Cowboy or Traveling Cha-Cha

The Social version of cha-cha emphasizes the Latin hip motion while the country version has no Latin hips and a shuffle triple step. There are different versions of the Country Cha-Cha just like there are different versions of the Two-Step. The Cowboy Cha-Cha (also known as the Traveling Cha-Cha) is the most popular. It can be done as a line dance or a progressive partner pattern dance going around the floor. The videos below will concentrate on the partner dance. Most of the partner dance is done from the sweetheart or cape position. The dance is done to slower music at a preferred 100 – 125 bpm.

Music Examples:

• Brooks and Dunn - Neon Moon – 102 bpm
• Josh Turner - Your Man – 101 bpm
• Brooks and Dunn - My Maria – 123 bpm
• Josh Turner - Why Don’t We Just Dance – 122 bpm

Tutorials:

In this video, Anthony and Rose Lewis of Country Dance X teach you how to dance Country Cha-Cha basic steps. While there are also cha-cha line dances and patterned country cha-cha dances (such as the cowboy cha-cha), the country cha-cha dance in this video is the lead and follow version of country cha-cha dance. These basic steps are useful when a traveling dance is not possible on a crowded dance floor.

• Country Cha Cha Basic Steps | How to Country Cha Cha Dance

Partner videos with basic cowboy cha-cha pattern steps. You may find different sequences and different patterns on each of the videos.

• How to Cowboy Cha Cha
• Cowboy Cha Cha (Couples Dance) Walkthrough
• Cowboy Cha Cha Tutorial
• Cowboy Cha Cha Partner Dance