Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A rhythmic ballroom dance that originated in Latin America.
- intransitive verb To perform this dance.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun a modern ballroom dance from Latin America; it uses two slow steps followed by three quick small steps, with swaying movements of the hips, and has many variations of movements based on that rhythm.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
ballroom dance to aLatin American rhythm . - noun The
music for this dance. - verb intransitive To dance the cha-cha.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb dance the cha-cha
- noun a modern ballroom dance from Latin America; small steps and swaying movements of the hips
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Our cha-cha is just going to be a straight-out cha-cha.
Dancing's Maks: No One Knows What to Expect From Kirstie 2011
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She picked the team's song "Tonight" by Enrique Iglesias... which is now Auto-Tuned for a futuristic cha-cha?
Dancing with the Stars Episode Recap: Monday, Oct. 3, 2011 2011
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Are you more focused on the individual dances or the cha-cha?
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Noelle grabbed me up in her arms and, with an incredibly straight face, started to lead me in what I think was a cha-cha.
Ominous Kate Brian 2011
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This is the third time all of you will be doing the cha-cha.
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The Disney star has her work cut out for her this week: Besides two individual routines, she will face off with the other three couples in a winner-takes-all cha-cha with 15 points on the line.
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You learn moves derived from the cha-cha, samba and jive, Ross says.
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The workouts here each feature one Latin dance style -- cha-cha, salsa, merengue, samba or rhumba.
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The cha-cha — making it straight-legged and technically perfect.
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Kane: Laughs The cha-cha has made a lot of appearances this year!
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