The Cuban Cha-Cha Dance

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The Cha-Cha

The Cha-Cha dance originated in Cuba in the early 1950s. it was made by Cuban composer Enrique Jorrin who was a violinist in the Orquesta America. Orquesta America is a Cuban charange orchestra founded in Havana in 1942 by singer Ninon Mondejar. The prominent members were Alex Sosa who played the piano; Enrique Jorrin, Antonio Sanchez and Felix Guerra who played the violins and Luan Ramos who played the flute. They performed at various dance halls in Cuba where they played Danzon, Danzonete and danzon-mambo for dance orientated crowds. The Cha-Cha is typically danced to authentic Cuban music, but sometimes to Latin Pop or Latin Rock. The original Cuban Cha-Cha count is "two, three, cha cha cha", "four-and-one, two three" or "one, two three, cha cha". Cha-Cha derived …show more content…
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