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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.

20 Performances · 2011–2015

Alexander Sossa & Anel Marron

Alexander Sossa · Anel Marron

In 13% of their Performances, Alexander Sossa & Anel Marron danced Osvaldo Pugliese; the average couple, 17%.

Orchestra known in 15 of 20 Performances. The line is the average couple.

The periods they dance most

Share of the 7 Performances whose record we can date.

  • Pugliese · Maciel shines 1954–196729%
  • Troilo · Odeon years 1957–195914%
  • Biagi · First orchestra 1938–194214%
  • D'Arienzo · Faster with Polito 1938–193914%
  • Caló · Orchestra of the stars 1939–194414%

Their records

  1. El adiós

    Osvaldo Pugliese · Jorge Maciel

    2 dances
    1963

  2. Quejas de bandoneón

    Aníbal Troilo · Instrumental

    1 dance
    1958

  3. Infamia

    Juan D'Arienzo · Héctor Mauré

    1 dance
    1941

  4. La cicatriz

    Juan D'Arienzo · Alberto Echagüe

    1 dance
    1939

  5. Pa' que seguir

    Miguel Caló · Jorge Ortiz

    1 dance
    1943

  6. Viejo portón

    Rodolfo Biagi · Teófilo Ibáñez

    1 dance
    1938

Couples who dance most like them

  • 78% alike
  • 75% alike
  • 75% alike
  • 74% alike
Their Performances on the couple page

1,093 couples have 15 or more dated Performances (65,864 Performances). We know the orchestra of at least one Dance in 65% of them, and the recording’s period in 46%; 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.