“Cha Cha Slide” creator DJ Casper has died at 58.
On Monday, his wife, Kim, announced that he had lost his battle with cancer.
Casper had a final television interview with ABC7’s Samantha Chatman earlier this year. During the interview, he discussed his 20 years of fame, his health challenges, and keeping a positive outlook during it all.
He told Chatman he never thought the “Cha Cha Slide” would be an international sensation.
“When I first did it, I did it as an aerobic exercise for my nephew at Bally’s,” Casper said. “From there, it just took off. Elroy Smith from WGCI grabbed ahold of it.”
“I have one of the biggest songs that played at all stadiums: hockey, basketball, football, baseball; they played it at the Olympics,” he added. “It was something that everybody could do.”
In 2016, he was diagnosed with cancer while on tour with James Brown.
“They diagnosed me in 2016 with two kinds of cancer, which is renal and Neuroendocrine, which is kidney and liver,” Casper said. “They went in to try to do surgery, and they found out the kidney was connected to the main artery, so they decided not to do it and just treat it.”
Casper expressed his desire for the “Cha Cha Slide” to forever symbolize the strength of togetherness, community, and positivity.
At the end of the interview, he shared an important message for those who are struggling.
“Anybody that’s going through cancer knows that you have cancer, and cancer does not have you,” Casper said. “So, keep on doing the ‘Cha Cha Slide.'”
Casper has left behind a song that unites people from diverse backgrounds.
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