Eric Vaughn Smith News Today

Mr. Quiñones, also known as Shabba-Doo, rose to fame in the movie “Breakin’” and helped bring a distinctly urban kind of movement to the mainstream. Adolfo “Shabba-Doo” Quiñones, who grew up dancing in a bleak public housing project in Chicago and went on to become a pioneer of street dance in the 1980s and one of its first celebrities after appearing in the hit movie “Breakin’,” died on Dec. 29 at his home in Los Angeles. He was 65. His manager, Robert Bryant, confirmed the...

Adolfo Quiñones, an Early Star of Street Dance, Dies at 65 Mr. Quiñones, also known as Shabba-Doo, rose to fame in the movie “Breakin’” and helped bring a distinctly urban kind of movement to the mainstream. Image Adolfo “Shabba-Doo” Quiñones in a scene from the 1984 movie “Breakin’.” Produced on a modest budget, the film was a hit and made Mr. Quiñones one of the first celebrities of street dance.Credit...Alamy Stock Photo Adolfo “Shabba-Doo” Quiño...