CHA CHA 2000
Music
- Cha Cha 4/4
Tempo
- 25 measures of 4 beats per minute
Pattern
- Optional
Duration
- The time to skate 3 sequences is:
As
you can see from the dance diagram, the steps are arranged in such a way that an
optimal portrayal of the feeling of “1, 2 cha-cha-cha” can be achieved on
the ice. This implies that most steps are short, and although the steps are not
very difficult from a technical point of view care should be taken that the
dance is skated and not walked. Moreover to accentuate the Latin American
character quite a lot of hand-in-hand holds are included where the partners
change positions by passing each other. This makes the dance more complicated
that the usual dances at the bronze level, and from that perspective the Cha Cha
2000 can be seen as a challenge to acquire good body co-ordination. Finally the
hand-in-hand positions give plenty of room for individual interpretation of arm
and hand movements.
The
dance starts with a progressive on count 1 and 2, followed by a left forward
outside edge (step 3) where the free foot is kept slightly away from the skating
foot on the first cha, brought back to the heel of the skating foot on the
second cha, and stretched behind again on the third cha, so that a fully
extended free leg position can be obtained. On step 4 both partners make a cross
roll where the right forward outside edge is hold for two beats on the musical
count of 1 and 2. On the first cha the man makes an open RFO three turn, while
the lady performs a slide chassé. On the second cha both partners bring the
free foot close to the skating foot, and on the third cha away from the skating
foot (in which direction is optional). After the three turn of the man both
partners face each other in closed position, and from step 5 on to step 19 a
‘both hand-in-hand position’ is recommended. After the open Mohawk of the
lady which is skated on count 1 and 2, she keeps her free foot in front on the
first cha of step 10 (LBI), close to the skating foot on the second cha, and
again in front on the third cha. The free foot positions of the man match those
of the lady while he is skating his RFI edge.
Step
19 is a shallow forward inside edge where the man and lady skate on opposite
foot in a ‘one hand-in hand position’. The free leg movement is the same as
in step 3 to accentuate the cha-cha-cha rhythm. From step 19 up to 27b both
partners perform the same steps, but still on opposite feet. In this section of
the dance the lady passes in front of the man twice, whereby they cross each
other’s tracings as if they are skating from one railroad track to the other.
Care should be taken that they do not separate too much from each other,
otherwise the ‘one hand-in-hand positions’ cannot be resumed properly. After
the slip step (27a) both man and lady bring both feet together, which allows for
a smooth transition to continue the dance on a LFI edge for both partners in
kilian hold (step 27b). The slip step (27a) is done on the first cha. On the
second cha the feet are brought together, but the weight is already on the left
foot for both partners, which facilitates the transition to the left forward
inside edge (step 27b), where the free foot is kicked forward on the third cha.
The last steps of the dance are skated on a semicircle and the insertion of a
slight touch down in the middle of each edge of 2 beats allows for a good
expression of the cha-cha-cha feeling.
Inventor
- Peter P. Moormann
First
Performance
- 's Hertogenbosch, Sportiom, The Netherlands, 2000
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Cha Cha 2000
Positions
Step
Man's
Number of
Lady's
No.
Step
beats of music
Step
Kilian
1
LFO
1
LFO
2
RFI-Pr
1
RFI-Pr
3
LFO
2 (ChaChaCha)
LFO
4a
CR-RFO3
2+2
2
CR-RFO
Closed, or
4b
Cha Cha Cha
2
LFI-slCh
Both hand-
5
LBO
1
RFO
in-hand
6
XF-RBI
1
LFI-Pr
7
LBI-slTD-LBI
2 (ChaChaCha)
RFI-slTD-RFI
8
RBO
1
LFO-opMo
9
XF-LBI
1
RBO
10
RFI
2 (ChaChaCha)
LBI
11
LFO
1
RBO
12
RFI-Pr
1
XF-LBI
13
LFI-slTd-LFI
2 (ChaChaCha)
RBI-slTD-RBI
14
RFO
1
LBO
15
LFI-Pr
1
XF-RBI
16
RFI-slTD-RFI
2 (ChaChaCha)
LBI-slTD-LBI
17
LFO
1
RBO
18
RFI-Pr
1
XF-LBI
One hand-
19
LFI-flat
2 (ChaChaCha)
RFI-flat
in-hand:
Lady’s
L in man’s R
20
RFO
1
LFO
21
XB-LFI
1
XB-RFI
Position
change:
22
smWS-RFI-slTD-RFI 2
(ChaChaCha)
smWS-LFI-slTd-LFI (lady passes
Lady’s R in
in front of man)
man’s
L
23
LFO
1
RFO
24
XB-RFI
1
XB-LFI
Position
change:
25
smWS-LFI-slTd-LFI
2 (ChaChaCha)
smWS-RFI-slTD-RFI (lady passes
Lady’s L in
in front of man)
man’s R
26
RFO
1
LFO
27a
CR-LFO
1
CR-RFO
R foot forward Slip Step
2 (Cha)
L foot forward Slip Step
both feet together
(Cha)
both feet together
Kilian
27b
LFI (free leg in front)
(Cha)
LFI (free leg in front)
28
RFO
1
RFO
29
LFI-Pr
1
LFI-Pr
30
RFI-slTD-RFI
2 (ChaChaCha)
RFI-slTD-RFI
31
LFO- very short RFI-Ch
1
LFO- very short RFI-Ch
32
back to LFO
1
back to LFO
33
XF-RFI-slTD-XF-RFI 2
(ChaChaCha)
XF-RFI-slTD-XF-RFI
Pr: progressive / slCh: slide chassé / slTD: slight touch down / smWS: small wide step
