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Vals

Vals is tango's waltz, danced in three: 871 songs, 361 of them with a filmed Dance.

Vals is 9.3% of recordings and 13.0% of filmed Dances
9.3% of recordings (1,180 of 12,742)
13.0% of filmed Dances (11,225 of 86,422)

Counted: 86,422 of 190,848 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% (148 of 4,619)
Second dance: 20.6% (783 of 3,796)
Third dance: 19.1% (464 of 2,431)
Fourth dance: 16.0% (202 of 1,260)
Fifth dance: 15.2% (39 of 257)

Counted: 12,363 of 190,848 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

    611
  • Dichas que viví

    Vals · Rodolfo Biagi

    575
  • Pobre flor

    Vals · Alfredo De Angelis

    405
  • Miedo

    Vals · Juan D'Arienzo

    335
  • Desde el alma

    Vals · Osvaldo Pugliese

    327

871 songs