Cha Cha Slide

Choreographed by Mr. C
Description: Phrased, 4 wall, beginner line dance
Music: "Cha-cha Slide Part Ii (Radio Edit)" by Casper
/There is no official sheet for this dance. Similar to
"Superman" by Black Lace or "The Time Warp", you simply do what
the song tells you to do. Below is a guide to the basic routine
but be warned you have to listen because it changes

Counts    Step Descriptions

"TO THE LEFT NOW": GRAPEVINE LEFT WITH TOUCH
1-2	Step left to left side, cross right behind left
3-4	Step left to left side, touch right beside left

"TAKE IT BACK NOW": STROLL BACK WITH TOUCH
1-2	Step back right, step back left
3-4	Step back right, touch left beside right
/Option: try mashed potato steps back, or a rolling turn back

"ONE HOP THIS TIME": HOP FORWARD
1	Hop forward on right, hitching left
/Option: if you don't like to hop you can scoot forward on both
feet
/The amount of hops Casper will ask you to do will vary

"RIGHT FOOT LET'S STOMP": RIGHT STOMP FORWARD
1	With weight on left stop right forward
/Option: you can spread your arms to add attitude with each stomp

"LEFT FOOT LET'S STOMP": LEFT STOMP FORWARD
1	With weight on right stomp left forward
/Option: you can spread your arms to add attitude with each stomp
/The amount of stomps Casper will ask you to do will vary

"NOW CHA-CHA": JAZZ BOX (WITH ATTITUDE)
1-2	Cross right over left, step back left
3-4	Step right to right side, step forward left
/Option: you can do mambo rocks, or anything else you feel fits
/Casper will ask you twice or more so keep listening

"TURN IT OUT" OR "LET'S GO TO WORK": 1/4 TURN LEFT INTO
GRAPEVINE RIGHT WITH TOUCH
1	Make 1/4 turn left stepping right to right side
2-4	Cross left behind right, step right to right side, touch
left beside right

"CLAP": HAND CLAPS
1-16	Clap your hands in time with the music
/Option: some people like walk around while doing their claps

"CRISS CROSS": JUMP APART, JUMP & CROSS
1-2	Jump feet apart, jump feet together crossing right over left

"SLIDE TO THE LEFT": LEFT SLIDE
1-2	Step left to left side, sliding right to touch beside left
/In part of the track Casper will ask you to "reverse" the slide
steps

"SLIDE TO THE RIGHT": RIGHT SLIDE
1-2	Step right to right side, sliding left to touch beside right
/In part of the track Casper will ask you to "reverse" the slide
steps

"HOW LOW CAN YOU GO": LIMBO / TWIST DOWN
1-16	Limbo / twist down (make sure you can get up again)

"BRING IT TO THE TOP": STAND UP WAVING ARMS
1-16	Rise arms up waving to the beat

"HANDS ON YOUR KNEES": KNEE KNOCKS
1-8	Knock knees together, criss crossing hands on knees

"CHARLIE BROWN": CHARLIE BROWN
/There is some confusion over what is required at this part of
the track some people rock forward and back. Some people do
nothing
/Max Perry told us that, socially it has been a term used by
African Americans describing a white person's lack of rhythm
when they dance. The actual dance step is a jump or "Jazz Jump"
(2 footed jump). In the Cha-cha Slide, the jumps can be forward
and back, or from left to right while nodding your head, or
turning your head from side to side

"FREEZE": STRIKE A POSE
1	Strike a pose and freeze

Prep: 05/27/06   11:30
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