There are 9 basic cha-cha-cha steps, as follows:
1. Time step: weight the left foot and open the right foot. You can also put your right foot back, with the ball of the foot on the ground and the instep collapsing straight. Upper body movement: when moving the right foot, the left hand contracts and the right hand extends. The reverse is the same. Hip movement from diagonal front to side.
2. Cuban Break Step: step up with the left foot diagonally forward, toes turned outward, center of gravity between the two feet, behind the right leg heel off the ground, knee close to the left foot, with a reverse body movement. Right foot in place for center of gravity right foot. Change direction and step up diagonally in front of the right foot and do the same movement.
3, backward lock step: right foot center of gravity, left foot open. Change the center of gravity with the right foot in place. Upper body movement: back off the left foot, contract the right hand and extend the left hand.
4, fixed point turn: left foot crosses the body to step up to the right, leaving the head. The right foot pushes up in place for the axis of the right turn 180 °, at this time the center of gravity is between the two feet. The right foot moves to the right, the left foot opens, change the right foot, do the same action.
5, New York step: center of gravity of the right foot, left foot open, form a foot on the ground, instep collapse straight. Left foot continues to move to the left, right foot opens, forming a foot on the ground, instep collapses straight. Step up with your right foot and do the same.
6, cha-cha-cha walk: right foot center of gravity, left foot forward palm on the ground. On the right foot, contract the left hand and extend the right hand. On the left foot, the right hand contracts and the left hand extends.
7, the word step: right foot center of gravity, left foot open, left foot across the body to the right front side of the right turn 90 °. Left foot backward, right foot backward right turn 90°.
8, in situ center of gravity: no foot movement, just the conversion of the center of gravity between the two feet. Left foot in place, right foot in place. Change one foot to do the same movement.
9. Forward lock step: left foot in place to change the center of gravity. Get on the right foot and cross the left foot behind. Get on the left foot and cross the right foot behind.