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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.

25 Performances · 2016–2026

Steinar Refsdal & Cyrena Drussine

Steinar Refsdal · Cyrena Drussine

In 42% of their Performances, Steinar Refsdal & Cyrena Drussine danced Osvaldo Pugliese; the average couple, 17%.

Orchestra known in 12 of 25 Performances. The line is the average couple.

The periods they dance most

Share of the 8 Performances whose record we can date.

  • Pugliese · Maciel shines 1954–196750%
  • Troilo · Late years 1961–197513%
  • D'Arienzo · Faster with Polito 1938–193913%
  • D'Arienzo · Late years 1957–197613%
  • Di Sarli · Energetic 1939–194213%

Their records

  1. Gallo ciego

    Osvaldo Pugliese · Instrumental

    3 dances
    1959

  2. Frente al mar

    Aníbal Troilo · Roberto Rufino

    1 dance
    1963

  3. Tu diagnóstico

    Aníbal Troilo · Francisco Fiorentino

    1 dance
    1941

  4. Esta noche de luna

    Carlos Di Sarli · Roberto Rufino

    1 dance
    1943

  5. Alma mía

    Carlos Di Sarli · Roberto Rufino

    1 dance
    1940

  6. Paciencia

    Juan D'Arienzo · Alberto Echagüe

    1 dance
    1970

  7. Ansiedad

    Juan D'Arienzo · Alberto Echagüe

    1 dance
    1938

  8. Milonga del recuerdo

    Juan D'Arienzo · Alberto Echagüe

    1 dance
    1939

Couples who dance most like them

Their orchestra is known in only 48% of their Performances, too few to compare them with other couples.

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.