How to Do the Cha Cha Dance
The Cha Cha dance is fun and sultry. Its beat is unmistakable: two slow beats followed by three quick ones. Like most Latin dances, the emphasis seems to be on the movement of the hips. So prepare yourself for a low, earthy dance that's easy to learn and fun to embellish.
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Instructions
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Move Forward in the Cha Cha Dance: Man
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Stand facing your partner when you do the Cha Cha dance. Place your right hand on the small of the woman's back and hold the woman's right hand in your left.
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Listen for the second beat of the music. Step or rock forward with your left foot and put your weight on your left foot.
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Keep the left foot on the floor as you rock back onto your right foot and shift your weight onto your right foot.
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Step back and to the left with the left foot as you do the Cha Cha dance. Shift your weight to your left foot. Draw your right foot over to meet your left. Keep your weight on your left foot.
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Shift your weight to your right foot and step to the left with your left foot. Shift your weight to your left foot as you do the Cha Cha dance.
Move Forward in the Cha Cha Dance: Women
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Stand in front of the man as you do the Cha Cha dance. Place your left hand on the man's right shoulder and hold his left hand in you right.
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Listen for the second beat of the music. Step or rock backward with your right foot and put your weight on your right foot.
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Keep the right foot on the floor as you rock forward onto your left foot and shift your weight onto your left foot.
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Step forward and to the right with the right foot as you do the Cha Cha dance. Shift your weight to your right foot. Draw your left foot over to meet your right. Keep your weight on your right foot.
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Shift your weight to your left foot and step to the right with your right foot. Shift your weight to your right foot as you do the Cha Cha dance.
Move Backward in the Cha Cha Dance: Man
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Step or rock back with your right foot on the second beat of the music. Shift your weight to your right foot but keep your left foot on the ground.
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Shift your weight to your left foot and rock forward slightly as you do the Cha Cha Dance. Keep your right foot on the ground.
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Step forward and to the right with your right foot as you do the Cha Cha dance. Put your weight on your right foot. Slide your left foot over to the right to meet your right foot.
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Shift your weight to your left foot as you do the Cha Cha dance and step to the right with your right foot. Keep your left foot on the ground.
Move Backward in the Cha Cha Dance: Woman
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Step or rock forward with your left foot on the second beat of the music. Shift your weight to your left foot but keep your right foot on the ground.
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Shift your weight to your right foot and rock forward slightly as you do the Cha Cha Dance. Keep your left foot on the ground.
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Step forward and to the left with your left foot as you do the Cha Cha dance. Put your weight on your left foot. Slide your right foot over to the right to meet your left foot.
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Shift your weight to your right foot as you do the Cha Cha dance and step to the left with your left foot. Keep your right foot on the ground.
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Tips & Warnings
When you do the Cha Cha dance, try to think of keeping your movements subtle and close to the ground. Unlike the polka, which seems to be characterized by bright, upward leaps, the Cha Cha dance is earthy and low.
