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Vals

Vals is tango's waltz, danced in three: 871 songs, 362 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 (11,379 of 87,225)

Counted: 87,225 of 191,359 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% (151 of 4,665)
Second dance: 20.7% (792 of 3,835)
Third dance: 19.3% (474 of 2,454)
Fourth dance: 16.2% (207 of 1,274)
Fifth dance: 15.1% (39 of 258)

Counted: 12,486 of 191,359 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

    624
  • Dichas que viví

    Vals · Rodolfo Biagi

    590
  • Pobre flor

    Vals · Alfredo De Angelis

    412
  • Miedo

    Vals · Juan D'Arienzo

    341
  • Desde el alma

    Vals · Osvaldo Pugliese

    331

871 songs