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Dancer

Lily Tan

2011: 12012: 42013: 12014: 12015: 22016: 12017: 32018: 42020: 32022: 22023: 32024: 22025: 22026: 1
2011’202026
performances filmed, by the year danced· our videos

2011: 1, 0; 2012: 4, 0; 2013: 1, 0; 2014: 1, 0; 2015: 2, 0; 2016: 1, 0; 2017: 3, 0; 2018: 4, 0; 2020: 3, 0; 2022: 2, 0; 2023: 3, 0; 2024: 2, 0; 2025: 2, 0; 2026: 1, 0

  1. 25 of Lily Tan’s 30 filmed performances (83%) are with Gennysam Alcantara, 2011–2026.

    How we know

    Each filmed Occasion once, with the partner the video credits; a partner is named when they share at least half of them.

Lily Tan placed in Mundial de Baile de Tango.†††

How they dance

From TangoTube's videos · our data

Filmed

2011–2026

What they dance

  • Tango 57%
  • Milonga 23%
  • Vals 20%

Orchestras they dance to most

Cities filmed in

  • Singapore5 videos
  • Shanghai5 videos
  • Buenos Aires4 videos
  • Chengdu4 videos
  • Hong Kong3 videos
  • Savona3 videos

Career

Titles, partnerships and events, newest first

  1. 2023Filmed at · Gente Amiga
  2. 2022Filmed at · Milonga Malena
  3. 2018Filmed at · Milonga La Baldosa
  4. 2016Filmed at · Singapore International Tango Festival
  5. 2013Filmed at · Shanghai Tango Marathon
  6. 2011First filmed with · Gennysam Alcantara

What we don't know yet3 of 5 known

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Data: recordings, facts and sources

Partnered with1

Partnered with Gennysam Alcantara

Single source

Placed in1

Placed in Mundial de Baile de Tango (23rd, Tango de Pista final 2015)2014–2022

Supported · 2

Dance style1

Dance style salon

Single source

Era1

Era electronic-festival2011–2026

Single source

Partners

Danced together in TangoTube's videos · our data

Who danced with Lily Tan, year by yearWhat they dance to

Events

Where they were filmed, most first · our data

Most watched videos

On TangoTube · our data

All their videos on TangoTube

Connected

From TangoTube's videos · our data

Listen

  1. MiedoJuan D'Arienzo · Héctor Mauré1940
  2. No me extrañaPedro Laurenz · Juan Carlos Casas1940
  3. Reliquias porteñasFrancisco Canaro1938
  4. Milonga queridaJuan D'Arienzo · Alberto Echagüe1938
  5. YapeyúJuan D'Arienzo1951
  6. Esta noche de lunaOsvaldo Pugliese · Jorge Maciel1955
  7. Cotorrita de la suerteAníbal Troilo · Alberto Marino1945
  8. La milonga de Buenos AiresQuinteto Pirincho (Francisco Canaro)1947
  9. Pensalo bienJuan D'Arienzo · Alberto Echagüe1938
  10. De antañoJuan D'Arienzo · Alberto Echagüe1939
  11. Espérame en el cieloRodolfo Biagi · Hugo Duval1957
  12. Rie payasoJuan D'Arienzo · Carlos Casares1940

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