cha-cha

noun

ˈchä-(ˌ)chä 

: a fast rhythmic ballroom dance of Latin American origin with a basic pattern of three steps and a shuffle

Examples of cha-cha in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Technically speaking, Amber turns in a pretty stellar week-one cha-cha, and the notes from the judges are mostly about finesse and refinement. — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2026

During the first week of season 35 of Dancing with the Stars, celebrity contestant Guillermo Rodriguez made headlines with one of the lowest scores in the show’s history after dancing the cha-cha with partner Witney Carson. — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Sep. 2026

Garth and her partner, Hough, earned a perfect score of 30 for their cha-cha-cha, but were eliminated just one day later, in the show's semi-finals, after falling short in the viewer votes. — Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 26 May 2026

Undergraduates are rushing to sign up for his classes in such old-timey dances as waltz, tango, swing, salsa, cha-cha and two step. — Martha Ross, Mercury News, 17 Jan. 2026

Word History

Etymology

American Spanish cha-cha-cha

First Known Use

1954, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for cha-cha

• caccia
• dacha
• gotcha