How to count 1 da 2, 3 da 4 rhythm in square dance?

In square dance, "1 da 2" is counted as 2 steps, and similarly "3 da 4" is counted as 2 steps. That is, 1, 2, 3, 4 rhythm. Generally used in the teaching of the paw step or called cha-cha-cha step. The left paw step is left-right-left (left foot start, followed by the right foot step, and then fall to the left foot), the right paw step is right-right-right.