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Vals

Vals is tango's waltz, danced in three: 871 songs, 349 of them with a filmed Dance.

Vals is 9.3% of recordings and 12.9% of filmed Dances
9.3% of recordings (1,180 of 12,742)
12.9% of filmed Dances (10,911 of 84,681)

Counted: 84,681 of 189,572 filmed Dances, those whose song names one recording; the others have no song named or no known take. Filmed means mostly stage performances, not all social dancing.

Vals, by place in a filmed Performance

First dance: 3.2% (144 of 4,555)
Second dance: 20.6% (768 of 3,725)
Third dance: 19.0% (454 of 2,385)
Fourth dance: 16.0% (199 of 1,240)
Fifth dance: 15.4% (39 of 253)

Counted: 12,158 of 189,572 filmed Dances, those whose video title gives the number, such as 2/4, and whose song names one recording. A Dance without a number in its title has no known place.

The most danced

  • Viejo portón

    Vals · Rodolfo Biagi

    585
  • Dichas que viví

    Vals · Rodolfo Biagi

    561
  • Pobre flor

    Vals · Alfredo De Angelis

    386
  • Miedo

    Vals · Juan D'Arienzo

    333
  • Temo

    Vals · Típica Victor

    317

4 songs

  • Gabriela

    Vals · Francisco Canaro

    1
  • Gaucha

    Vals

  • Gota de lluvia

    Vals · Héctor Varela

    14
  • Gritos del alma

    Vals · Juan Maglio

    1