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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.

35 Performances · 2004–2024

Detlef Engel & Melina Sedó

Detlef Engel · Melina Sedó

In 44% of their Performances, Detlef Engel & Melina Sedó danced Carlos Di Sarli; the average couple, 13%.

Orchestra known in 25 of 35 Performances. The line is the average couple.

The periods they dance most

Share of the 17 Performances whose record we can date.

  • Di Sarli · The return 1951–195424%
  • Di Sarli · Calm and grand 1954–195824%
  • D'Agostino · With Vargas 1940–194612%
  • D'Arienzo · With Biagi 1935–193812%
  • Di Sarli · Energetic 1939–194212%

Their records

  1. Nueve puntosCarlos Di Sarliinstrumental
    2 dances
  2. Una fijaCarlos Di Sarliinstrumental
    2 dances
  3. IndiferenciaJuan D'ArienzoAlberto Echagüe
    2 dances
  4. Adios para siempreÁngel D'AgostinoÁngel Vargas
    1 dance
  5. No aflojésÁngel D'AgostinoÁngel Vargas
    1 dance
  6. Porque regresas túCarlos Di SarliRoberto Florio
    1 dance
  7. CorazónCarlos Di SarliRoberto Rufino
    1 dance
  8. Bahia BlancaCarlos Di Sarliinstrumental
    1 dance

Couples who dance most like them

  • 93% alike
  • 84% alike
  • 83% alike
  • 81% 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.