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Adolfo “Shabba-Doo Quiñones Biography
“Shabba-Doo…Hip Hop’s First Matinee Idol” – US Magazine
Adolfo “Shabba-Doo” Quiñones is an award-winning Choreographer/Director who has amassed
an impressive 30 plus years of experience in the entertainment industry. Shabba-Doo has
worked extensively in creative and executive production capacities for highly successful feature
films, television shows, major concert tours, and Broadway musical theater productions.
In the early 1970’s, Shabba-Doo, danced his way into a lucrative professional career, making his
initial mark as a founding member of the legendary street-dance troupe, The Lockers, forefathers
of contemporary urban dance (Hip-Hop). After several successful years with the fabled troupe,
Shabba-Doo embarked on a stand-out solo career, starring in and choreographing a string of
high-profile internationally televised specials and feature films, including: Breakin’
(Cannon/MGM); Breakin’ 2: Electric Boogaloo (Cannon/Tri-Star Pictures); Lambada…Set The
Night On Fire (Warner Bros.); and The Big Show (NBC).
The success of his trend-setting, box-office smashes impelled the authoritative Dance Magazine
to dub Shabba-Doo “Hip-Hop’s first matinee idol.” This distinguished recognition of his visionary
dance talents, led to collaborative working relationships with a wide-range of superstars such as
Madonna, Bette Midler, Michael Jackson, Lionel Ritchie, Bill Cosby and even ole blue eyes
himself, Frank Sinatra!
Shabba-Doo’s collaboration with award winning stage director Ron Link on Stand Up Tragedy,
the celebrated musical presented by the Mark Taper Forum, led the Los Angeles Theater Critics
Association to bestow on him the prestigious Drama Critics Circle Award. To broaden his artistic
scope, he attended the world-renowned American Film Institute as a Directing Fellow. Upon his
subsequent graduation, he secured the financing, co-wrote, choreographed, and made his
directorial debut with the independent feature film Rave…Dancing to a Different Beat, distributed
by New Line Cinema.
Shabba-Doo formed and heads Shabba-Doo.Com, Inc., a California based corporation that
integrates “new media” technologies and practices with traditional filmmaking methods to
efficiently produce visually stimulating entertainment and marketing packages that will enlighten a
global audience. In addition to inter-media production activities, Shabba-Doo.Com, Inc. offers
specialized theater art workshops, and related seminars. He has recently conducted master
classes and performed in Poland, in Russia for HHI-Russia and will be traveling to the UK for a
ten-day event in June. Shabba-Doo.com’s current production slate includes the global
distribution and promotion of Shabba-Doo’s propriety dance/fitness DVD.
The ever-evolving Shabba-Doo has set his sights on new horizons. He has several projects
currently in development including: “The Lockers 5.0,” a reality-dance competition television
series and “Planet Dance,” a reality series focused on global dance. Shabba-Doo’s recent
choreography projects include the Yari Film Group production "Kickin' It Old Skool," starring
Jamie Kennedy, now on DVD, and a music video for rising star J McCoy. Shabba-Doo is
currently writing his memoirs, Soul Dancer, which will look at the history of Hip Hop through the
lens of his career.
Shabba-Doo accepts the tough challenge of multiple production roles to ensure the flow, vision,
and quality his fans the world over has come to expect.
ADOLFO “SHABBA-DOO” QUINONES
RESUME
SAG - AFTRA - AEA
FEATURE FILMS
BREAKIN’
BREAKIN’ 2: Electric Boogaloo
STEEL FRONTIER
RAVE
LAMBADA
DEADLY DANCER
GHOSTS
TANGO & CASH
THE SITTER
MOTOWN MUSTANG
PLANET B-BOY
Lead
Lead
Lead
Lead
Lead
Lead
Featured/Lead
Featured /Lead
Featured/Lead
Featured/Cameo
Guest Star/Historian
MOVE THE FILM
Guest Star/Historian
MGM UA
Tri-Star Pictures
HBO/PM Entertainment
Smart Egg Pictures/New Line Cinema
Warner Bros.
A.I.P. Films
Michael Jackson Short Film
Warner Bros.
Fox Network
Modern Film
Independent Film
Documentary Film
Independent Film - Kurt Soderling
Documentary Film
TELEVISION APPEARANCES
LEAVE IT ON THE DANCE FLOOR
JAMIE KENNEDY’S BLOWIN’ UP!
*78th ACADEMY AWARDS
BREAKIN’ vs. KRUMPIN’
THE BIG SHOW
PHIL DONAHUE SHOW
TONIGHT SHOW
w/Johnny Carson
ARSENIO HALL SHOW
MARRIED W/ CHILDREN
MIAMI VICE
R.E.L.A.X.
EBONY JET SHOWCASE
*SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE
GRAMMY AWARDS
PLAYBOY BUNNY SPECIAL
SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE
DORIS DAY TODAY
WHAT’S HAPPENING?
CBS MORNING NEWS
SATURDAY CELEBRATION
CRAZY NIGHTS
KIDS INCORPORATED
SOUL TRAIN
SOLID GOLD
Guest Star
Guest Star
2 Episodes
Lead Performer
Host
Series Regular
Guest Star/Profile
Guest Star/Performance
2 Episodes • The Lockers
Guest Star/Interview
Guest Star
Guest Star
Guest Star/Pilot
Guest Star/Profile
Guest Star/Performances
2 Episodes • The Lockers
Guest Star/Presenter
The Lockers
Guest Star/Performer
The Lockers
Guest Star/Performance
3 Episodes • The Lockers
Guest Star/Performance
The Lockers
Guest Star/Performance
2 Episodes
Guest star/Profile
Series Regular
Pilot/Regular
Guest Star
Guest Star/Performance
Guest Star/Performance
Gatorade
MTV/Premiering May 2006
Three 6 Mafia - ABC
Winner Best Original Song
HBO/ShowTime
NBC
Syndicated
NBC
Paramount
Fox Network
NBC
CBS
Syndicated
NBC
NBC
NBC
NBC
CBS
ABC
The Lockers
CBS
NBC
Syndicated
Syndicated
Syndicated
Syndicated
PRODUCTION & DEVELOPMENT CREDITS
SHABBA-DOO REMASTERED
Creator/Director/Choreographer
BREAKIN’ 3
Producer/Writer
Release: 2011
Shabba-Doo.com/ME Studios
In Development – Shabba-Doo.com
KICKIN’ IT OLD SKOOL
Starring Jamie Kennedy
JAMIE KENNEDY’S BLOWIN’ UP!
Choreographer
Release 2007 - Yari Film Group
Choreographer
MTV/Premiering May 2006
*78th ACADEMY AWARDS
Associate Choreographer
Three 6 Mafia - ABC
Winner Best Original Song
BATTLE FOR THE STREETS
ONE NATION UNDER A GROOVE
BREAKIN’ vs. KRUMPIN’
Creator/Ex. Producer
Creator/Producer/ Host
Choreographer
Producer
RAVE … Dancing To A Different Beat
Writer/Director/Choreographer
MARRIED W/ CHILDREN
Guest Star/Choreographer
Rock – n- Roll Girl
Opening Act/Choreography
The Lockers
Opening Act/Choreography
The Lockers
Writer/Director/Choreographer
Writer/Director
Choreographer/Lead
Choreographer/Lead
Choreographer
Series Choreographer
Series Choreographer
In Development – Shabba-Doo.com
In Development – Shabba-Doo.com
Documentary Film
Krump Kings/ On Q Media
HBO
Smart Egg Pictures/ New Line Cinema
Feature Film
Fox Network
FRANK SINATRA
BILL COSBY
A PLAYER
IT MAKES YOU WONDER SOMETIMES
MADONNA
MADONNA
BETTE MIDLER
THE BIG SHOW
COUNTDOWN At The
NEON ARMADILLO
LAMBADA
SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE
SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE
KILLER RANKS
MARTY BALIN
*STAND UP TRAGEDY
STAND UP TRAGEDY
LIONEL RICHIE
LIONEL RICHIE
ANRI
CHAKA KAHN
NORMA KAMALI
BREAKIN’ & ENTERING
KIDS INCORPORATED
NEW YORK FRESH TOUR
JELLY BEAN
JELLY BEAN
Choreographer
Associate Choreographer
Associate Choreographer
Co-Director/Choreographer
Choreographer
Choreographer/Featured Lead
Choreographer/Composer
Choreographer
Choreographer
Choreographer
Choreographer
Choreographer
Choreographer
Guest Choreographer
Choreographer
Choreographer
Choreographer
Carnegie Hall
MGM GRAND HOTEL
Short Film - AFI
Short Film - AFI
“Ciao Italia “ - Concert Video
“Who's That Girl” - World Tour
“Divine Madness” - Broadway/U.S. Tour
NBC
Country Western Series - Buena Vista TV
Cannon - Warner Bros.
Gary Weis Film – NBC
The Lockers – NBC
Music Video
Music Video
Mark Taper Forum
Drama Critics Award
Winner Best Choreography
Hartford Stage Company
“All Night Long” - World Tour
“All Night Long” - Music Video
“Circuit Rainbow” - World Tour
“I Feel For You” - Music Video
“Street Beat” - Fashion Video
Rainbow Productions
Syndicated
Concert/Performance - U.S. Tour
“Who Found Who” World Track Dates
“The Real Thing” World Track Dates”
SPECIAL SKILLS - RECOGNITION:
Recipient of the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award for Choreography
U.K. Life Time Achievement Dance Award
Black Belt -Tae-Kwon-Do • Hip-Hop Legend/Street-dance Co-Founder (The Lockers)
American Film Institute Masters Program: Directing Fellow Graduate
SOUL POWER/ORIGINAL LOCKIN’ COMBO CLASS Open to all skill levels: Learn “the building blocks of soul,” from one of the Original Soul Train Gang, have fun doing the funky chicken or the sophisticated sissy, including other moves made popular on Soul Train, during the early 70s! Once you get on the good-­‐foot, you’ll glide right into Funk-­‐Shway (Funk Shabba-­‐Doo’s Way) and learn the basic Lockin’ technique and correct terminology from a certified, American original, an original founding member of the legendary street-­‐dance troupe, The Lockers, and the Star of Breakin’ and Breakin’ 2: Electric Boogaloo himself, hip-­‐
hop’s first matinee idol, the seminal figure in urban dance today, Adolfo “Shabba-­‐Doo” Quiñones! ORIGINAL LOCKIN’ -­‐-­‐ Basic Learn basic original locking techniques and its correct terminologies from a certified, original founding member of the legendary street-­‐
dance troupe, The Lockers, and the Star of Breakin’ and Breakin’ 2: Electric Boogaloo himself, hip-­‐hop’s first matinee idol, the seminal figure in urban dance, Adolfo “Shabba-­‐Doo” Quiñones! LOCKIN’ 5.0 (Int/Adv) Want a little more of a challenge? Get down, get funky, get loose while learning Lockin’ combinations, choreography, including new moves and techniques from an original, founding member of the legendary street-­‐dance troupe, The Lockers, and the Star of Breakin’ and Breakin’ 2: Electric Boogaloo himself, hip-­‐hop’s first matinee idol, the seminal figure in urban dance today, Adolfo “Shabba-­‐Doo” Quiñones! SHWAY STYLE 3D (Waackin’ Shabba-­‐Doo’s Way) – (Basic) Wanna Waack Attack? Punk or Pose? Then, welcome to the Shway Style 3D! Learn the basic moves and correct terminology of the hottest dance around today! That’s right, learn from the codifier and progenitor of the waackin’ dance form, award-­‐winning choreographer, Shabba-­‐Doo, the Shway Creator & Master himself! SHWAY STYLE 3D (Waackin’ Shabba-­‐Doo’s Way) -­‐-­‐ (Int/Adv) Wanna Waack Attack? Punk or Pose? Learn red-­‐hot, sizzling Shway choreography and highly charged, combinations from the codifier and progenitor of the waackin’ dance form, award winning choreographer, Shabba-­‐Doo, the Shway Creator & Master himself! APACHE/SHWAY STYLE PARTNERING (Waackin’ Shabba-­‐Doo’s Way) -­‐-­‐ COMBO CLASS Open to all skill levels: Wanna Waack Attack? Punk or Pose? Bring a partner, to work with while you learn the basic behaviors, including other special techniques and maneuvers made famous by Shabba-­‐Doo, including the correct terminology of the hottest dance around today! That’s right, learn from award winning choreographer, Shabba-­‐Doo, the Shway Creator & Master himself! Note: A partner is highly recommended to take full advantage of this unique class! SHWAY STYLE 3D: YOU PUNK! (Waackin’ Choreography) – OPEN CLASS Open to all skill levels: BE SEXY. BE DIFFERENT. YOU PUNK! Don't want to learn or master the technique but would love to explore the intimate passion? Then SHWAY STYLE 3D: You Punk! is for you! That's right, learn sizzling RED-­‐HOT Waackin', Punkin' & Posin' choreography created by the master codifier and progenitor of the waackin’ dance style himself, Adolfo "Shabba-­‐Doo" Quiñones.