"TO THE LEFT NOW":
GRAPEVINE LEFT WITH TOUCH
1,2 Step LEFT to left side; Cross RIGHT
behind Left
3,4 Step LEFT to left side; Touch RIGHT beside Left
"TAKE IT BACK NOW":
STROLL BACK WITH TOUCH
1,2 Step back RIGHT; Step back LEFT
3,4 Step back RIGHT; Touch LEFT beside Right
(Option: try mashed potato steps back, or a rolling turn
back)
"ONE HOP THIS TIME":
HOP FORWARD
1 Hop forward on Right, hitching
LEFT
(Option: if you don't like to hop you can scoot forward on
both feet. The number of hops Casper will ask you to do will
vary throughout the song)
"RIGHT FOOT LET'S
STOMP": RIGHT STOMP FORWARD
1 With weight on Left stomp RIGHT
forward
(Option: you can spread your arms to add attitude with each
stomp)
"LEFT FOOT LET'S
STOMP": LEFT STOMP FORWARD
1 With weight on Right stomp LEFT
forward
(Option: you can spread your arms to add attitude with each
stomp. The number of stomps Casper will ask you to do will vary)
"NOW CHA-CHA": JAZZ
BOX (WITH ATTITUDE)
1,2 Cross RIGHT over Left; Step back
LEFT
3,4 Step RIGHT to right side; Step forward LEFT
(Option: you can do mambo rocks, or anything else you feel
fits. Casper will ask you twice or more so keep listening)
"TURN IT OUT" OR
"LET'S GO TO WORK": ¼ TURN LEFT INTO GRAPEVINE RIGHT WITH TOUCH
1 Make ¼ turn left stepping RIGHT to
right side
2-4 Cross LEFT behind Right; Step RIGHT to right side; Touch
LEFT beside Right
"CLAP": HAND CLAPS
1-16 Clap your hands in time with the
music
"KRIS KROSS": JUMP APART,
JUMP & CROSS
1,2 Jump feet apart; Jump feet
together crossing RIGHT over Left
"SLIDE TO THE LEFT":
LEFT SLIDE
1,2 Step LEFT to left side; Slide
RIGHT to touch beside Left
(In part of the track Casper will ask you to "reverse" the
slide steps)
"SLIDE TO THE RIGHT":
RIGHT SLIDE
1,2 Step RIGHT to right side; Slide
LEFT to touch beside Right
(In part of the track Casper will ask you to "reverse" the
slide steps)
"HOW LOW CAN YOU GO":
LIMBO/TWIST DOWN
1-16 Limbo/twist down
"BRING IT TO THE
TOP": STAND UP WAVING ARMS
1-16 Rise arms up waving to the beat
"HANDS ON YOUR
KNEES": KNEE KNOCKS
1-8 Knock knees together, criss
crossing hands on knees
"CHARLIE BROWN":
CHARLIE BROWN
"Jazz Jump" (2 footed jump). In the
Cha-cha Slide, the jumps can be forward and back, or from LEFT
to RIGHT while nodding your head, or turning your head from side
to side
"FREEZE": STRIKE A
POSE
1 Strike a pose and freeze
About The Cha Cha Slide
The Cha Cha Slide is a dance created by Chicago DJ and performer Mr. C -- short for Casper (his real name is Willie Perry, Jr.). Driven by his called-out instructions ("Slide to the left! Now, slide to the right!"), Cha Cha Slide is sort of like the younger sister with quite a few added twists and turns.
Mr. C developed the slide in 1996 as an
aerobic workout for a trainer at Bally's Fitness. "It works your
whole body," he said. "If you do the dance, you'll
feel it everywhere." Cha Cha Slide -- named after the Latin
"Cha-Cha" step that is part of the dance -- became a hit with
gym members and word of it quickly spread beyond the aerobics
studio. Mr. C also found himself in the recording studio when
the dance's popularity prompted him to record the CD, featuring
his instructions over an infectious bass beat.
In 2001, the dance started to catch on in various parts of the
USA, particularly in Chicago, Atlanta, Detroit and Houston where
urban contemporary radio stations (and later mobile DJs) began
playing the song. Request keep coming in and making Mr. C a
hit!
Mr. C says that dance is his "real
calling," he refuses to accept the idea that it's passé. "People
do still dance -- it's just time for them to get used to new
dances. I'm trying to introduce that to them with the Cha Cha
Slide."
Cher!
