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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.

31 Performances · 2011–2026

Lily Tan & Gennysam Alcantara

Lily Tan · Gennysam Alcantara

In 57% of their Performances, Lily Tan & Gennysam Alcantara danced Juan D'Arienzo; the average couple, 25%.

Orchestra known in 28 of 31 Performances. The line is the average couple.

The periods they dance most

Share of the 24 Performances whose record we can date.

  • D'Arienzo · Slowing down 1940–194429%
  • Troilo · Sentimental 1944–194917%
  • D'Arienzo · Faster with Polito 1938–193917%
  • Troilo · Late years 1961–197513%
  • Pugliese · Maciel shines 1954–196713%

Their records

  1. Miedo

    Juan D'Arienzo · Héctor Mauré

    4 dances
    1940

  2. Quién lo habría de pensar

    Aníbal Troilo · Roberto Rufino

    2 dances
    1963

  3. Cotorrita de la suerte

    Aníbal Troilo · Alberto Marino

    2 dances
    1945

  4. Milonga querida

    Juan D'Arienzo · Alberto Echagüe

    2 dances
    1938

  5. Pensalo bien

    Juan D'Arienzo · Alberto Echagüe

    2 dances
    1938

  6. Rie payaso

    Juan D'Arienzo · Carlos Casares

    2 dances
    1940

  7. Yapeyú

    Juan D'Arienzo · Instrumental

    2 dances
    1951

  8. Esta noche de luna

    Osvaldo Pugliese · Jorge Maciel

    2 dances
    1955

Couples who dance most like them

  • 93% alike
  • 93% alike
  • 92% alike
  • 92% 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.