Music and Dance Lessons for the Cha-Cha

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The Music of the Cha-Cha

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The Cha-Cha, also called the Cha-Cha-Cha, is a genre of ballroom dance, and is included in the American rhythm complement of dances. The original music can be attributed to a single composer, Enrique Jorrin of Cuba, in 1953. He began by modifying the composition of danzones. Danzones are a fusion of European dances brought to Cuba by French colonists fleeing the Haitian Revolution and African rhythm and dance styles.

Cha-Cha is written in 4/4 time. The accent is on the second beat of the bar, with a split fourth beat. The Cha-Cha has a range of 26 to 34 beats per minute, with 30 to 32 being the normally accepted range for social dancing.

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Singer Mario Dancing The Cha Cha Cha

R&B/Pop singer Mario and his dance partner Karina Smirnoff score and unbelievable 24 out of thirty while dancing the Cha Cha Cha on the season six season premiere of Dancing With The Stars. Learn to dance the Cha Cha Cha as well as Mario using Lois van Amstels complete at home 8 DVD ballroom dance system available at http://www.learntodanceathome.com

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Que Lindo, Cha Cha Cha 

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Dancing With the Stars! 

Celebrity Dance Coaching With Louis Van Amstel - Emmy Nominated Choreographer From The Hit Tv Show Dancing With The Stars!

Learn the Foxtrot, Waltz, Cha-Cha, Jive, Tango, Salsa, Samba, and Rhumba with Dancing With the Stars Celebrity Choreographer Louis Van Amstel.
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Louis is known for his celebrity dance instruction, and even HE claims that most celebrities LOVE the Cha-Cha. It's fun, it works your body well, and is easy to learn for anyone! Grab your partner, and CHA-CHA your way to a healthier body.

A dance called the "Triple Mambo" eventually evolved into
the Cha-Cha

Cha-Cha Music 

Great ballroom dance accompaniment

Ballroom Latin Dance: Cha Cha

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Ultra-Lounge, Vol. 9: Cha-Cha De Amor

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That Cuban Cha-Cha-Cha

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Cha Cha

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The Cha-Cha Slide

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The Cha-Cha requires very small steps

That's a Cha-Cha? 

Many songs are written in Cha-Cha rhythm

There have been many hit songs in recent years that were written to a Cha-Cha rhythm. Here are some as MP3 downloads.

Oh, Pretty Woman by Roy Orbison
Billie Jean by Michael Jackson
Oye Como Va (Album Version) by Santana
Smooth by Santana

More Cha-Cha Music 

Great ballroom dance accompaniment

You Can Dance! Cha-Cha / Vicki Regan

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Strictly Ballroom Series: Strictly Cha Cha [CD on Demand]

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Cha Cha Slide

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No, No, No, Cha Cha Cha

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Mambo Cha-Cha

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The Cha-Cha is a triple rhythm mambo.

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The Cha-Cha became popular in the US around 1955.

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Here are some great options for learning to dance the Cha-Cha in the privacy of your own home. Step out and do it!

Cool & Classy Cha-Cha; Cha-Cha for Beginners (Shawn Trautman's Learn to Dance Series)

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SalsaCrazy's Cha Cha Mastery For Beginners Classy Club Style

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Anyone Can Dance: Cha Cha

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You Can Dance! Cha-Cha / Vicki Regan

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Shut Up & Dance Night Club Cha Cha

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The Cha-Cha is danced to the offbeat, rather than the traditional downbeat.

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Ballroom Dancing for Beginners DVD
Ballroom Dancing for Beginners will appeal to novice ballroom dancers who want an introduction to several different social dances. Instructor Teresa Mason, assisted by Randolph Scott, teaches basic patterns for six popular ballroom dances: fox-trot, cha-cha, tango, waltz, rumba, and swing. Mason sensibly begins by introducing steps that recur in many ballroom dances, such as walking step, rock step, and triple step; several dance positions; and music timing for different dances. Next you start learning specific dances. This 47-minute video is well instructed, not rushed or complex, and Mason doesn't try to pack too many moves into each dance.

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