You guys are really very passionate to dance and good to create passion in me to dance. At 82 I just started Social dancing. You are a great inspiration. Keep it up.
Lovely! You made it so clear! I am a fan of you! It was my struggle through different schools that I tried. You made it clearer than all of them ever! 🙏
What a gorgeous dancer you are..fabulous truly like you are gliding on the floor how wonderful you can really see the hours upon years decades of hard work you have invested into perfecting your art...you are amazing don't ever stop dancing ever...wonderful superb dancer!!!
And of course, when you do major-league Cha-Cha in International Latin (and sometimes in American Rhythm), don't forget the "guapacha" rhythm. Just like rumba, guapacha also exists in cha-cha! Regular guapacha is usually this - (hold 2) and 3 4 and 1 - generally no movement of the feet on 2. Syncopated guapacha is usually done in open-style cha-cha competition, and often is like this - and 3 4 and 1 2 and 3 4 and 1 2 and 3 4 and 1, etc. That is, each "and" is usually emphasized in syncopated guapacha. And there are variations on this syncopated guapacha. So the mantra of counting cha-cha in guapacha rhythm is this - do not move at all on the first part of the 2nd beat - but you DO move on the second half of the 2nd beat (general rule). Hope all this helps when you are trying to master the cha-cha's guapacha rhythm timing.
Many years ago the Cubans musicians I played gigs told me to NEVER count coz it's all in the music. And that's how my wife and I dance. If you know how the music works and how to listen to it, you're totally free to dance away, improvise and be spontaneous with the music... instead of being preoccupied with counting and executing memorized turn patterns.
I know this but I would like to learn how to lead while dancing cha cha since I dance salsa and cha cha is played in the salsa social but nobody knows and I need to know how to lead a lady who doesn't know how to dance cha cha
Hello teacher. have a great day. I have been learning sports dancing for 5 times but I'm trying to count with music but I don't know how to start. you count 1, 2, 3 cha cha 1. 2, 3 cha cha. so when the music starts the first sound of drum you call 1, next sound of drum you call 2. Right?
Exactly. However, a lot of people easily make the mistake of counting '1' when they are actually on beat '2' - thus putting their timing out. So when they start the dance, '1' is the side 'prep' step and then they step strongly on '2'.
why don't you count 1 2 3 chacha 5 6 7 chacha? In other words why does one count Salsa to 8 and ChaCha only to 4? counting to eight would be one line of melody and one whole basic step, no?
Why don't you do a little experiment ? Put 4 couples on the dance floor and instruct them to do ONLY the basic ca cha step to international cha-cha music. Please report what you have observed !!
Your count 123,Cha, Cha is not normal. Why not use the more-standard 1-2-3-and-4 most people use? You start on the left foot for one, step back on the right for two. Most people use a left prep step and then a right step back on one. Either count works solo but two dancers using a different count can't coordinate.
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You guys are really very passionate to dance and good to create passion in me to dance. At 82 I just started Social dancing. You are a great inspiration. Keep it up.
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Lovely! You made it so clear! I am a fan of you! It was my struggle through different schools that I tried. You made it clearer than all of them ever! 🙏
Glad it helped!
What a gorgeous dancer you are..fabulous truly like you are gliding on the floor how wonderful you can really see the hours upon years decades of hard work you have invested into perfecting your art...you are amazing don't ever stop dancing ever...wonderful superb dancer!!!
THANKS.
The best introductory video one could find to start with. Great job!
Gracias muy buen maestro
Thank you counting. I will listen to music for the count
Thanks...Clear explanation.Thanks..
I'll do this...
You're welcome
very good counting
And of course, when you do major-league Cha-Cha in International Latin (and sometimes in American Rhythm), don't forget the "guapacha" rhythm. Just like rumba, guapacha also exists in cha-cha!
Regular guapacha is usually this -
(hold 2) and 3 4 and 1 - generally no movement of the feet on 2.
Syncopated guapacha is usually done in open-style cha-cha competition, and often is like this -
and 3 4 and 1 2 and 3 4 and 1 2 and 3 4 and 1, etc. That is, each "and" is usually emphasized in syncopated guapacha.
And there are variations on this syncopated guapacha.
So the mantra of counting cha-cha in guapacha rhythm is this - do not move at all on the first part of the 2nd beat - but you DO move on the second half of the 2nd beat (general rule).
Hope all this helps when you are trying to master the cha-cha's guapacha rhythm timing.
Great clear breakdown :-)
Can you say which music is good for cha cha?
Or the music at 2:20...
Please share the name of the song you dance to in the video! Thanks for the great instruction.
Thanks so much 💃🏾🕺🏾
Great video !!! Very helpful
You are good teachet
Many years ago the Cubans musicians I played gigs told me to NEVER count coz it's all in the music. And that's how my wife and I dance.
If you know how the music works and how to listen to it, you're totally free to dance away, improvise and be spontaneous with the music... instead of being preoccupied with counting and executing memorized turn patterns.
🙏 great 👍 thanks
Welcome 😊
Thank you so much!!
You're welcome!
Does it matter what type of genre the music is to perform the cha cha cha
Thank you so much. Dễ hiểu
I count as 1 2 cha cha cha 5 6 cha cha cha
Gracias Señor
I know this but I would like to learn how to lead while dancing cha cha since I dance salsa and cha cha is played in the salsa social but nobody knows and I need to know how to lead a lady who doesn't know how to dance cha cha
Very nice
Great, magnífico, grande. This is a teacher. Thank you very much.
You're welcome!
Gracias
(N. American Cha-Cha) Latin Cha-Cha-Cha is counted different.
What iS the step pattern of cha cha
Hello teacher. have a great day. I have been learning sports dancing for 5 times but I'm trying to count with music but I don't know how to start. you count 1, 2, 3 cha cha 1. 2, 3 cha cha. so when the music starts the first sound of drum you call 1, next sound of drum you call 2. Right?
Yes exactly right.
+Passion4dancing : Thanks. but how many sounds of drum will we start to dance ?
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Its danced on the 2nd beat, 2,3,4and 1
Exactly. However, a lot of people easily make the mistake of counting '1' when they are actually on beat '2' - thus putting their timing out. So when they start the dance, '1' is the side 'prep' step and then they step strongly on '2'.
melbman43 yup- he is doing ballroom which is on one
Great tutorial as always. Very well explained I'm practicing all the time even if it's for 5-10 minutes I get.
great video
Please amend your text below the video as it states 2 full and 2 half beats that = 3 beats :)
Thx for catching that. I updated it.
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Cha cha dance with Christina and Aaron..
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why don't you count 1 2 3 chacha 5 6 7 chacha? In other words why does one count Salsa to 8 and ChaCha only to 4? counting to eight would be one line of melody and one whole basic step, no?
Why don't you do a little experiment ? Put 4 couples on the dance floor and instruct them to do ONLY the basic ca cha step to international cha-cha music. Please report what you have observed !!
1.2.cha cha cha ?
1. 2. 3. chacha; 1. 2. 3. chacha; 1......
cha cha base music ruclips.net/video/fW8Exzzgfu8/видео.html
Your count 123,Cha, Cha is not normal. Why not use the more-standard 1-2-3-and-4 most people use? You start on the left foot for one, step back on the right for two. Most people use a left prep step and then a right step back on one. Either count works solo but two dancers using a different count can't coordinate.
You can count 1,2,3,4,& Which equals 1,2,3,Cha,Cha
I think it's 123+4 as well. it's over 4 beats.
Gracias Señor
Very good
Very good