Curt and Wendy Johnson
(205) 419-5104
Beginning Cha Cha
(1,2,3,4 &,1,2,3,4 &)
change direction (or rock-step) on 2
1. Progressive and Side Basic - Progressive is forward (or back) on 4&1
Side is using side-together side on 4&1
2. Side Breaks - From Side basic, both partners rock back on 2
3. Parallel Breaks - From Side basic, Man rocks parallel to partner on 2
Woman rocks back on 2
4. Crossover Breaks - From Side basic, both partners crossover forward
on 2
5. Open Breaks - From side basic, both partners rock straight back on 2
6. Walk-around Turn - From Open break, man leads partner into an
underarm turn on 4&1, and walks forward on
2,3. Turn to face partner and do side-togetherside on 4&1. Rock forward on 2,3.
6. Chase - Man releases partners hand on forward basic, and turns 180
degrees on 2 into a chase (woman chases man). Continue
pattern with both partners reversing direction on 2 until man
stops turning.
7. Peek-a-boo - From forward rock, Man rolls partner into his right arm.
Woman turns counterclockwise into man’s arm.
8. Sweetheart - Same movement as Peek-a-boo, but man switches hand
when turning his partner, and does (4,1) instead of 4&1
to mirror woman’s footwork.
9. Charge - From Side break, both partners turn and go forward on 4&1
and rock on 2,3. Stay in promenade position backwards for
4&1 and rock on 2,3. Man exits after forward rock turning
to face partner.
10. Hipper Dipper - From Crossover break, after break on 2,3, step to the
side (left) and kick (to the left) replace right foot and
shift both knees right and left, and finish with sidetogether-side into crossover break.
Curt and Wendy Johnson
(205) 419-5104
Advanced Cha Cha
(1,2,3,4 &,1,2,3,4 &)
change direction (or rock-step) on 2
11. Open Box - From the front half of the Progressive basic, rock forward and back, and
then side-together-side to the left. Starting with the Right foot, take two steps forward, then sidetogether-side to the right. Then starting with the Left, take two steps back. While doing the step,
there is a constant rotation counter-clockwise.
12. Syncopated Cha Cha - From the front half of the Progressive basic, rock forward and
back, and then back lock step (in front), back lock step, back lock step, rock back and forward,
and forward lock step (in back), forward lock step, forward lock step, rock forward and back.
13. Cross Body Lead - From the front half of the Progressive basic, rock forward and back,
and then a side-together-side turning counter-clockwise as the lady walks straight forward (cha
cha cha), rock back as you turn the lady in front of you, step forward and cha cha cha.
14. Yale
15. Chasse with Hop
16. Cross Body Lead & Half Moons -
17. Open Break & Double Turn
18. Peek-a-boo With Turn (2 Variations)
19. Scallop
20. Pendulum