CHA-CHA

GROUP 1
Ordonez Cabil
Alviola Castro
Barba Dela Ccuz ,J.
Bautista
Cha- Cha

 DESCRIPTION
This is a fun, flirty dance that grew out of the Cuban Mambo and became
immensely popular in the United States in the 1950’s. It consists of triple chasse
steps (cha cha cha’s) and rock steps.
Cha Cha has a modified Cuban Motion hip action, because of the speed. This is an
exuberant dance that will get your heart pumping and put a smile on your face.
History Of Cha- Cha

 Cha Cha originated in Cuba and evolved from a slow version of Mambo called
“Triple Mambo” or Mambo with guiro rhythm.  This musical rhythm inspired
dancers to dance a hip syncopation to the forward and back breaks of a mambo
which late evolved to a triple step.
 Mambo evolved from a fusion of danzon, son and American jazz.  Danzon has its
origins from Europe (chamber music) and African/Haitian drum rhythms. Enrique
Jorrin, a Cuban Violinist created the first cha cha song in 1948.  He named it after
the shuffling sound the dancers shoes made when they dance to this type of music.
 In 1952, an English dance teacher Pierre Lavelle visited Cuba and saw dancers
dancing this triple step to slow rumba and mambo music.  On his return to Britain,
he taught this as a separate dance and it has since evolved to Ballroom Cha Cha.
 History Of Cha-Cha

 Cha Cha was introduced to the US in 1954 which replaced mambo as

the latest dance craze.  After its introduction to the US, the traditional
violins and flutes were exchanged with big band instruments such as
trumpets, trombones and saxophones.
History Of Cha Cha

 ENRIQUE JORRIN
(Candelaria, Pinar del Río, December 25, 1926 - Havana,
December 12, 1987) was a Cuban charanga violinist,
composer and music director. He is considered the
inventor of the cha-cha-chá, a popular style of ballroom
music derived from danzón.
 COSTUME

 Cha-cha-cha dancers wear a dress with ruffles on it with bright colors.

There shoes are usually the same color as the dress and they are high
high heels. Men used to wear ruffles on the bottom of there dresses and
on there sleeves. Now they wear a black shirt and black pants that are
silky or maybe a white top.
 During rehearsal guys usually wear a form fitting top and Cha-cha-cha
solid dance pants with Latin shoes. During rehearsal girls wear a skirt or
dress and there Latin shoes. For the performance usually the couple will
have semi matching clothes. People typically wear skirts that are bright
colors and the top is the same colour as the skirt.
Cha Cha Action

 To dance the cha-cha like a professional, dancers must master Cuban motion, a
common hip movement in Latin-style dancing. Cuban motion is a distinct way in
which the hips move up and down. The hip movements mainly come from
alternately bending and straightening the knees; as one knee bends (or
straightens), the same hip drops (or raises).
 The basic components of the cha-cha are triple steps and rock steps. Quick, small
steps must be maintained throughout the dance. The movement of the hips results
from the constant bending and straightening of the knees. Dancers must
synchronize each movement as they dance parallel to one another.
 DISTINCTIVE CHA-CHA STEPS

 Because the cha-cha is similar to the rumba and mambo, several steps coincide with the steps
of these dances. The main difference between the dances is that the slower steps of the rumba
and the mambo are replaced with a triple step in the cha-cha.
 The following are a few basic cha-cha steps:
 The cha-cha chasse
 The fan
 The hockey stick
 Manita a Mano
 The New York
 Cha-Cha Rhythm and Music

 Because of the carefree nature of the cha-cha, its music should produce a happy,
party-like atmosphere, with a tempo of 110 to 130 beats per minute. The cha-cha
is often danced to authentic Cuban music but can be performed to all music
genres, including country, funk, and hip-hop.
Citations

https://www.liveabout.com/cha-cha-dance-1007194
http://www.ballroomdanceacademy.com/the-dances/descriptions-of-dances/cha-cha/
https://prezi.com/py_uxai3l5r-/the-cha-cha-cha/
https://www.revolvy.com/page/Enrique-Jorr%C3%ADn