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The name "Cha-Cha" first appeared in Haiti where it was the name of a component of a bell. This bell was made from a plant whose seeds are used to make an instrument used in voodoo called a "Cha-Cha". In 1954, Enrique Jorrin, a Cuban violinist invented the latin dance Cha-Cha in Cuba from African and Cuban rhythms that melt into a latin beat with a characteristic "1-2-3, chachaCHA!" counting that made it famous. When a cuban orchestra named "America" played the music with a syncopated beat, cuban dancers picked it up, added a side step and voilà: "Cha-Cha action" was born. Cha-Cha-Cha came to USA in 1954 and has since then become one of t-h-e most beloved latin dances.

Play "To-do" Cha-Cha View
(Basic Cha-Cha-Cha / 5 beats to one measure)
LADY's Part - beginning with right foot:
* 2 side steps to the right / left foot forward / back-break with right foot
- with left foot, 1 step to left side / close with right foot
- with left foot, 1 more step to left side again
- right foot backward / back-break with right foot
repeat from * for continuous movement.
GENTLEMAN's Part - beginning with left foot:
* 2 side steps to the left / right foot forward / back-break with left foot
- with right foot, 1 step to right side / close with left foot
- with right foot, 1 more step to right side again
- left foot backward / back-break with left foot
repeat from * for continuous movement.
Dance this measure in face-to-face partner position and/or apart
repeating this basic step pattern for continuous Cha-Cha-Cha dancing.

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