Shabba-Doo

Shabba-Doo is one of those figures whose influence runs deeper than his fame. Born in Chicago of African American and Puerto Rican heritage and rising out of Los Angeles nightclubs, he helped carry street dance onto the world stage, most memorably as Ozone in Breakin'. As a choreographer and director he opened doors that later dancers walked through without always knowing his name. His passing in 2020 closed a chapter, but the vocabulary of movement he helped popularize is everywhere now. I see him as a true pioneer who proved that dance could be a serious, life-changing art.

Name (English)

Shabba-Doo

Name (Japanese)

アドルフォ・キノーネス

Reading

あどるふぉ・きのーねす

Born

May 11, 1955 – December 29, 2020

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Taurus / Goat

Origin

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Occupation

actor / choreographer / dancer / film director / director

• Official sitehttps://www.shabba-doo.com/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/officialshabbadoo/
• Xhttps://x.com/Shabba_Doo
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shabba%20Doo
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3090461

Tags

• Illinois
• actor
• choreographer
• dancer

Last updated

2026-06-20

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.