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Pierre Lavelle is credited as importing the Cha Cha to the continent of Europe. During the 1950's Lavelle would travel to Cuba to observe and study the culture's style of dance. He noticed how the dancers added additional steps to the normal Rumba and Mambo dances.
- Who is the founder of Cha Cha?
- What is the step pattern of Chacha?
- What dance did the cha cha evolve from?
- What is are the styles of dance used in Cha Cha Cha?
Who is the founder of Cha Cha?
Enrique Jorrin, a Cuban Violinist created the first cha cha song in 1948. He named it after the shuffling sound the dancers shoes made when they dance to this type of music. In 1952, an English dance teacher Pierre Lavelle visited Cuba and saw dancers dancing this triple step to slow rumba and mambo music.
What is the step pattern of Chacha?
The rhythmic step pattern for cha-cha combines a break step (two weight changes in two counts to execute a change of direction that propels the body in a new direction on each step) with a triple step (three weight changes in two counts) that is executed twice for a total of eight counts.
What dance did the cha cha evolve from?
The Cha Cha dance originated in Cuba and grew out of the Cuban Triple Mambo. During a visit to Cuba in the early 1950s, an English dance teacher named Pierre Lavelle saw dancers performing this triple step to slow rumba and mambo music.
What is are the styles of dance used in Cha Cha Cha?
Cha Cha gathers its flavor, rhythm and charm from a derivation of three primary sources: the Mambo, Rumba, and indirectly, the Lindy (with each being danced to the same one-two-three triple step). ... This facet, more than any other, makes the dance fun for people of all ages. It is a real let-it-all-out type of dance.
