Shabba Doo
Shabba Doo circa 1984
Born
Adolfo Gutierrez Quiñones[1]
or Adolfo Gordon Quiñones[2] (sources differ)

(1955-05-11)May 11, 1955[1]
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
DiedDecember 29, 2020(2020-12-29) (aged 65)[3]
Los Angeles, California
Other namesAdolfo "Shabba Doo" Quiñones
Occupations
  • Actor
  • dancer
  • choreographer[2]
Years active1975–2020
Known forOrlando "Ozone" – Breakin', Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo
Spouses
Gwendolyn Powell
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(m. 1976; div. 1982)​
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    (m. 1982; div. 1987)​
    Children2

    Adolfo Gutierrez Quiñones[1] or Adolfo Gordon Quiñones[2] (sources differ) (May 11, 1955 – December 29, 2020),[3] known professionally as Shabba Doo, was an American actor, break dancer, and choreographer of African American and Puerto Rican descent.[4]

    Quiñones was a founding member of The Lockers, who were responsible for popularizing the locking style of street dance,[5] and played Orlando "Ozone" in the 1984 breakdancing hit film Breakin' and its sequel, Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo.

    Early life and education

    Quiñones was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, United States; His father, Adolfo, had been born in Puerto Rico and became a salesman and a laborer. His mother, Ruth (McDaniel) Quiñones, was an accountant whose family had moved from Mississippi to Chicago during the Great Migration.[6] His mother raised him as a single parent from the age of three.[7] He had a younger sister, Fawn Quiñones, who was also a dancer, and frequently featured on the musical variety television program Soul Train.[8] Quiñones was raised in the Cabrini–Green housing complex in the city's North Side. For high school, Quiñones attended Cooley Vocational High School and Robert A. Waller High School (now known as Lincoln Park High School).[9] In the 1970s, his family moved to the Los Angeles area. He began dancing in clubs around Crenshaw Boulevard and at venues like Radiotron, near MacArthur Park. Break-dance culture was growing at these establishments, and he dueled nightly in them with rivals on the dance floor. He started calling himself Sir Lance-a-Lock, which then became Shabba-Dabba-Do-Bop, which was finally shortened to Shabba-Doo.[6]

    Career

    As a member of The Original Lockers along with Don "Campbellock" Campbell, Fred "Rerun" Berry and Toni Basil, Quiñones became one of the innovators of the dance style commonly known as locking.[10] His best-known role was as Ozone in the 1984 hit cult film Breakin' and its sequel, Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo.[11] Quiñones also appeared in Rave - Dancing to a Different Beat, which he also directed. He made guest appearances on TV shows including The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!, Married... with Children, Miami Vice, What's Happening!!, Saturday Night Live and Lawrence Leung's Choose Your Own Adventure. Quiñones was writing A Breakin’ Uprising.[12] Besides acting and dancing work in film and television, Quiñones has served as a choreographer to many singers, such as Lionel Richie, Madonna, and Luther Vandross. He was a primary dancer and main choreographer for Madonna's Who's That Girl? Tour in 1987.[4] He served as choreographer for Jamie Kennedy's MTV sitcom, Blowin' Up. He choreographed Three Six Mafia's performance on the 78th Academy Awards; the group won the Oscar for best original song for their song "It's Hard out Here for a Pimp". He appeared in the music video for Lionel Richie's "All Night Long" and was featured in the music video for Chaka Khan's 1984 song "I Feel for You".

    Personal life and death

    Quiñones was married twice and had two children. His first marriage was to Gwendolyn Powell from 1976 until 1982. After divorcing Powell, Quiñones married actress Lela Rochon in 1982. Quiñones and Rochon were married until 1987. He died at his home from undisclosed causes on December 29, 2020, at age 65.[3] A later coroner's report listed the cause of death as arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease.[13]

    Filmography

    Film
    Year Title Role Notes
    1978Disco FeverDancer at Jet
    1980XanaduXanadu DancerUncredited
    1984Breakin'Orlando "Ozone" Barco
    1984Breakin' 2: Electric BoogalooOrlando "Ozone" Barco
    1989Tango & CashDancer
    1990LambadaRamone
    1993Rave, Dancing to a Different BeatUnknown
    1995Steel FrontierDeacon
    Television
    Year Title Role Notes
    1976What's Happening!!Rocket DancerEpisode: "My Three Tons"
    1980The Big ShowHimself1 episode
    1985Miami VicePepeEpisode: "The Maze"
    1985Kids IncorporatedThe GenieEpisode: "A Lad and His Lamp"
    1989The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!HimselfEpisode: "Dance"
    1990Married... with ChildrenCecilEpisode: "Rock and Roll Girl"
    1991The SitterNickTV movie

    See also

    References

    1. 1 2 3 "Proceedings". Google Books. Chicago Board Of Education. 1970. Retrieved January 26, 2018.
    2. 1 2 3 "The International Association of Black In Dance". iabdassociation.com. Retrieved January 26, 2018.
    3. 1 2 3 Adolfo ‘Shabba-Doo’ Quiñones, street-dance star of ‘Breakin’’ movies, dies at 65, Washington Post. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
    4. 1 2 Herguth, Bob (1987) "Shabba Doo", Chicago Sun-Times, July 31, 1987
    5. ↑ "Adolfo 'Shabba-Doo' Quiñones, star of 'Breakin" and street dance pioneer, dies at 65". NBC News. December 30, 2020. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
    6. 1 2 Vadukul, Alex (13 January 2021). "Adolfo Quiñones, an Early Star of Street Dance, Dies at 65". The New York Times.
    7. ↑ Ferrel, David (October 7, 1984). "Street-Dancing King Breaks Out of the Ghetto". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Retrieved July 9, 2012.
    8. ↑ "Soul Train Licensing Info". Bet.com. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
    9. ↑ Adolfo ‘Shabba-Doo’ Quiñones, dancer from ‘Breakin’ ’ films, dies at 65, Toni Basil, his former dance partner in the Lockers, confirms the Chicago native’s death, By Darel Jevens on December 30, 2020 2:40 pm
    10. ↑ Banes, Sally (1994) Writing Dancing in the Age of Postmodernism, Wesleyan University Press; ISBN 978-0-8195-6268-5
    11. ↑ Adams, Michael (2010) "Michael Adams discovers top ten films so bad they're actually worth watching", Herald Sun, January 8, 2010; retrieved 2010-01-22
    12. ↑ Quinones, Adolfo. "A Breakin' Uprising". shabba-doo.com. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
    13. ↑ "'Breakin' Star Shabba-Doo Adolfo Quiñones Funeral Plans Set". TMZ. January 16, 2021. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
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