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💃 To dance 💃 A Latin dance
to cha-cha

to cha-cha

6.3
To dance to lively Latin music using small quick steps
  • verb
  • /ˈtʃɑːˌtʃɑː/
translation icon : cha-cha
  • During the party, everyone started to cha-cha to the lively music playing in the background.

Examples

  • At the dance class, the instructor showed us how to cha-cha with rhythm and style.

  • They decided to cha-cha together for the competition, practicing every week to improve their moves.

  • I need you to cha cha real smooth.

  • I think if you if you're doing the cha cha and they're kind of like laughing sushi, you know, you're just trying to own it.

Synonyms

cha-cha-cha
vsto cha-cha
1 7.2

A lively ballroom dance from Cuba with small steps and hip swaying

focuses on syncopated rhythm and lively timing rather than step detail

Surface Forms

cha-cha infinitive
cha-chaed past
cha-chaed past participle
cha-ching present participle
cha-chas third person singular

Etymology

Cha-cha comes from Cuba and is named for the quick 'cha-cha' sound made by the dancers' small steps. So, to cha-cha is to dance those lively, quick steps in time with the music.