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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.

77 Performances · 2013–2025

Manuel Rosales & Liza Rosales

Manuel Rosales · Liza Rosales

In 40% of their Performances, Manuel Rosales & Liza Rosales danced Juan D'Arienzo; the average couple, 25%.

Orchestra known in 43 of 77 Performances. The line is the average couple.

The periods they dance most

Share of the 32 Performances whose record we can date.

  • Pugliese · Maciel shines 1954–196728%
  • D'Arienzo · Slowing down 1940–194425%
  • D'Arienzo · Faster with Polito 1938–193916%
  • D'Arienzo · Late years 1957–197613%
  • Troilo · Sentimental 1944–194913%

Their records

  1. El látigo

    Juan D'Arienzo

    4 dances
    1970

  2. Dichas que viví

    Rodolfo Biagi · Andrés Falgás

    4 dances
    1939

  3. No me extraña

    Pedro Laurenz · Juan Carlos Casas

    3 dances
    1940

  4. Sur

    Aníbal Troilo · Edmundo Rivero

    2 dances
    1948

  5. Nueve puntos

    Carlos Di Sarli · Instrumental

    2 dances
    1952

  6. Organito de la tarde

    Carlos Di Sarli · Instrumental

    2 dances
    1942

  7. Lilián

    Juan D'Arienzo · Héctor Mauré

    2 dances
    1944

  8. El olivo

    Juan D'Arienzo · Héctor Mauré

    2 dances
    1941

Couples who dance most like them

  • 94% alike
  • 93% alike
  • 93% alike
  • 93% 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.