| Cha-Cha music is 4/4 time, and also has 4 steps to a | | | | the fourth and first beat. |
| bar of music. The last bar screams for you to step | | | | Count from the second beat of music to make it |
| to the left and close your feet so this step has the | | | | simple. Count "Two-Three, Cha-Cha, One" - if you |
| characteristics of moving the foot to the side and | | | | know the basic movements you'll soon see this |
| closing the feet, which in turn produces the "cha-cha" | | | | becoming meaningful. |
| sound, which is the name of the dance. | | | | There are more than one part to timing, TWO. |
| If you are having trouble understanding the basic | | | | There is a static metronome beat that flows though |
| movement of Cha-Cha which is usually said to be | | | | the entire track, which in turn dictates when it's time |
| slow, slow, quick-quick, slow, then rephrasing it to | | | | to move your feet. Another one is the actual tempo |
| "rock, rock, side-close, side", makes it far easier to | | | | of the song. The tempo is what makes you take a |
| grasp. | | | | certain step, pause for a period of time or how fast |
| Most Latino dances consist of moving your step on | | | | you should spin and turn. Understanding this will make |
| the second beat and change the weight from one lef | | | | you a preferable cha cha dancer. |
| to the other between beats, but in cha cha your feel | | | | You can't mistake a Cha Cha beat in a song. You |
| always move only on the first, second and fourth | | | | hear the two slow beats and the three quicker beats. |
| beats of the music. This little switch of weight makes | | | | Then when you hear the quick beats you move side |
| the look and feel of the dance occur on the first and | | | | and close, cha cha cha. |
| second beats, then on the third and halway through | | | | |