Lori’s Cha Cha

A. Stepsheets:

• “Lorrie’s Dance” on Copper Knob
• Modified version of the above step sheet, with the 6 patterns noted on it

The Google Drive Step sheets album has the same materials in it.

B. Videos:

• Lori’s Cha Cha,  ro67ger, youtu.be/U8Mn19hzd8g
• Lorrie’s Dance, slydale1, youtu.be/EaSn-UCEEO4
• Lori’s Cha – Cha, Banjo’s Club, Pittsburg, Ks, stretchnit, youtu.be/vSM7-1bMJbw

Note on the “Chase” part, you see 2 different ways of holding the hands.

And some couple just drop hands completely (a 3rd way to do it).

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C. The 6 Patterns:

There are 6 normal 8-count Cha Cha patterns (rock step, cha-cha-cha; rock step, cha-cha-cha {1-2, 3&4, 5-6, 7&8}) to this dance.
(Where you see an “(rd)”, means I am using the round dance term.)

BALLROOM: Note when you do this dance, you are also doing about 5 different patterns used in ballroom cha cha (basic is done twice).

[1-8] Standard Ballroom Cha Cha basic
ref ballroomdancers.com/Dances/info.asp?sid=303
(note they count it differently)

[9-16] Chase

[17-24] Standard Ballroom Cha Cha basic

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[25-32] Shoulder to Shoulder (rd)

[33-40] Crossover Breaks Forward (New Yorker rd)
ref ballroomdancers.com/Dances/info.asp?sid=305
(note they count it differently)

[41-48] Spot Turn (rd) (turn all way around)