This is the last fundamental step in the Cha Cha. Just to recap, in the basic in place we did the triple step on one spot. In the progressive basic we did the triple step forward and back. And now in this side basic step we are doing the triple step sideways.
Dance: Cha Cha
Move: The Side Basic Step
Level: Beginner
Related Cha Cha Lessons:
Cha Cha Basic #1: Basic In place
Cha Cha Basic #2: Progressive Basic Step
Outside Partner
How to Cha Cha dance Steps (All steps)
Wasana Don says
October 19, 2011 at 8:32 amvery nice,what a nice teaching method.
Mark says
October 15, 2013 at 3:55 amSide basic step: so far so good. At least in front of the TV and supervised by you.
nguyen thi Ninh HOng says
November 23, 2013 at 8:01 pmHello Leon,
Your teaching is very nice, it’s simple and I can understand well. if the internet is good from my side it’s perfect.
Thank you very much.
Carol Lee Alp says
March 15, 2014 at 10:59 amIt’s easy to understand. thanks
Nikki says
April 13, 2014 at 4:53 pmExcellent tip about not going up and down. I will pay attention to what I do when I am dancing the Cha Cha basic.
Michael Lin says
March 1, 2015 at 4:38 pmWhere does the hip movement come from?
george stefanick says
October 23, 2016 at 4:50 pmHi Leon, This all new to me ,so my question is when i see 1-18 when this is all put together is this the whole dance??
Leon Turetsky says
October 23, 2016 at 9:51 pmHi George, Thanks for your question. Steps 1-18 are all cha cha moves that you can do on their own or combine them in anyway you want. There are literally 100s of moves out there for cha cha and other ballroom dances – so there is not a finite amount of moves that makes up a dance. These are just the moves available right now and arranged by difficulty level.
george stefanick says
October 24, 2016 at 9:19 amThank you for your answer. so if i met someone for the first time to dance would we have to agree on what move before dancing??
Leon Turetsky says
October 24, 2016 at 9:23 amSometimes yes. But basically you want to get to the point where you can just lead your partner into any move you want. You just need to get good and understand how to lead her into anything. Usually she would at least need to know some of the basic steps, but after that it’s up to you to lead her.
george stefanick says
October 24, 2016 at 9:36 amAgain Thank You Leon.
James Bass says
October 30, 2016 at 10:55 pmHi Leon! I have no partner as yet,but was wondering if you could do a little more on the men steps only,I seem to miss out on one step and be on the wrong leg all the time! Thank You !
Leon Turetsky says
October 31, 2016 at 10:30 amHi James, We cover men’s steps on each video, you can just rewind and watch it again – that’s what’s great about videos!