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A dance developed from a Cuban Rumba step, The Cha Cha. When the English dance teacher Pierre Lavelle visited Cuba in 1952, he realised that sometimes the Rumba was danced with extra beats. When he returned to Britain, he started teaching these steps as a separate dance.

How routines should look:

The Cha Cha Cha and the Rumba have the same basic steps, they are just danced to a different rhythm. The Rumba is romantic whereas the Cha Cha Cha is bright and lively.

It should be a cheeky dance.

Routines should include:

Very synchronised movements, working in parallel with each other.

Lots of bum and leg action.

The legs should not be outside the body frame.