CHA-CHA-CHA

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ACTIVITY 1

“ ARRANGE ME
WITH A DANCE”
SOCIAL
DANCES
Cha-cha-cha
SOCIAL DANCES
• Are dances intended primarily
to get to know other people in
attendance to a certain social
function.
• They are also called ballroom
dances
SOCIAL DANCES
• They are usually performed in pairs, male
and female, but may also be performed in
groups.
• They are also synonymously referred to as
ballroom dances, but the former is
performed in ball or formal social functions.
TWO CLASSIFICATION

• LATIN AMERICAN DANCES


• MODERN STANDARD DANCES
LATIN AMERICAN DANCES

• Cha-cha-cha Paso
Doble Mambo
• Rumba Swing
• Samba Merengue
• Jive Salsa
MODERN STANDARD DANCES

• Slow waltz
• Tango
• Viennese waltz
• Foxtrot
• Quickstep
Cha-cha-cha
• The cha-cha-chá, or simply cha-cha in
the U.S., is a dance of Cuban origin. It
is danced to the music of the same
name introduced by Cuban composer
and violinist Enrique Jorrin in the
early 1950s.
BASIC STEPS IN
Cha-cha-cha
Basic Name of Step Step Pattern Counting

1 Weight Transfer R –Bw, L Fw 1,2


(Rock Step)
2 R Chasse Fw R-Fw, L-C to R, R-Fw 1 and 2

3 Weight Transfer L-Fw, R-Bw 1,2


(Rock Step)
4 L Chasse Bw L-Bw, R-C to L, L-Bw 1 and 2

5 Alemana Turn L-Fw (Pivot Halfway Turn R), L- 1, 2


Fw (Pivot Halfway Turn L)
leading to a Chasse L Bw
6 New York (L Step L across R in front, Step R 1, 2, 1 and 2
over R) in place Chasse L Sw, Step R 1, 2, 1 and 2
over L in front, Chasse R Sw
7 New York (R Step R across L in front, Step L 1, 2, 1 and 2
over L) in place Chasse R Sw, Step L 1, 2, 1 and 2
over R in front, Chasse R Sw

8 Spot Turn Same with Alemana Turn but 1, 2


done Sw-leading to Chasse Bw
LET’S DO THE CHA-CHA-CHA
• Follow the basic steps of cha-cha-cha (refer to the video
sent by the teacher)
• Take picture while doing the activity pls indicate your
name and send it in the GC.
• Final output will send through video presentation
(individual)
• Dance with the music in performing the basic steps of
cha-cha-cha.

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