Social Dancing 101 “Open” Cha Cha

CHA-CHA – Cha-Cha was developed in Cuba in the early ’50s as a response to a new, slower style of mambo music, which included a syncopated beat, Dancers used a triple hip movement on the slow, syncopated beat, and this later developed into the triple step. Cha-Cha is still the most popular Latin dance in America, largely due to the great flexibility of the dance. Cha-Cha allows for a great number of variations and the upbeat, fun style of Cha-Cha and Cha-Cha music.