| Cha-cha is the name of a Latin American Dance that | | | | there are four beats to a measure. The count is |
| originated from Cuba. It is danced to the music of | | | | slow-slow-quick-quick-slow and dancers turn while |
| the same name introduced by Cuban composer and | | | | executing the steps. |
| violinist Enrique Jorrin in 1953. Cha-cha is an all time | | | | The foot work used, are steps in all directions that is |
| favorite dance and up to now there are still so many | | | | taken first with the ball of the foot in contact with |
| people both young and olds wants to learn to dance | | | | the floor and then with the wheel lowering when the |
| the Cha-cha. | | | | weight is fully transferred. But some steps require |
| Click Here For Let's Dance Louis Instant Access Now! | | | | the heel remain lifted from the floor. It follows that |
| The Cha-cha dance uses the basic steps which | | | | when the weight is released from a foot, the heel |
| involves the lead or the man taking a checked | | | | should release from a floor first, and allows the toe |
| forward step with the left foot retaining some | | | | to stay in contact with the floor. |
| weight on the right foot, the knee of the right leg | | | | The alternate bending and straightening action of the |
| must stay straight and close to the back of the left | | | | knees make you achieve the Latin hip movement. |
| knee and the left leg having straightened just prior to | | | | But in the modern competitive dancing, it uses the |
| receiving part weight. | | | | international Latin style, where the weighted leg is |
| The cha-cha requires very small steps because of its | | | | almost always straight. The Cha-cha dance is very |
| rhythm. The cha-cha part of the rhythm is almost a | | | | easy to learn even by a beginner and even loved by |
| chasse, or a series of small gliding steps that touch | | | | most celebrities. And it works well for your body. |
| the floor. It is danced to 4/4 time, which means that | | | | |