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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 · 2016–2025

Borja Alkalde Sainz & Christina Gómez

Borja Alkalde Sainz · Christina Gómez

In 33% of their Performances, Borja Alkalde Sainz & Christina Gómez danced Juan D'Arienzo; the average couple, 25%.

Orchestra known in 12 of 20 Performances. The line is the average couple.

The periods they dance most

Share of the 10 Performances whose record we can date.

  • Biagi · First orchestra 1938–194230%
  • Troilo · Late years 1961–197520%
  • Laurenz · With Podestá 1943–194410%
  • D'Arienzo · Salamanca in the 50s 1950–195710%
  • Di Sarli · Calm and grand 1954–195810%

Their records

  1. Desencuentro

    Aníbal Troilo · Elba Berón

    2 dances
    1962

  2. Viejo portón

    Rodolfo Biagi · Teófilo Ibáñez

    2 dances
    1938

  3. La bordona

    Aníbal Troilo

    1 dance
    1958

  4. Soñemos

    Carlos Di Sarli · Roberto Florio

    1 dance
    1957

  5. Botines viejos

    Francisco Canaro · Ernesto Famá

    1 dance
    1932

  6. Mi dolor

    Juan D'Arienzo · Osvaldo Ramos

    1 dance
    1972

  7. Recuerdos de la Pampa

    Juan D'Arienzo · Alberto Echagüe

    1 dance
    1939

  8. El Nene del Abasto

    Juan D'Arienzo · Alberto Echagüe

    1 dance
    1951

Couples who dance most like them

  • 92% alike
  • 85% alike
  • 85% alike
  • 84% alike
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.