Tutorial

Cha Cha Slide by Mr C

Tutorial Video:

Song Video:

Designed By:

Jen Keet

FIT Categories:

Elements/Purpose:

Categories:

Cardio

Tempo:

Mid-Tempo

Time:

3:42

Age Group:

7-11, 12-14, Teens-Tweens, Family-Groove

Genre/Year:

Pop

Themes:

Other

Moves:

Cha-Cha-Slide

Style Words:

Funky, Dance, Attitude, Style

Access Level:

Kids Facilitator

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Coaching Notes:

Pre-Teach: Let class know if they don’t know the dance it is easy to follow
Focus: External
Purpose: Fun line dance group party

First move: See below for all the moves, song will tell you what to do! Also with the younger age groups be aware that people will be sliding to the sides and they might not be the correct right and left… just get them moving!

Transitions:

0:00 March
0:06 Clap
0:25 To left, take it back, 1 hop right foot stomp left foot stomp cha cha smooth (walk up 4 walk back 4) Turn it out (turn or march)
0:41 To left, take it back, 1 hop right foot stomp left foot stomp cha cha smooth (walk up 4 walk back 4) Turn it out (turn or march) now time to get funky
0:55 To left, take it back, 1 hop, one hop, right foot 2 stomps, left foot 2 stomps, slide to the left, slide to the right, criss cross (jump legs cross jump out wide) criss cross, cha cha smooth (walk up 4 walk back 4) Turn it out (turn or march)
1:19 To left, take it back, 2 hop, 2 hop, right foot 2 stomps, left foot 2 stomps, hands on your knees (cross arms over crazy knees) cha cha smooth (walk up 4 walk back 4) Turn it out (turn or march)
1:44 To left, take it back, 5 hops this time, right foot stomp, left foot stomp, right foot again, left foot again, right foot stomp, left foot stomp Freeze. Now everybody clap your hands (move fast clap all around) how low can you go ? Bring it to the top. 1 hop, right foot now left foot now cha cha
2:34 To left, take it back, 1 hop, one hop, reverse (hop and turn around), reverse slide to the left, slide to the right ,reverse reverse, reverse reverse, cha cha now yall cha cha again
3:03 To left, take it back, 2 hop, 2 hops, right foot stomp, left foot stomp, Charlie brown, slide to the right, slide to the left, take it back now yall cha cha and dance to end