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    Basic Steps (CHA-CHA) : Cha Cha Music Is Composed in 4/4 Time (Four Beats To A Bar of Music) - For Each Bar of

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    The cha cha dance has 2 slow steps followed by 3 quick steps per bar of music in 4/4 time. Partners face each other in basic ballroom hold. The basic cha cha step for men involves sidestepping left and right, alternating between leading with the left and right foot. For women, it involves mirroring the man's steps by sidestepping right and left. Both follow a pattern of shifting weight from one foot to the other with 10 counting steps per repetition.

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    Basic Steps (CHA-CHA) : Cha Cha Music Is Composed in 4/4 Time (Four Beats To A Bar of Music) - For Each Bar of

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    The cha cha dance has 2 slow steps followed by 3 quick steps per bar of music in 4/4 time. Partners face each other in basic ballroom hold. The basic cha cha step for men involves sidestepping left and right, alternating between leading with the left and right foot. For women, it involves mirroring the man's steps by sidestepping right and left. Both follow a pattern of shifting weight from one foot to the other with 10 counting steps per repetition.

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    Basic steps in Cha-cha

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    The cha cha dance has 2 slow steps followed by 3 quick steps per bar of music in 4/4 time. Partners face each other in basic ballroom hold. The basic cha cha step for men involves sidestepping left and right, alternating between leading with the left and right foot. For women, it involves mirroring the man's steps by sidestepping right and left. Both follow a pattern of shifting weight from one foot to the other with 10 counting steps per repetition.

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    Basic Steps (CHA-CHA) : Cha Cha Music Is Composed in 4/4 Time (Four Beats To A Bar of Music) - For Each Bar of

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    The cha cha dance has 2 slow steps followed by 3 quick steps per bar of music in 4/4 time. Partners face each other in basic ballroom hold. The basic cha cha step for men involves sidestepping left and right, alternating between leading with the left and right foot. For women, it involves mirroring the man's steps by sidestepping right and left. Both follow a pattern of shifting weight from one foot to the other with 10 counting steps per repetition.

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    Basic steps (CHA-CHA)

    Cha cha music is composed in 4/4 time (four beats to a bar of music). For each bar of
    music there are 2 slow and 3 quick steps, which may be counted as – one, two, cha,
    cha, cha or step, step, step, quick step, quick step. The footwork is simple and mostly
    focuses on just shifting weight from one foot to another.

    Instructions & Diagrams:

    Partners face each other. Gentleman starts with the left foot, lady starts with the right
    foot. Basic ballroom hold.

    Basic Side Step for Men

    1. Sidestep to the left with your left foot


    2. Step backward & left with your right foot
    3. Left foot in place, weight shifts to it
    4. Sidestep to the right with your right foot
    5. Move your left foot to your right foot
    6. Sidestep to the right with your right foot
    7. Step forward & right with your left foot
    8. Right foot in place, weight shifts to it
    9. Sidestep to the left with your left foot
    10. Move your right foot to your left foot
    Basic Side Step for Women

    1. Sidestep to the right with your right foot


    2. Step forward & right with your left foot
    3. Right foot in place, weight shifts to it
    4. Sidestep to the left with your left foot
    5. Move your right foot to your left foot
    6. Sidestep to the right with your left foot
    7. Step backward & left with your right foot
    8. Left foot in place, weight shifts to it
    9. Sidestep to the right with your right foot
    10. Move your left foot to your right foot

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