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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.

43 Performances · 2009–2024

Aleksey Salienko & Ekaterina Nazarova

Aleksey Salienko · Ekaterina Nazarova

In 39% of their Performances, Aleksey Salienko & Ekaterina Nazarova danced Juan D'Arienzo; the average couple, 25%.

Orchestra known in 23 of 43 Performances. The line is the average couple.

The periods they dance most

Share of the 15 Performances whose record we can date.

  • D'Arienzo · Late years 1957–197640%
  • D'Arienzo · Salamanca in the 50s 1950–195720%
  • Biagi · First orchestra 1938–194213%
  • D'Arienzo · Faster with Polito 1938–193913%
  • Canaro · With Charlo 1927–193213%

Their records

  1. En el rosalJuan D'ArienzoJorge Valdez
    6 dances
  2. YapeyúJuan D'Arienzoinstrumental
    3 dances
  3. Milonga criollaFrancisco Canaroinstrumental
    2 dances
  4. Quejas de bandoneónAníbal Troilosinger unknown
    1 dance
  5. Cantemos corazónCarlos Di SarliRoberto Florio
    1 dance
  6. Milonga sentimentalFrancisco CanaroErnesto Famá, Ángel Ramos
    1 dance
  7. Quiero verte una vez másFrancisco Canaroinstrumental
    1 dance
  8. El cencerroJuan D'Arienzoinstrumental
    1 dance

Couples who dance most like them

  • 88% alike
  • 86% alike
  • 86% alike
  • 86% 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.