CHA CHA CHA

Objectives
At the end of the lesson the student
should be able to:
 Analyze the different dance position or dance holds
 Execute the basic step and variation of Cha Cha
Cha
 Create and enjoy different variations of Cha Cha
Cha
Concept
Newest and most popular of the Latin American Dances.
Easiest to learn because the Music has a definite and
unmistakable beat.
HISTORY
The dance riginally came from Cuba and
its forerunner is the Mambo. This
Developed into Triple Mambo but at a
gradually slower, more pronounced and
clearer interpretation thus became Cha
cha cha.
 HOW TO COUNT
THE CHA CHA CHA
Two ways to count:

◦ 1, 2, 3, 4
◦ Or 1,2, 1 and 2
BASIC DANCE STEP OF CHA CHA
CHA
◦ Closed position
 Partners face each other in convebtional dance
positions; shoulders parallel, woman slightly to
msn’s right, elbows away from body, man’s right
hand below woman’s left shoulder blade. Man holds
woman’s right hand in his left, and woman’s left
palm rests on his right shoulder.
BASIC DANCE STEP OF CHA CHA
CHA
Open Promenade position
 Partners are about one step apart, opened out so
that their bodies form a wide “v” opening to the
man’s left, with the man holding the woman’s left
BASIC DANCE STEP OF CHA CHA
CHA
Arch Turn
A turn to the right for the woman and to
the left for the man individually or
together, through an arcch formed by
joined hands.
BASIC CHA CHA CHA
 The Man's Part
 Face the woman and place your right hand on her side
just below her left shoulder. Hold her right hand in your
left hand, lifting it high.
 The Woman's Part
 Step forward on your left foot on count 2.
 Face the man and place your left hand on his right arm
 Briefly lift your right foot, then set it down in the same
at the shoulder. Hold his left hand in your right, lifting it
place on count 3.
high.
 Take a step back and to the left with your left foot. Bring  Step back on your right foot on count 2.
your right foot beside it, then step to the left again. This
is the cha-cha-cha and is done on counts 4 and 1.  Briefly lift your left foot and set it down again in the
same place on count 3.
 Step back on your right foot.
 Take a step forward and to the right with your right foot.
 Briefly lift your left foot, then set it down in the same
Bring your left foot beside it, then step to the right
place.
again. This is a cha-cha-cha and is done on counts 4 and
 Take a step forward and to the right with your right foot. 1.
Bring your left foot beside it, then step to the left again  Step forward on your left foot.
for the cha-cha-cha.
 Briefly lift your right foot and set it down again in the
same place.
 Take a step back and to the left with your left foot. Bring
your right foot beside it, then step to the left again for
the cha-cha-cha.
Cha Cha Cha Chasse
 Man’s Part
 Ct. 1 Step left foot forward
 Ct. 2 Step right foot in place
 Ct. 1&2 chasse to the left
 Repeat all starting with right foot backward
 Woman’s Part
 Ct. 1 Step Right foot forward
 Ct. 2 Step Left foot in place
 Ct. 1&2 chasse to the right
 Repeat all starting with Left foot forward
SAMBA
OBJECTIVES
At the end of the lesson the student
should be able to:
◦ Interpret the basic steps involved in the dance
◦ Create and execute different variations
◦ Appreciate and enjoy the different variation
 SAMBA
Concept:
◦ An inanimate dance with strong and
characteristic rhythm.
◦ Originated from Africa and was taken to Bahia
in the north of Brazil
◦ Gradually lost its ritualic nature and became
the Brazilian national dance
HISTORY AND CONCEPT
It was carnival time in Rio de janeiro that
first put the samba on travel.
Originally the dance had a very
characteristic hand movements
Small containers were held in each hand
and were moved in front of the nose to
drug the dancer with the exciting
fragrance.
HISTORY AND CONCEPT
Irene and Vernon Castle, American
dancers who used Samba in their routine
causing it to spread.
Carmen Miranda Best j\known Brazilian
that established the Samba to what it is
now
Brazil now has its own balletic art which
has the samba rhythm and basic
movement.
DANCE POSITION
Counting
Samba Counts
If you want to know how to dance Samba,
you need to be aware of a few basic steps.
The forward basic step is all you need to
get started with this dance form. The
counting for Samba goes "one-uh-two, three-
uh-four." While you dance, you move on the
one-uh and three-uh and hold on the two and
four count. It's important to get the rhythm of the
steps because the music used on Samba is fast.
DANCE STEP
 Back Basic
◦ On the first beat of the music, slide the right foot back very slightly and put the body's full
weight on it.
◦ Sliding the left foot back, let the weight shift subtly onto the ball of the left foot. This move
is also subtle, with the left heel never even making it to the floor.
◦ After the right leg rises because of the ball change, let it come back fully to the floor, the full
weight coming back.
◦ Gentlemen will begin with a forward basic, but both partners immediately follow with the
opposite movement.

 Forward Basic
◦ On the first beat of the music, slide the left foot forward very slightly and put the body's full
weight on it.
◦ Sliding the right foot forward, let the body shift subtly onto the ball of the left foot. As with
the Back Basic, the right heel shouldn't touch the floor.
◦ After the left leg lifts as the weight shifts, place it back on the floor, flat and ready to go into
the complementary back basic.
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JIVE
 JIVE
Time Sigature 4/4
Basic Step:
◦ Girl: Step R back, Step L front, Step Close
Step (R&L)
◦ Boy: Step L back, Step R front, Step Close
Step (L&R)
Figure 1
Face partner:
◦ Take four basic steps in place,
arms open in ballroom position
◦ Do one basic step, arms in ◦ 4 cts.
close position ◦ 5 cts.
◦ Girl Part: Take one turn ◦ 6 cts.
outward ( Step, Close, Step)
◦ 7 cts.
◦ Take one turn inward
◦ 8 cts.
◦ Take one basic step arms in
open ballroom position
Figure 2
◦ Take four basic steps in place
arms in butterfly position • 4 cts.
◦ Partners change place
◦ Girl: Step R&L alternatively
 R Step close step in partners
place
 Boy: Turnm L about, hold • 5 cts.
the R hand of the girl
• Repeat A two basic steps
• Repeat B going to proper place • 6,7 cts.
Figure 3
 Take three basic steps in place,
arms in open ballroom position
 Take one hip bump, R to R
shoulder Ct. 3
 Take one basic step Ct. 4
 Repeat Figure 2 (Step 2) Ct. 5
 Repeat B Ct. 6
 Repeat D going to proper place Ct. 8