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May 22, 2023 · That led La Spata and Ald. Walter Burnett (27th) to sponsor a resolution dedicating May 11, 2021, as the official Adolfo “Shabba- Doo” Quinones Day in Chicago. The resolution called Quinones “a real-life example of not only overcoming his circumstances but setting a stage for others to dance away from the only life they knew.”
Nov 5, 2022 · Shabba-Doo (Adolfo Quiñones) was born May 11, 1955 in Chicago, Illinois and grew up in the area that is now called Lincoln Heights. The young Black and Puerto Rican began dancing and putting on shows at family parties around the age of 4, but his professional career took off after moving to California in 1971 when he and his sister entered a dance contest at Fullerton College.
Dec 30, 2020 · Shabba-Doo aka Adolfo Quiñones, widely acknowledged as "the godfather of street dance," died suddenly Wednesday at 65 after battling an illness he had feared was COVID-19.
Dec 30, 2020 · THE 1980s breakdancing star Adolfo Shabba-Doo Quinones passed away on December 30, 2020. The Original Lockers member was 65-years-old at the time of his death. 5. Adolfo Quinones better known as ...
Dec 30, 2020 · Shabba-Doo earlier this week posted on Instagram that he was feeling sick but that he had tested negative for COVID-19. Born and raised in Chicago, Shabba-Doo was a dancer of Puerto Rican and ...
Dec 30, 2020 · Adolfo “ Shabba Doo ” Quiñones, the dancer-actor who rose to fame starring in “Breakin'” and its sequel “Breakin’ 2: Electric Boogaloo,” died Wednesday. He was 65. No cause of death ...
Jan 1, 2021 · Known as "Shabba-Doo," Quinones had a colorful career as a dancer, choreographer and actor. In addition to his starring roles in the popular "Breakin'" and its sequel "Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo," Quiñones choreographed for and worked with many top singers, including Frank Sinatra, Madonna, Lionel Richie and Chaka Khan.