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Dancers

What dancers dance to

The orchestras each couple dances to, as a share of their Performances, and the couples who choose alike. Open a couple to hear the records they dance most.

45 Performances · 2001–2013

Alberto Colombo & Mariela Sametband

Alberto Colombo · Mariela Sametband

In 14% of their Performances, Alberto Colombo & Mariela Sametband danced Aníbal Troilo; the average couple, 8%.

Orchestra known in 35 of 45 Performances. The line is the average couple.

The periods they dance most

Share of the 25 Performances whose record we can date.

  • Canaro · Later years 1939–196416%
  • Pugliese · Transition 1946–194912%
  • Biagi · First orchestra 1938–194212%
  • D'Arienzo · The king is back 1944–19498%
  • Di Sarli · Calm and grand 1954–19588%

Their records

  1. Patético

    Osvaldo Pugliese · Instrumental

    3 dances
    1948

  2. Torrente

    Aníbal Troilo · Alberto Marino

    2 dances
    1944

  3. Te aconsejo que me olvides

    Aníbal Troilo · Francisco Fiorentino

    2 dances
    1941

  4. Duelo criollo

    Francisco Canaro · Guillermo Coral

    2 dances
    1945

  5. El torito

    Juan D'Arienzo · Instrumental

    2 dances
    1954

  6. La espuela

    Juan D'Arienzo · Instrumental

    2 dances
    1946

  7. Viejo portón

    Rodolfo Biagi · Teófilo Ibáñez

    2 dances
    1938

  8. Solo compasion

    Ángel D'Agostino · Ángel Vargas

    1 dance
    1941

Couples who dance most like them

  • 82% alike
  • 81% alike
  • 81% alike
  • 81% alike

Their other partners here

  • 28
  • 36
  • 212
  • 16
Their Performances on the couple page

1,093 couples have 15 or more dated Performances (65,710 Performances). We know the orchestra of at least one Dance in 65% of them, and the recording’s period in 46%; only those count. 887 couples with ten or more are shown. A Performance with several orchestras counts for each, so a couple’s shares can add up to more than 100%.

From TangoTube’s videos: who danced, and what the Dances were danced to. “Alike” compares the shares of couples whose orchestra we know in at least half their Performances.