 2001 & 2002.
Rhythm Dance – THE SHOW, Branson, Missouri, April-May 1998 & 1999 – Lead Irish Dancer/Choreographer 2000:
**Performed select pieces from Riverdance with a cast of over 50 dancers and musicians.
**Completed over 80 sold-out shows in front of a 1,000+ audience over a 5 week period in 1998 and completed 175 sold-out shows in 1999/2000.
**Choreographed select pieces from the show.

RHYTHM DANCE – THE SHOW, Austria, November 1998.
 

Midtown Music Festival, Birmingham, AL, June 1998-Lead Irish Dancer/Choreographer

**Performed four shows at “City Stages” with a cast of thirty dancers.

**Choreographed all Irish Dance pieces.

  

Common Ground, Delray Beach, FL, March 1998 – Lead Irish Dancer/Choreographer:

**Performed in four sold-out shows with a cast of thirty Irish, Tap, & Clog dancers.

**Choreographed Irish dance pieces and designed all Irish Dance costumes.

**Taught workshops for tap dancers & cloggers to incorporate Irish dance in routines.

 

National Clogging Convention, Nashville, TN, November 1997 & 1998 – Guest Instructor & Performer:

**Held hour-long workshops on beginning and intermediate Irish Dancing at the Opryland Hotel.

**Taught fundamentals of Irish Dancing to over 1,000 clog dancers.

**Performed in and choreographed the show, “A Tribute to Riverdance” with a cast of over 50 dancers to conclude the week long
    convention.

 

National Clogging Convention, Atlanta, GA, 1998 – Guest Instructor & Performer

 

National Clogging Convention, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1999 – Guest Instructor & Performer

 

Achievements:

 

**Produced Regional & National Dance Champions who competed in the World Irish Dance

   Championships held in Ireland since 1990 to present.

 

¨       Produced 14 Southern Region 1^st Place Champion Dancers in the year of 2003 who competed in the World Irish Dance Championships to be held in Belfast, Ireland in April 2004.

 

¨        Produced Eight Southern Region 1^st Place Champion Dancers in the single year of 2001 who competed in the World Irish Dance Championships held in Glasgow, Scotland in March 2002.

  

**1990-Created the Drake School of Irish Dance in Atlanta, Georgia, and South Florida. 

   The school has now expanded to also include the states of  Alabama, North Carolina and South Carolina.

 

**Received “Exceptional Ability in Performing Arts” immigration status.

 

**Eastern Regional Irish Dance Champion.

 

**Placed 5^th in the World Irish Dance Championships in Ireland.

  

Education:

**Irish Dancing Teachers Association – T.C.R.G., Dublin, Ireland, 1990.

**Passed the Irish Dancing certification exam to teach Irish dancing all over the world.

**Golden School of Irish Dance, New York, NY, August 1986 – December 1989.

**O’Shea School of Irish Dance, Dublin, Ireland, August 1974 – August 1986.

  

Additional Performances:

“The Chieftains” at Lakewood Amphitheatre, Atlanta, GA

“The Chieftains” at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY

Atlanta Celtic Festival

Festival of Trees at the World Congress Center, Atlanta, GA

Festival of Nations & Cultures, Atlanta, GA

Savannah Irish Festival, Savannah, GA

Tampa Irish Festival, Tampa, FL

Capitol City Ballet, guest appearance

Miami Orange Bowl Parade

1996 Olympic Games

Performed throughout Europe at major folk dance festivals

 

 Additional Choreography:

“American Wake” at Emory University, Atlanta, GA

“Dancing at Lughnasa” at Pace University, New York, NY

Numerous workshops and Master classes given throughout North America & Europe