• Dates: Wednesday Nights - 21st & 28th January 2009
Linear Cha Cha On2 dancing (2 weeks Course). You will also learn about On2 dancing in general.
• Beginners Cha Cha On2 - 6:15pm
If you have never danced, at a beginners level or have never dance Cha steps this is the recommened class to learn the Cha Cha On2 Basics and timing. You will also learn a beginners combo and some footwork.
• Improver/Intermediate Cha Cha On2 - 7:15pm
A solid understanding of Salsa is needed to join this level, and it's recommened you know how to dance Cha Cha On2 before joining this level. You will learn a Cool Cha combo & moves with some new footwork.
• Cha
cha cha Linear On2. Emphasis on timing, leading
skills, variations, fundamentals moves, positioning,
body isolation and you will learn more complex moves.
This is also be a great introduction to on2 in general.
Traditionally
cha-cha is danced on2, It starts by the leader steping
back on1 on his left foot then break on2.
• What if I missed
the first one? We will review the previous week
so you can join either week.
Where did Cha come from?
The cha-cha-chá is unusual as dance music genres
go in that its creation can be attributed to a single composer
(Orovio 1981:130). In 1951, Cuban composer and violinist
Enrique Jorrín introduced the cha-cha-chá to
Cuban dance floors while playing with Orquesta América.
According to Jorrín, the sound made by the shoes
of the dancers on the floor sounded like "cha-cha-cha",
while they tried to follow the new rhythm that, at the
beginning, was simply called "mambo-rumba". In
1953, his La Engañadora and Silver Star became recorded
hits. In early days, this dance and its music were both
known as "triple mambo" or "mambo with guiro
rhythm". The name 'Cha-Cha' is the component of a
bell which kept the dancers in time and made a 'cha' sound.
(like a metronome) 2006 NY Salsa Congress
- Cha Cha - Freestyle Social Dancers
