Adolfo Quinones Biography

Adolfo Quinones (Shabba-Doo) was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois. He moved to the west coast (Los Angeles) in the early 70s. He's one of the forefathers of hip-hop dancing, "The Original Lockers" and was an Original Soul Train Gang member in the 70s and early 80s. The Lockers are famously known for pioneering "Locking". Shabba-Doo also starred in 80s classic movies "Breakin', and Breakin' 2 Electric Boogaloo, and the 1990 film Lambada.

He's an award-winning musical theater choreographer, and director. He's choreographed for Lionel Richie, Madonna, and Luther Vandross to name a few. He's currently the choreographer for Jamie Kennedy's new MTV show, "Blowin' Up". Recently he served as the associate choreographer, for the 78th Annual Academy Awards, and performed with first time Oscar winners, "Three Six Mafia" for their performance of, "It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp".

He presently resides in California, where he is working on various film, and television projects.