I did do some dancing in my absence. When I was doing the dishes each night I boogied to my Pandora playlist AND I briefly watched a few minutes of the premiere of "Dancing with Stars" with my mom as I was doing laundry.
HOWEVER, I did get a chance in between teaching and other duties to do some research and think about a few things.
​Back when I went to the Synergy dance studio with my friends, I was taught how to dance the cha cha but I was not terribly good at it.
So, I found the steps for the ladies' portion of the dance.
According to this surprisingly well-researched explanation I found online, "These days, [the Charleson] more often lends steps to jive & quickstep, rather than being danced as its own, exclusive dance...[Dancers often] incorporate Charleston steps into other dances." Considering that there are more "quicksteps" in the cha cha, the Charleston could prove quite helpful here!
After studying and reviewing the diagram several times, seeing patterns (almost like two triangles of motion it seems (step right, step up, rock step back where you were and then out left and together and out left and then back and rock step forward and right and right; it's repetitive!) and watching and dancing along with the video, I think I finally mastered it. I didn't want to complicate matters with adding music at this point (and so I could hear myself counting in my head), so it's just my feet!
Check out my results and let me know what you think!