The song was played at various nightclubs and was used by Perry's nephew, a fitness trainer at Bally Total Fitness Health Club in Chicago's Hyde Park neighborhood, as the music for a step aerobics class. Perry recorded and released the song at his own expense, and manufactured copies and distributed them with the help of Gardner Douglas ("Cisco"), owner of the Cisco's Music World record stores in Chicago, Illinois.
Around June 12, 1999, Perry recorded a second version of the song, entitled "Casper Slide Part 2," at the home studio of Fred Johnson with the help of Hollywood Scott, band leader for the Platinum Band. The song was inspired by the Chicago stepping movement. Perry wrote and recorded his performance of the original version of the song, titled "Casper Slide Part 1" in January 1998. History "Casper Slide" Pts 1 and 2 ĭJ Casper originally wrote "The Cha-Cha Slide" as a step aerobics routine for his nephew, who was working at the time as a personal trainer at a fitness club. Initially aimed at aerobic sessions and nightclubs alike, the song is often played at dance clubs, school dances, prom nights, birthday parties, ice-skating rinks and roller rinks, bar mitzvahs, quinceañeras, weddings, and sporting events in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and different countries. The song was also part of an 11-track album, Cha Cha Slide: The Original Slide Album, released in September 2000. It continued to be a chart hit around the world for four years, topping the UK Singles Chart in March 2004. The song was released as a single in August 2000 and spent five weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at number 83. " Cha Cha Slide" is a song by American artist DJ Casper. Willie Perry & The Platinum Band, Frederick Johnson From the album Cha-Cha Slide: The Original Slide Album
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