Cha-cha video instructors: Former World Champion Corky Ballas together with Slavik Kryklyvvy and Dancing With The Stars Karina Smirnoff - - the International Cha-Cha Basic Step - if you can learn this step you can dance the Cha-Cha tonight at a party or night club:
Paso Doble Open: Long side 1 - starts man facing corner, lady facing him 1-4 raise, 5-6 spins, 7-8 man reaches over, 1-2 hold, 3-4 throws to center, 5-6 walk in closed position, 7&8 reverse turn 1-2 rope spinning, 3- close, 5-8 cape, &1-7 path
1-4 she spins, man into press line 1-2 close, 3-4 rise, &5-8 close facing center with swivel
1-2 close, 3-4 ronde, 5-6 change place, &7 posing
Jive Open Routine/composition
introduction : 1. 1-3 still 4 turn, 5 accent, 6-5 locks forward to join, 5 shadow on left foot, 6,7 still, and 8 chasse
2. 1-8 cross with kicks; 3. 1-4 hops 4. 5&6 reaching up, 7,8 standing on left foot
5. 1-4 traveling kick-ball-change; 6. 5,6 walk with rotating shoulders
7. 7&8 lock; 8. 1,2,3&4 cross; 9. 5-8 swivels with kick;
10. long cross 1,2,3-4; 11. 5,6 close; 12. 7,8 wave;
13. 1-6 fall away throw away; 14. 7,8; 15. 5-… points going around;
16. 4 close feet; 17. 5-8 knee shake; 18. 1,2 point;
19. 3&4 chasse; 20. 5-8 change of place;
21. 1-8, 1-4 New Yorks with spins; 22. 5-2 Shugar Push;
23. 3-8 fall away throw away; 24. 1-5 bring lady behind; 25. 6-8 still;
26. 3,4 rise; 27. 5&6 back lock; 28. 7-2 sailor walk;
29. 3-6 traveling kick ball changes; 30. &7 chasse; 31. 8 swivel;
32. 1&2 chasse; 33. 3-6 twice - cross with kicks;
34. 7,8& man's lock to lady's left; 35. 1,2 swivel to left;
36. 3-8 merenge (side step)
Cha-cha-cha Open Routine/composition
Starts back to audience: preparation, walk around, ronde, zigzag trail
Cuban brake, lock forward, natural top, opening out fan, hockey stick, spin to parallel position
New Yorks - 1 regular, 2 quicks and again 1 regular under arm turn, locks back, under arm turn, opening out
swivels, kneeling position, play, raise, lock forward with overturn join, drop, body swing, separate
Samba Open Routine/composition
Part 1
1-4 preparation; 5 accent both feet 6 man left foot weight; 7, 8 walks RL (1st 8)
1-6 promenade run; 7&8 pivot (2nd 8) 1,2 promenade run &3&4 volta; 5-8 locks in and out (3rd 8) &1,2 man change foot, lady cruzado with spin; &3&4 locks forward &,5,&,6 swivel into seat pose; 7,8 hips (4th 8) &1 man foot change; 2 another cruzado walk S 3&4 run; 5-7 zigzag trail &a8 stand up (5th 8) &1,2 opposite direction pose on left foot, head back &3-6 zigzag trail 7&8 forward lock (6th 8) 1-4 cruzado run 5,6 crab pose 7,8 man rises, lady spins behind him (7th 8)
Part 2
1&2 zigzag trail; &3&4 left side volta with flicks to audience
5,6 left whisk in side to side position 7,8 right whisk with ronde into samba walk right foot, man behind (8th 8)
1,2,3&4,5,6&7&8 cruzado in shadow position starts from left foot walk: SSQQSSQQQQS (9th 8)
1,2,3,4 crab pose with lady's gun kick
5,6 rise into step - right foot side, left close 7,8 cruzado walk (10th 8) 1-6 promenade run with one hand hold
&7,8 in and out (11th 8) 1&2 side close forward RLR; 3&4 locks; 5 walk; 6&7&8 chasse (12th 8) 1-6 roll starting from right foot back 7,8 right close, left, she turns (13th 8)
1-6 twist walk; 7,8 RL walks, she turns (14th 8)
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