3. Cha-Cha

The number of steps- 5

Cha-Cha is one of the most fascinating of the ballroom dances. A social American dance, it is popularized mostly due to its Cuban motion. The vibrant and flamboyant dance is all about its steps. It’s playful and brings out the passionate romanticism between the partners.

The steps & pattern

As mentioned earlier, Cha-Cha is all about the hip motions (popularly called Cuban motion) and small footsteps. It is danced in 4/4 time. The main attraction of the Cha-Cha dance lies in the fourth step. The fourth beat is split into two and thus end up with a characteristic 2,3,4 & 1 rhythm. So, according to that count, actually five steps are danced to four beats as in the “One, two, cha cha cha” rhythm.