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Social Dances and Dance Mixers

Social dances are intended to help people get to know each other at social functions. They are usually performed in pairs and include ballroom dances as well as Latin dances like the salsa, mambo, merengue, cha-cha-cha, rumba, and samba. The cha-cha-cha originated in Cuba and is danced to music of the same name, with the basic steps involving the dancers taking turns stepping sideways away from and then back towards their partner in time with the beat over six counts.

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Social Dances and Dance Mixers

Social dances are intended to help people get to know each other at social functions. They are usually performed in pairs and include ballroom dances as well as Latin dances like the salsa, mambo, merengue, cha-cha-cha, rumba, and samba. The cha-cha-cha originated in Cuba and is danced to music of the same name, with the basic steps involving the dancers taking turns stepping sideways away from and then back towards their partner in time with the beat over six counts.

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SOCIAL DANCES AND

DANCE MIXERS
Social Dances and Dance Mixers
• Are dances intended primarily to
get know each other people in
attendance to a certain social
function.

• They are also called ballroom


dances
• They are usually performed in
pairs, male and female,but may
also be perfomed in groups.
Social dances are classified into two major
classifications:

• LATIN AMERICAN DANCES AND MODERN STANDARD


DANCES
LATIN AMERICAN DANCES
• It includes the salsa, mamboo,
merengue, swing ,cha-cha-cha,
rumba and samba

• They are called Latin American


Dances because most of them are
from the Latin-American
countries.
Cha-cha-cha
• its a Latin American Dances

• It a dance originating from Cuba and is danced to music by the same


name, derived from the synchronization of the fourth beat in the
music.
. Instructions/Procedures to dance basic Cha-
cha-cha
Step 1: Get Music, Shoes and a Partner
• Before getting started, it is good
to have Cha-cha music is
available

• To dance the Cha-cha best, it is


helpful to have proper footwear.
Pictures of Latin shoes for both
men and women are shown.
2.Dance Position
• Man: Place your right hand on
the woman's back with the hand
over the left shoulder blade.With
your other hand,hold the
woman's right hand at her eye
level.The elbows should be up
and about a foot apart from each
other.
• Woman: Place your left hand on
the outside of the man's right
shoulder,with your arm on top
his.With your other hand, hold
the man's left hand at your eye
level. Elbows should be up and
about a foot from the man's.
3. Break Step( Counts Two-and- Three)
Step 4: Cha-cha-cha( Counts Four-and One
Man:
Count “Four”. Step to the left with
your left foot shoulder width from
your right foot
Count “ and” Bring your right foot
to the left foot
Count “One” Take another step to
the left foot about a shoulder's
width from your right foot
Woman:
Count “ four”: Step to the right
with your foot about shoulder
width from your left foot
Count “ and”: Bring your left foot
to your right foot
Count” One”: Take another step to
the right withyour righrt foot about
a shoulder's width from your left
foot.
Man:
Count “Two”.Take one step back
with your right foot, placing all
your weight on that foot
Count “Three”. Replace your
weight onto your left foot
5.Another Break Step( Counts Two-and-Three)
Woman:
Count” two”: Take one step
forward onto your left foot,placing
all your weight onto that foot.
Count “ Three”:Replace your
weight onto the right foot
Step 6: Another Cha-cha-cha( Counts Four -and
-One)
Man:
Count “ Four”: Step to the right
with your right foot about shoulder
width from your left foot
Count “ and”: Bring your left foot
to your right
Count “ One”: Take another step
to the righrt with your right foot
about a shoulder's width from your
left foot
Woman:
Count “ Four”: Step to the left
with your left foot about shoulder
width from your right foot
Count “ and”: Bring your right
foot to the left foot
Count “ One”: Take another step
to the left foot about a shoulder's
width from your right foot

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