cha-cha-cha

/ ˌtʃɑːtʃɑːˈtʃɑː /

noun

1. a Latin-American ballroom dance with small steps and swaying hip movements
2. a piece of music composed for this dance

verb

1. to perform this dance

Word History and Origins

Origin of cha-cha-cha¹

C20: from American (Cuban) Spanish

Example Sentences

By 1973, Goodman and Cherry were driving thousands of miles a year, demonstrating the cha-cha-cha and rumba to amateur classes the length and breadth of the country.

From BBC

When Puente died in June 2000 at 77, it was a great blow not only to fans of mambo, cha-cha-cha, bugalú, salsa and Latin jazz, but also to New York itself.

From New York Times

As a friend watched on, the mass murderer Anwar Congo danced the cha-cha-cha.

From BBC

“She’s a smart Mexican woman who doesn’t have to cha-cha-cha her way through a screen to teach people about Mexicans,” he said.

From New York Times

There are usually three live bands, with danzón, swing and cha-cha-cha featured on Tuesdays, and a more tropical feel of cumbia and samba on Sundays, with dance classes on Mondays and Tuesdays.

From The Guardian