cha-cha-chas
Ballroom Latin steps
Cha-cha-chas is the plural of cha-cha-cha, a Latin ballroom dance with a distinctive syncopated rhythm, or the music accompanying it.
The name imitates the shuffling sound of dancers' feet on the triple step.
Also shortened to cha-cha: They cha-cha-chaed across the dance floor.
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- mamboFast Cuban ballroom dance
- rumbaAfro-Cuban partner dance
- ballroomVenue for formal dances
- LatinAncient Roman language
partner · steps · rhythm · hip · sway · turns · footwork · tempo
Rhythmic pulse or strike
- percussionSound through impact
- congasTall Afro-Cuban drums
- timbalesShallow single-headed drum pair
- brassCopper-zinc metal mixture
orchestra · syncopation · downbeat · tempo · Tito Puente · bandstand · maracas · trumpet
salsa
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Latin · partner · steps · rhythm · hip · sway · turns · footwork · tempo · syncopation
beat
Rhythmic pulse or strike
- percussionSound through impact
- congasTall Afro-Cuban drums
- timbalesShallow single-headed drum pair
brass · orchestra · syncopation · downbeat · tempo · Tito Puente · bandstand · maracas · trumpet · piano
shakes
Trembling or vibrating movements
percussion · clicks · beads · seedpods · castanets · clatters · jingles · rustle · chatter · repetition
cha-cha-chaswaltzes
Triple-time ballroom dances
adagios · slow dances · boleros · Viennese waltzes · minuets
cha-cha-chaswaltzes
Triple-time ballroom dances
foxtrots · tangos · quicksteps