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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.

455 of 891 couples, most danced first. Swipe for the next.

37 Performances · 2015–2026

Alvaro Salas & Julieta Cappiello

Alvaro Salas · Julieta Cappiello

In 50% of their Performances, Alvaro Salas & Julieta Cappiello danced Carlos Di Sarli; the average couple, 13%.

Orchestra known in 26 of 37 Performances. The line is the average couple.

The periods they dance most

Share of the 25 Performances whose record we can date.

  • Pugliese · Maciel shines 1954–196732%
  • Di Sarli · Last sides 1958–196020%
  • D'Arienzo · Faster with Polito 1938–193920%
  • Di Sarli · The return 1951–195416%
  • D'Arienzo · The king is back 1944–194916%

Their records

  1. Meta fierroJuan D'ArienzoAlberto Echagüe
    5 dances
  2. El abrojoCarlos Di Sarli
    3 dances
  3. Una fijaCarlos Di Sarliinstrumental
    3 dances
  4. Don JuanJuan D'Arienzoinstrumental
    3 dances
  5. Don Agustín BardiOsvaldo Pugliese
    3 dances
  6. Tres esquinasÁngel D'AgostinoÁngel Vargas
    2 dances
  7. Quejas de bandoneónAníbal Troiloinstrumental
    2 dances
  8. Bahia BlancaCarlos Di Sarliinstrumental
    2 dances

Couples who dance most like them

  • 97% alike
  • 97% alike
  • 96% alike
  • 95% alike
Their Performances on the couple page

1,094 couples have 15 or more dated Performances (65,913 Performances). We know the orchestra of at least one Dance in 65% of them, and the recording’s period in 47%; only those count. 891 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.