The cha-cha-cha (also called cha-cha) is a dance of Cuban origin. It is danced to the music of the same name introduced by the Cuban composer and violinist Enrique Jorrin in the early 1950s. This rhythm was developed from the danzón-mambo.

In this workshop, you will learn the four elements of the cha-cha basic: walking steps, forward, backward, sidesteps and the rock step also New York, Spot Turn, Hand to Hand, Open basic, Basic and in place.

Learn fun choreography to “Smooth” by Santana (feat Rob Thomas.)

Open to all levels, no previous experience required.

About Anita VK:

Anita was born and raised in Chile. From an early age and to this day, she has always enjoyed learning different styles of dance such as Ballet, Modern/Contemporary Dance, Latin Ballroom (Samba, Chacha, Rumba and Paso Doble) Salsa, Bachata, and West African dance. She graduated at the Conservatory Izidor Handler in the Department of Contemporary Dance (Graham and Leeder technique). She has a Bachelor of Science in Physical Activity with a concentration in Health from University of Playa Ancha.

She is a dancer for the H2O Dance Company, run by Artistic Director Rebekah Brown and Accipiter Dance Artistic Director Brianna Pilkinton.