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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.

682 of 891 couples, most danced first. Swipe for the next.

23 Performances · 2012–2026

Lucia Barrios & Alejandro Quaglia

Lucia Barrios · Alejandro Quaglia

In 30% of their Performances, Lucia Barrios & Alejandro Quaglia danced Juan D'Arienzo; the average couple, 25%.

Orchestra known in 10 of 23 Performances. The line is the average couple.

The periods they dance most

Share of the 7 Performances whose record we can date.

  • Pugliese · Maciel shines 1954–196729%
  • D'Arienzo · Slowing down 1940–194414%
  • Tanturi · With Castillo 1939–194314%
  • Laurenz · Victor years 1937–194314%
  • Canaro · Later years 1939–196414%

Their records

  1. Parque PatriciosFrancisco CanaroErnesto Famá
    1 dance
  2. Rie payasoJuan D'ArienzoCarlos Casares
    1 dance
  3. Pan comidoJuan D'ArienzoAlberto Echagüe
    1 dance
  4. La vi llegarOsvaldo PuglieseJorge Maciel
    1 dance
  5. Esta noche de lunaOsvaldo PuglieseJorge Maciel
    1 dance
  6. Al verla pasarPedro LaurenzMartin Podestá
    1 dance
  7. Con los amigosRicardo TanturiAlberto Castillo
    1 dance

Couples who dance most like them

Their orchestra is known in only 43% 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.