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Originally derived from the Mambo and Rumba, the Cha Cha Cha was the rage in the 1950's and is probably the most popular social Latin dance.
The term cha-cha comes from Haiti, referring to a part of a bell which made a "cha cha" noise while it was rubbed. It was kept and used as an instrument. Some people also say that the name comes from the scraping and shuffling sounds made on the floor whilst dancing the triple mambo.
The dance consists of three quick steps (triple step) and two slower steps on the one and two beat.
In the 1940s mambo was huge in the US, but was fast and quite difficult to dance to. Musicians slowed down the mambo, and Cha Cha Cha was born.
In 1951 Cuban violinist and composer Enrique Jorrin brought the cha cha cha rhythms to Cuban dance floors - possibly
Developed as a result of the peculiar scraping and shuffling sounds made on the floor whilst dancing the triple mambo, the Cha Cha Cha was formed and is now danced to a wide variety of music from authentic Latin sounds to today's pop music.
The infectious rhythms and steps are a wonderful base to get down and groove to.
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