Cha cha slide

The Cha-Cha is a lively and fun dance that really gets you moving on the dance floor. Quite similar to the Rumba and Mambo, Cha-Cha took the slower steps of both dance and added a triple step. The Cha-Cha has become a must learn for beginning dance students. Throughout the years gaining popularity due to its simplicity and energy. The History of The Cha-Cha First introduced to the United States in 1954, the popular dance was at one time referred to as Cha Cha Cha. By 1959, the dance movement gained so much popularity that it eventually replaced The basics moves of the cha cha are very simple. The leader starts off with their left foot and the follower starts with their right foot. During the next beat, the follower counts one or three of the measures. At the same time, the leader would adjust their movement to the follower’s location on the dance floor. The follower walks forward in the first two beats of each pattern then steps three times at the end of the movement. This is known as the anchor step. There are two versions of the origin of the name Cha Cha. The first gives credit to a Cuban violinist named Enrique Jorrin. Jorrin coined the term “Cha Cha” to vocally mimic the shuffling sound of the dancer’s shoes when it hits the dance floor. Pierre Lavelle is credited as importing the Cha Cha to the continent of Europe. During the 1950’s Lavelle would travel to Cuba to observe and study the culture’s style of dance. He noticed how the dancers added additional steps to the...

About Cha Cha Slide "Cha Cha Slide" is a song by American artist DJ Casper, also known as Mr. C The Slide Man. The song was released as a single in August 2000, and spent five weeks on the chart of Billboard Hot 100, peaking at the position of number 83. It continued to hit charts throughout the world for four years, topping the UK Singles Chart in March 2004. The song was also part of an eleven track album, Cha Cha Slide: The Original Slide Album, released in September 2000. Originally aimed at aerobics sessions and night clubs alike, the song is often played at dance clubs, school PE/dances/proms, parties, ice and roller skating rinks, bar mitzvahs, weddings, and sporting events in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and other English-speaking countries.

Bar goers at Johhny Kaws Sports Bar in Aggieville listen to music and dance on March 4, 2016. (Miranda Snyder | Collegian Media Group) It is a song that is instantly recognizable and accessible for dancers, with synchronized clapping and the commands of DJ Casper reverberating across the dance floor. From wedding receptions to high school proms, the “Cha Cha Slide” is a line dance staple. In fact, it’s practically inescapable. Despite its prevalence, people seem to know little about the song that has become an inexorable part of dance culture. All Andrew Spindler, junior in mechanical engineering, actually knows of the “Cha Cha Slide” is the lyrics, “slide to the left.” “It’s that song from wedding dances or dance occasions or whatever,” Spindler said. The “Cha Cha Slide” is part of a collection of line dances known as slides, including “The Electric Slide” and “The Cupid Shuffle.” “It’s a great line dance,” said Oliver Schmitz, junior in agricultural technology management. DJ Casper starts the song by saying, “This is something new, the ‘Casper Slide Part Two.’” But this introduction raises several questions: What happened to the “Casper Slide Part One?” Who is DJ Casper? And what made him a figure we blindly listen to on the dance floor? To answer these questions, we’re going to have to “take it back now y’all.” Related: KSDB continued to share music after Nichols Hall fire The “Cha Cha Slide” got its start in Chicago, at Bally’s Total Fitness club in 1996. Fitness train...

This is something new The Casper Slide part two Featuring the Platinum Band And this time We're going to get funky Funky Everybody clap your hands Clap, clap, clap, clap your hands Clap, clap, clap, clap your hands Alright now, we're going to do the basic step To the left Take it back now, y'all One hop this time Right foot, let's stomp Left foot, let's stomp Cha cha real smooth Turn it out To the left Take it back now y'all One hop this time Right foot, let's stomp Left foot, let's stomp Cha cha now y'all Now it's time to get funky To the right now To the left Take it back now y'all One hop this time One hop this time Right foot two stomps Left foot two stomps Slide to the left Slide to the right Criss cross Criss cross Cha cha real smooth Let's go to work To the left Take it back now y'all Two hops this time Two hops this time Right foot two stomps Left foot two stomps Hands on you knees, hands on your knees Get funky with it Oh yeah Come on, cha cha now y'all Turn it out To the left Take it back now y'all Five hops this time Right foot let's stomp Left foot let's stomp Right foot again Left foot again Right foot let's stomp Left foot let's stomp Freeze Everybody clap your hands Come on y'all, check it out y'all How low can you go? Can you go down low? All the way to the floor? How low can you go? Can you bring it to the top? Like it never never stop? Can you bring it to the top? One hop Right foot now Left foot now y'all Cha cha real smooth Turn it out To the left Take ...

This is somethin' new The Casper Slide part two Featuring the Platinum Band And this time we're gonna get funky (Funky) Everybody clap your hands (Hands) Clap, clap, clap, clap your hands Clap, clap, clap, clap your hands Alright now, we gonna do the basic steps To the left Take it back now, y'all One hop this time Right foot, let's stomp Left foot, let's stomp Cha cha real smooth Turn it out To the left Take it back now, y'all One hop this time Right foot, let's stomp Left foot, let's stomp Cha cha now, y'all Now it's time to get funky To the right now To the left Take it back now, y'all One hop this time, one hop this time Right foot, two stomps Left foot, two stomps Slide to the left Slide to the right Criss cross, criss cross Cha cha real smooth Let's go to work To the left Take it back now, y'all Two hops this time, two hops this time Right foot, two stomps Left foot, two stomps Hands on your knees, hands on your knees (Get funky with it, oh yeah) C'mon, cha cha now, y'all Turn it out To the left Take it back now, y'all Five hops this time (Hop it out now!) Right foot, let's stomp Left foot, let's stomp Right foot again Left foot again Right foot, let's stomp Left foot, let's stomp Freeze! Everybody clap your hands Come on, y'all Check it out, y'all, ha! How low can you go? Can you go down low? All the way to the floor How low can you go? Can you bring it to the top? Like you never never stop? Can you bring it to the top, one hop Right foot now Left foot now, y'all Ch...

We all love Cha Cha Slide by DJ Casper, we have ourselves a really fun one. (Apologies in advance for getting this song in your head like it did with my coworkers, but maybe we should collectively take a Cha Cha Slide break and dance for a few minutes). It’s a simple one: just google Cha Cha Slide, find the microphone under the video and click on it. The result? Your web page will literally do the dance per DJ Casper’s instructions as you keep clicking on the icons.