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Shabba-Doo

LC control no.n 97878011
Descriptive conventionsrda
Personal name headingShabba-Doo
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Variant(s)Quiñones, Adolfo, 1955-2020
LocatedLos Angeles (Calif.)
Birth date1955-05-11
Death date2020-12-29
Place of birthChicago (Ill.)
Place of deathLos Angeles (Calif.)
Field of activityBreak dancing
AffiliationLockers
Profession or occupationBreak dancers
Special noteData contributed by the Dance Heritage Coalition for the New York Public Library Dance Collection.
Found inDance magazine. Oct 1984, p 66.
NYPL Dict. Cat. of the Dance Coll., 1974-
Data converted from field 667, Jan. 21, 2021 (Break dancer. Real name: Adolfo Quinones)
Washingon post WWW site, viewed Jan. 21, 2021 (in obituary dated Jan. 21, 2021: Adolfo "Shabba-Doo" Quiñones; Mr. Quiñones danced on the television show "Soul Train" and became a founding member of the Lockers, whose intricate footwork, handslaps, kicks and cartwheels helped introduce a national television audience to street dance. Mr. Quiñones, who was widely known by his dance name Shabba-Doo, was 65 when he died Dec. 29 at his home in the Eagle Rock section of Los Angeles. Adolfo Gutierrez Quiñones was born in Chicago on May 11, 1955)