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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.

29 Performances · 2011–2019

Marcelo Lavergata & Lucila Bardach

Marcelo Lavergata · Lucila Bardach

In 27% of their Performances, Marcelo Lavergata & Lucila Bardach danced Ricardo Tanturi; the average couple, 5%.

Orchestra known in 26 of 29 Performances. The line is the average couple.

The periods they dance most

Share of the 25 Performances whose record we can date.

  • Tanturi · With Castillo 1939–194324%
  • D'Arienzo · With Biagi 1935–193816%
  • Troilo · Energetic 1941–194412%
  • Caló · Orchestra of the stars 1939–19448%
  • Canaro · Later years 1939–19648%

Their records

  1. Guapeando

    Aníbal Troilo · Instrumental

    3 dances
    1941

  2. Bahia Blanca

    Carlos Di Sarli · Instrumental

    2 dances
    1957

  3. Indio manso

    Carlos Di Sarli

    2 dances
    1958

  4. Bajo un cielo de estrellas

    Miguel Caló · Alberto Podestá

    2 dances
    1941

  5. Tres esquinas

    Ángel D'Agostino · Ángel Vargas

    1 dance
    1941

  6. Un copetín

    Ángel D'Agostino · Ángel Vargas

    1 dance
    1941

  7. Yuyo verde

    Aníbal Troilo · Floreal Ruiz

    1 dance
    1945

  8. La mulateada

    Carlos Di Sarli · Roberto Rufino

    1 dance
    1941

Couples who dance most like them

  • 91% alike
  • 89% alike
  • 87% alike
  • 85% 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.