Fact or Bluff
1. Fact or Bluff: The Cha-Cha-Cha originated in Brazil in the 1920s.
Bluff (The Cha-Cha-Cha originated in Cuba in the 1950s)
What does "cha-cha-cha" refer to?
a) The sound of drums
b) The movement of dancers' feet
c) A Cuban festival
d) A type of music
b.) The movement of dancers' feet
1. What country is the cha-cha originally from?
Cuba
2. Fact or Bluff: The rhythm of Cha-Cha-Cha is based on a 3/4 time signature.
Bluff (It is based on a 4/4 time signature)
What is the basic rhythm of cha-cha?
a) Quick-quick-slow
b) Slow-slow-quick-quick-slow
c) Two slow steps, then three quick steps
d) One-two-three-four
c) Two slow steps, then three quick steps
In what year was cha-cha developed?
Cha-cha was developed in the early 1950s.
1. Fact or Bluff: The Cha-Cha-Cha originated in Brazil in the 1920s.
Bluff (It was originated in Cuba in the 1950s.)
How is cha-cha different from mambo?
a) Cha-cha is faster than mambo
b) Cha-cha is slower and easier than mambo
c) Cha-cha is only danced in pairs
d) Cha-cha has no music
b) Cha-cha is slower and easier than mambo
What kind of music is cha-cha danced to?
Latin music
3. Fact or Bluff: Cha-Cha-Cha was originally a slow dance performed only in Cuba.
Bluff (It started as a faster version of Mambo and spread internationally.)
Who created cha-cha music?
a) Tito Puente
b) Celia Cruz
c) Enrique Jorrín
d) Juan Luis Guerra
c) Enrique Jorrín
What type of dance influenced cha-cha?
Mambo