Maybe this will help you to keep on timing. The step is ONE-two-three-cha-cha-ONE-two-three-cha-cha. Make sure that you take a pause before you hit the ONE. It's called the Cha-cha, not the cha-cha-cha. The steps one cha-cha are small. Your feet shouldn't move that far apart. It's little, little, big. In waltz and any smooth dance you make the steps long to hold the beat. I hope this helps.