Remembering Tap Dancer Paul Kennedy (1940-2002)

A tribute to tap dancer, tap instructor and choreographer Paul Kennedy.

NAME: Paul Kennedy
DATE OF BIRTH: 1940
PLACE OF BIRTH: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
MOTHER: Mildred Kennedy Bradic, dancing school owner
SISTER: Arlene Kennedy
DATE OF DEATH: March 16, 2002 (age 61)
PLACE OF DEATH: Los Angeles, California, United States

Paul Kennedy Learned to dance at his mother's dance academy, the Kennedy Dance School in Boston. During the 1960's and 1970's he choreographed for, and taught dancing to many of the top pop singers and groups, including Gladys Night and the Pips, The Temptations, Marvin Gaye, and Michael Jackson.

He taught dance for the Southern California city of Carson from 1980 to 1983. In 1988 he and his sister Arlene founded the Kenn the Universal Design Dance Studio at 6009 West Olympic Boulevard in Los Angeles. They also founded the Kennedy Tap Company.

Resources

Melba Huber's "The Dancing Kennedys" Article

Performing Arts Database "Paul and Arlene Kennedy" Bio

Kennedy Kids Tap Company Visits Cuba

LA Weekly "Dancing Through Life" Article

LA Times "Paul Kennedy" Obituary