Cha cha is one of the easiest dances to find music for when building a playlist. It is written in 4/4 time, the most common time signature in today's music.
The typical tempo for cha cha is around 125 beats per minute (BPM). If your not a musician with the background in figuring out BPM, you can download this nifty tool to do it for you at MixMeister. Remember that BPM translate directly into steps per minute for your dancers, so you should be cognizant of their ability to keep up with the tempo.
Below is short list of some songs you might know, but not as cha cha songs:
(I should note that Ballroomdancers.com has a very extensive list its worth checking out)
Link disclaimer: So that you could click and actually hear some of these song I've linked to You tube. You should note all of these video have nothing to do with ballroom, they are for musical purposes only.
- Kiss the girl- The little mermaid
- I'll Die another Day - Madonna
- Smooth- Santana
- Can't Touch This - MC Hammer
- All I want to do -Sheryl Crow
- Rhythm is Gonna get you -Gloria Estefan
4 comments:
I'm not much of a dancer, and I know that the idea is to click the YouTube links for the music...but I really appreciate your exhibition of my favorite red-haired heroine, Ariel. Yay Kiss the Girl!
Hehe...the Little Mermaid...classic :-)
Hehe...Little Mermaid...classic! :-D
Hehe...Little Mermaid...classic! :-D You may get this comment three times, because I'm not exactly how this blogging stuff work...might want to figure that out though, you know with the pr major and all :-)
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