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Vals

Vals is tango's waltz, danced in three: 871 songs, 357 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 (11,067 of 85,544)

Counted: 85,544 of 190,231 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% (146 of 4,592)
Second dance: 20.6% (774 of 3,753)
Third dance: 19.0% (457 of 2,401)
Fourth dance: 16.1% (201 of 1,251)
Fifth dance: 15.3% (39 of 255)

Counted: 12,252 of 190,231 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

    596
  • Dichas que viví

    Vals · Rodolfo Biagi

    566
  • Pobre flor

    Vals · Alfredo De Angelis

    395
  • Miedo

    Vals · Juan D'Arienzo

    334
  • Temo

    Vals · Típica Victor

    321

78 songs