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HOPE 3 - DANCE
GINA LIBAN
Teacher
  CHA CHA CHA
HISTORY
 

Place of origin – Cuba

Enrique Jorrin – a Cuban composer


who introduced Chachacha during the
1950s.

Chachacha count -2,3,chachacha

Cuban hip movement is attained by


straightening and bending of knees
Basic elements
 

of cha-cha cha
  WALKING
a. Execute three(3) steps
forward and three (3) steps
backward
b. Repeat a following the
Cuban action by putting the
weight on the balls of the feet
SIDE STEPS
 

a. Execute two step close and


one step sideward R
b. Repeat a sideward left.
  ROCK STEP
a. Step left foot back and
put weight and transfer
weight to the right foot
  Basic steps of
Cha cha cha
R CHASSE Fw
 

Step Pattern
( R-Fw, L-C to R, R-Fw )
ALEMANA TURN
 

Step Pattern
(L-Fw, (Pivot Halfway
Turnway Turn R), R-Fw (L-
Fw, (Pivot Halfway
Turnway Turn R) leading to
a Chasse L Bw
NEW YORK L over R
 

Step Pattern
(Step L across R in Front,
Step R in place, Chasse L
Sw, Step R over L in Front,
Chasse R Sw)
NEW YORK R over L
 

Step Pattern
(Step R across L in Front,
Step L in place, Chasse R
Sw, Step L over R in Front,
Chasse L Sw)
SPOT TURN
 

Step Pattern
(Same with Alemana turn
but done Sw-leading to a
Chasse Bw )
Thank you for
listening
GINA E. LIBAN
HOPE Teacher

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