City Council Meeting April 21, 2021
An Honorary Resolution establishing May 11, 2021, as The Godfather of Street Dance Adolfo "Shabba-Doo" Quinones Day in the City of Chicago
WHEREAS, Adolfo "Shabba-Doo" Quinones, native to Chicago Illinois born on May 11, 1955, a world class, dancer, choreographer, actor, teacher, entertainer, entrepreneur and global phenomenon known as, THE GODFATHER OF "STREET DANCE", exited this world on December 30, 2020, in Los Angeles, California; and,
WHEREAS, the legacy of "Adolfo "Shabba-Doo" Quinones is recognized world-wide but as we all relate, there is just no place like home. Although his home in the Cabrini Green Housing Projects no longer exists, the stories are rich with those that rose above and left a path for others to follow; and,
WHEREAS, Adolfo "Shabba-Doo" Quinones was a student at Talcott Elementary School, learned how to shoot pool at the Union League Boys and Girls Club, and had a fondness for the famous "Rosie" sandwich from Ohio Street; and,
WHEREAS, Adolfo "Shabba-Doo" Quinones attended Cooley High School along with other Chicago notables and ironically appeared on an episode of the 70s hit television series, What's Happening, created as a spin-off of the film Cooley High written by Chicago native Eric Monte; and,
WHEREAS, Adolfo "Shabba-Doo" Quinones was an original Soul Train Dancer in Chicago, Illinois, and Los Angeles, California, and danced as a partner to his sister, teacher and mentor, Ms. Fawn Quinones; and,
WHEREAS, Adolfo "Shabba-Doo" Quinones was an original founding member of "The Lockers Dance Group" originally known as The Campbell Lockers; and,
WHEREAS, Adolfo "Shabba-Doo" Quinones played a pivotal role in the evolution of pop locking, break dancing, robotics, and perfecting the craft of jazz dancing, often performing to freestyle and hip hop music; and,
WHEREAS, Adolfo "Shabba-Doo" Quinones revolutionized musical television programming by portraying a dancing doctor on NBC's 1979 series, The B...
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