Cha Cha Intermediate to Advanced part1

[@FrankDeFelicecasan]

Dancing on 1 is taught like salsa. Dancing on 2 is based on the mambo, which breaks on 2. Chacha is actually derived from mambo, so ideally breaking on 2 is correct.

[@ForrestOutman]

Originally, there were two forms that first were brought to the states from cuba. The first was pure Cha Cha Cha and was on 1, the second was Mambo-Cha that was a syncopated Mambo & broke on 2. The first form survived in Latin culture and the later was quickly adopted by US teachers. This is likely due to the prominence of music on 2 and ease of teaching one system of counting. It honestly depends on the song, which is on beat. Sam Cooke's "Everybody loves to Cha Cha Cha" breaks on 1 for example

[@troyjones1976]

It is American-style Cha-cha, They do a Paseo (a silver American Cha-cha figure) starting at about 0:37.

[@CuChiKat]

no excuses, but it's easy to do when dancing to "practice" cha cha drum beats.

[@michelepare5972]

Dancebrat99, you have NO idea what you're talking about. And he is NOT dancing off beat.

[@assainissementamahajanga4644]

In Chacha and Rumba, you dance the check (right foot backward for the lady, left foot forward for the man) on "2", i.e. "1" is in place, the 2 check bw, 3 check fw (lady), and "4 and 1" for "Chachacha". "On 1" does not exist for Chacha and Rumba, only for Salsa. These steps here look very nice, but it seems to be no ballroom dancing (at least no IDTA). Is it Street Chachacha ?

[@virgatechain]

He's not dancing OFF BEAT...DO YOU KNOW HOW TO COUNT!?? He's dancing on2....

[@archis84]

What is dancing on1 and on2 in cha cha?

[@calimeo100]

hell,could someone tell me the title of this music?thank you

[@Karenforyourdancing]

title of music, please?

[@amandadagnelli6141]

It's a Drum Backing Track

[@alexw4190]

Not sure if they're really sloppy dancers, or if American style is just really sloppy itself.

[@dancebrat99]

what is the leg action-cuban or straight? man's arm styling? pitiful............

[@zxcvbnrebus]

You are dancing OFF BEAT !!!!

[@dancebrat99]

omg more garbage. there is no cha cha technique