The cha - cha - chá, or simply cha - cha in the U.S., is a dance of Cuban origin. It is danced to the music of the same name introduced by Cuban composer and violinist Enrique Jorrin in the early 1950 's. This rhythm was developed from the danzón - mambo. The name of the dance is an onomatopoeia derived from the shuffling sound of the dancers ' feet.
who invented the cha cha dance and in what year
Cuban composer and violinist Enrique Jorrin in the early 1950 's