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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.

53 Performances · 1999–2015

Guillermo Merlo & Fernanda Ghi

Guillermo Merlo · Fernanda Ghi

In 65% of their Performances, Guillermo Merlo & Fernanda Ghi danced Color Tango (Roberto Alvarez); the average couple, 2%.

Orchestra known in 31 of 53 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 1954–196738%
  • Di Sarli · Calm and grand 1954–195825%
  • Canaro · With Charlo 1927–193225%
  • Pugliese · Late years 1967–199525%
  • Canaro · Later years 1939–196425%

Their records

  1. Milonga criolla

    Francisco Canaro · Instrumental

    2 dances
    1927

  2. Cuando un viejo se enamora

    Francisco Canaro · Carlos Roldán

    2 dances
    1942

  3. Arrabal

    Osvaldo Pugliese · Instrumental

    2 dances
    1985

  4. Milongueando en el cuarenta

    Aníbal Troilo

    1 dance
    1941

  5. Palomita blanca

    Aníbal Troilo · Alberto Marino, Floreal Ruiz

    1 dance
    1944

  6. Derrotado

    Carlos Di Sarli · Roberto Florio

    1 dance
    1956

  7. Corazón

    Carlos Di Sarli · Roberto Rufino

    1 dance
    1939

  8. Milonguero viejo

    Carlos Di Sarli

    1 dance
    1955

Couples who dance most like them

  • 75% alike
  • 75% alike
  • 64% alike
  • 63% 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.