(WBBM NEWSRADIO) – Several admirers of Shabba Doo were on hand Friday as his home town of Chicago unveiled an honorary street sign to celebrate the legacy of the dancer and actor.
Shabba Doo was the professional name of the late Adolfo Quiñones, “The Godfather of Street Dance,” who was known for his starring turns in the 1980s dance movies Breakin’ and Breakin’ 2: Electric Boogaloo.
Quiñones helped popularize the “locking” style of dance and was choreographer for a number of big names, including Madonna and Lionel Richie, and appeared in the video for Chaka Khan’s “I Feel for You.”
Now, in West Town, Ohio street at Wolcott is officially known as Adolfo “Shabba Doo” Quiñones Way.
“I’m just happy that the city of Chicago acknowledges him, and I’m very proud,” the artist’s son, Vashawn, said. “I just wish he was here, you know?”
Adolfo Quiñones died in 2020 at age 65.
A mural honoring Quiñones is planned for 63rd and Wallace on the South Side.
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