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cha-cha, cha-cha-cha|ˈtʃɑːtʃɑː, ˌtʃatʃaˈtʃɑː|
[Amer. Sp. cha-cha-cha.]
A type of ballroom dance to Latin-American rhythm; also, the music for this dance. Hence as v. intr.
1954Melody Maker 11 Dec. 15/2 What Touzet means by ‘cha-cha’, as far as I can make out, is simply a mambo with a pronounced güiro rhythm. 1955Ibid. 16 July 5/3 ‘Cha-cha-cha’ is danced very much more delicately over here than in England. 1959Camb. Rev. 31 Jan. 279/1 We called on an old boy, to find him cha-cha-cha-ing with a young lady. 1959Economist 4 Apr. 46/1 Cha-cha dance music. 1962Times 11 June 3/1 Brazilian claques..cheered, cha cha-ed. |