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dance
Also known as: cha cha cha, cha-cha-cha, chachachá
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The cha-cha is a fast-paced ballroom dance originating from Latin America. It is characterized by a basic pattern of three steps followed by a shuffle. In a four-beat measure, five steps are executed with a slow-slow-quick-quick-slow rhythm. Dancers may move separately, with increased freedom for body and arm movements, allowing for hip swaying and rhythmic arm swings across the torso. The cha-cha is one of several well-known social dances, including the waltz, fox-trot, tango, rumba, and samba.12

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