Arthur Murray Woodland Hills - Cha Cha Dance Lessons

The Cha Cha is one of the many fun and exciting dance styles you can learn at Arthur Murray Dance School in Woodland Hills, CA. This franchise is owned by dancing professionals Robert and Christy Melgoza.

Arthur Murray Woodland Hills
6100 Topanga Canyon Blvd. Suite #2210-A
Woodland Hills, CA 91367
(818) 225-8000
http://www.arthurmurraydanceschools.com

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[jackhiggs]

Your legs aren't straight.

The spot turn is not a spin.

There is no checking action on the forward replace, or any hip action at all really.

Learn to dance before you teach others your bad habits.

[ChiLLer3793]

american cha cha...do the americans have to create an "american version" of everything they see???

[kumarihpx]

Hey Amber! I don't know if you will get the message, but I just wanted to say that you are my new favorite dancer! I saw this video a while back and then investigated to see more of your dances on Youtube. I really like how you move your hips and the momentum and foot placement on the walk and rock steps. I also love how you hold you move your shoulders - wish I lived in CA so I could learn from you in person!

[BrazilCarnivalCOMBR]

Hello my Cha Cha friends. Here you will see a parent kind of dance, which isthe samba dance. This video of the Brazilian Carnival practice was shot at New Years 2011 in Rio de Janeiro, I hope you dance lovers like it. ( The samba dancers were using many kinds of bikini & feathered costumes. )

[Briael]

@gnr5016965  Banca Banca by E-type

[gnr5016965]

Can you tell what song it is playing?

[humblebum75]

yes, the american version is more of a social dance. the international latin ballroom dances tend to be more competitive.

[vvakavvaki]

The american version is easier to perform and is obviously made for everyone,and it takes more practise and hard work for the international version(and it looks better)

[humblebum75]

Don't worry - I think most people aren't aware that the "latin ballroom" dances are not the same as the original versions. (I know its the same thing with Tango, anyway)

[ChiLLer3793]

ah,thank you, I apologize for my ignorance of that;)

[humblebum75]

It's more a question of "why did the europeans have to create their own version, and then call it the 'international version'!" Chachacha was invented in Cuba. In the 1950s, a French dance teacher (Pierre Zurcher Margolie) visited Cuba, and brought cha-cha back to London, adapting it fairly radically for ballroom tastes. N American ballroom dancers did something similar, but they were more influenced by Cuba than by Margolie. Neither version is original - search for "Cuban Cha Cha" for that.