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The Timing On How To Dance Cha-Cha

Cha-Cha is like all modern music and is also a 4/4 beat. The 4 beats to the music makes it also have 4 steps to one bar of musik. The name Cha-Cha comes from the screaming sound of the fourth step, which has a characteristical Cha-Cha sound to it. You step to the side and close on this step, so with the drag of the foot that closes produces the sound.

If you are having trouble understanding the basic movement of Cha-Cha which is usually said to be slow, slow, quick-quick, slow, then rephrasing it to "rock, rock, side-close, side", makes it far easier to grasp.

In most Latino dances, you commence your steps on the 2nd beat of the music and change weight from one leg to another between the beats. In Cha Cha your feet only move on the 1st, 2nd and 4th beats. The change of weight which gives the dance its look and feel occurs half way through the 1st and 2nd beats, on the 3rd beat, half way through the 4th beat and on the 1st beat.

Therefore counting from the second beat of music makes it easy to simply count "Two-Three, Cha-Cha, One" - if you know the basic movements you'll soon see this becoming meaningful.

There are two parts to timing. The first is the static parts of the beat that is through an entire track and dictates when to move your feet. Another one is the tempo of the music. The tempo determines how fast you should make a spin/turn, tells you to move, take a step or pause. If you grasp all of these secrets you'll be a master cha-cha dancer.

You can't mistake a Cha Cha beat in a song. You hear two slow beats and three quick. Its the quick beats that you move side and close, cha cha cha.

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