Cha Cha Leads

In today's (eleventh) class, we were taught taking leads in Cha Cha. These are very similar to leads in Rumba, only difference being, that there is no shift-2-shift step. We learned leads in basic, Newyork, hand to hand and New-hand steps.

Basic leads: Male partner gives a slight push/pull to his left/right hands, towards forward/backward/side directions.

Newyork leads: Male partner leaves female partner's right hand and try to bring left hand inside (towards his right direction). His right hand kind of flies towards right direction. Similarly, for other side, he leaves left hand and bring in right hand (towards left direction). He does not hold hands tight, and the contacting hands kind of slide, with her fingers sliding over his fingers.

Hand to hand leads: He slightly pushes girl's left hand and try to bring right hand inside (towards left direction). Left hand kind of flies towards left direction. Similarly, for other side, he pushes right hand and bring in left hand (towards right direction). Again, he does not hold hands tight, and the contacting hands kind of slide, with her fingers sliding over his fingers.

New-Hand leads: He picks up both hands to shoulder height. First he does Newyork step and she does hand to hand step, then he does hand to hand step and she complements it with Newyork step. After completion of these steps only, hands come down.