cha-chacha-cha-chan.2
/ˈtʃɑːtʃɑː/, U.S. /ˈtʃɑˌtʃɑ/ /ˌtʃatʃaˈtʃɑː/ A type of ballroom dance to Latin-American rhythm; also, the music for this dance. Hence as v. intransitive.
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society > leisure > dancing > types of dance or dancing > ballroom dancing > [noun] > Latin-American dances
samba1885
rumba1912
tango1913
tangoing1913
milonga1914
carioca1934
beguine1935
mambo1946
cha-cha1954
society > leisure > dancing > types of dance or dancing > ballroom dancing > dance ballroom dance [verb (intransitive)] > Latin-American
tango1913
rumba1934
samba1950
cha-cha1954
society > leisure > the arts > music > type of music > dance music > [noun] > folk or country dance > Latin-American
fandango1800
zamacueca1855
habanera1878
rumba1912
tango1913
milonga1914
guajira1923
samba1929
son1931
son Afro-Cubano1942
mambo1946
Afro1949
montuno1951
cha-cha1954
guaracha1956
pachanga1956
bossa nova1962
salsa1975
songo1978
1954 Melody 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.
1955 Melody Maker 16 July 5/3 ‘Cha-cha-cha’ is danced very much more delicately over here than in England.
1959 Cambr. Rev. 31 Jan. 279/1 We called on an old boy, to find him cha-cha-cha-ing with a young lady.
1959 Economist 4 Apr. 46/1 Cha-cha dance music.
1962 Times 11 June 3/1 Brazilian claques..cheered, cha cha-ed.
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