Position: Begun in side-by-side position
BASIC CHA-CHA:
BOTH:
1-2-3&4Rock forward left, recover right, shuffle back left
5-6-7&8Rock back right, recover left, shuffle forward right
9-10-11&12Rock forward left, recover right, shuffle back left
LADY'S TURN:
13-14-15&16MAN: Rock back right, recover left, shuffle forward right
LADY: Rock back right, recover left, ½ turn left (facing RLOD) & shuffle right
17-18-19&20MAN: Rock forward left, recover right, shuffle back left
LADY: Rock back left, recover right, ½ turn right (facing LOD) & shuffle left
21-22-23&24MAN: Rock back right, recover left, shuffle forward right
LADY: Rock back right, recover left, ½ turn left (facing RLOD) & shuffle right
25-26-27&28MAN: Rock forward left, recover right, shuffle back left
LADY: Rock back left, recover right, ½ turn right (facing LOD) & shuffle left
BASIC CHA-CHA:
29-30-31&32BOTH: Rock back right, recover left, shuffle forward right
STEP-TURNS:
33-34-35&36Step forward left, ½ turn right (facing RLOD), shuffle forward left
37-38-39&40Step forward right, ½ turn left (facing LOD), shuffle forward right
41-42-43&44Step forward left, ½ turn right (facing RLOD), shuffle forward left
45-46-47&48Step forward right, ½ turn left (facing LOD), shuffle forward right
WALK-WALKS:
49-50-51&52Step forward left, step forward right, shuffle forward left
53-54-55&56Step forward right, step forward left, shuffle forward right
57-58-59&60Step forward left, step forward right, shuffle forward left
61-62-63&64Step forward right, step forward left, shuffle forward right
WEAVE THE BASKET:
65-66-67&68MAN: Step left behind right, step together right, shuffle in-place left
LADY: Side step left (crossing in front), step right behind left, shuffle in-place left
69-70-71&72MAN: Step right across left (crossing in front), step together left, shuffle in-place right
LADY: Side step right, step left behind right, shuffle in-place right
73-74-75&76MAN: Step left behind right, step together right, shuffle in-place left
LADY: Side step left (crossing in front), step right behind left, shuffle in-place left
77-78-79&80MAN: Step right across left (crossing in front), step together left, shuffle in-place right
LADY: Side step right, step left behind right, shuffle in-place right
REPEAT
BASIC CHA-CHA:
BOTH:
1-2-3&4Rock forward left, recover right, shuffle back left
5-6-7&8Rock back right, recover left, shuffle forward right
9-10-11&12Rock forward left, recover right, shuffle back left
LADY'S TURN:
13-14-15&16MAN: Rock back right, recover left, shuffle forward right
LADY: Rock back right, recover left, ½ turn left (facing RLOD) & shuffle right
17-18-19&20MAN: Rock forward left, recover right, shuffle back left
LADY: Rock back left, recover right, ½ turn right (facing LOD) & shuffle left
21-22-23&24MAN: Rock back right, recover left, shuffle forward right
LADY: Rock back right, recover left, ½ turn left (facing RLOD) & shuffle right
25-26-27&28MAN: Rock forward left, recover right, shuffle back left
LADY: Rock back left, recover right, ½ turn right (facing LOD) & shuffle left
BASIC CHA-CHA:
29-30-31&32BOTH: Rock back right, recover left, shuffle forward right
STEP-TURNS:
33-34-35&36Step forward left, ½ turn right (facing RLOD), shuffle forward left
37-38-39&40Step forward right, ½ turn left (facing LOD), shuffle forward right
41-42-43&44Step forward left, ½ turn right (facing RLOD), shuffle forward left
45-46-47&48Step forward right, ½ turn left (facing LOD), shuffle forward right
WALK-WALKS:
49-50-51&52Step forward left, step forward right, shuffle forward left
53-54-55&56Step forward right, step forward left, shuffle forward right
57-58-59&60Step forward left, step forward right, shuffle forward left
61-62-63&64Step forward right, step forward left, shuffle forward right
WEAVE THE BASKET:
65-66-67&68MAN: Step left behind right, step together right, shuffle in-place left
LADY: Side step left (crossing in front), step right behind left, shuffle in-place left
69-70-71&72MAN: Step right across left (crossing in front), step together left, shuffle in-place right
LADY: Side step right, step left behind right, shuffle in-place right
73-74-75&76MAN: Step left behind right, step together right, shuffle in-place left
LADY: Side step left (crossing in front), step right behind left, shuffle in-place left
77-78-79&80MAN: Step right across left (crossing in front), step together left, shuffle in-place right
LADY: Side step right, step left behind right, shuffle in-place right
REPEAT