Question: where did the cha cha slide come from

title: Cha Cha Slide
text: DJ Casper wrote the lyrics for the original around January 1998 and recorded his performance of the original version of the `` Casper Slide Part 1 '' in January 1998 . The song was heavily inspired by the Chicago stepping movement . 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 . 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 . The song was played at various night clubs 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 . 

Answer: answer: DJ Casper wrote the lyrics for the original around January 1998 and recorded his performance of the original version of the ``Casper Slide Part 1'' in January 1998. Around June 12, 1999, Perry recorded a second version of the song, entitled ``Casper Slide Part 2''.