Among the five Latin dances, the Cha-cha-cha is usually the first to be taught to the complete beginners. Thus, many new dancers believe that this the easiest dance to do.
Well, stepping out the Cha-cha-cha step is not hard, even though at the very begining starting the step at 4&1 sounds not sensible for people who are not used to Latin music. However, once the quick pace (around 120 BPM) is managed, to the teacher's counting learners would be quite comfortable to follow.
As a result, from all mess to step out the basic Cha-cha-cha, it usually takes just three to four classes.
However, these four hours would not guarantee a good quality. If you want to really master the Cha-cha-cha, the first to do is to understand the feet and hips.
Just as everyone knows, the four-and-one starts at RF back. Here, if you want to have a nice and elegant pose, the feet need to be turned out and it should be a very small step. The reason for a small step is to create a better hip action. If you make a big step, you will ruin the hip action.
As you step back with the RF, the right side of the hip should set back. If it is in Rumba, the R hip is settled but in Cha-cha-cha, there is no time to settle but you still need to push the hip towards the 5 o'clock direction. Here it is important to notice that this hip action should be the result of the correct foot stepping action, if the hip is intentionally pushed back then probably the step is ruined.
The & step is made by cross the LF in front of the RF, now both heels are lifted off the floor and the thighs are tightly pressed. Both knees are bent and weight is immediately transferred to the LF. The L hip is naturally push back, but since the RF is crossed behind, the R hip which should be moved to the front is then trapped, as a result the hip is square.
Once the weight is on LF, bounce the RF back again. And everything that carried out at beat 4 needs to be carried out now.
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