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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.

61 Performances · 2021–2024

Jesús Velazquez & Monica Parra

Jesús Velazquez · Monica Parra

In 36% of their Performances, Jesús Velazquez & Monica Parra danced Aníbal Troilo; the average couple, 8%.

Orchestra known in 14 of 61 Performances. The line is the average couple.

The periods they dance most

Share of the 9 Performances whose record we can date.

  • Pugliese · Mature style 1950–195456%
  • Troilo · Late years 1961–197533%
  • Troilo · Energetic 1941–194422%
  • D'Arienzo · Faster with Polito 1938–193922%
  • Di Sarli · Last sides 1958–196011%

Their records

  1. La yumba

    Osvaldo Pugliese · Instrumental

    4 dances
    1952

  2. Quién lo habría de pensar

    Aníbal Troilo · Roberto Rufino

    2 dances
    1963

  3. Malena

    Aníbal Troilo · Francisco Fiorentino

    2 dances
    1942

  4. Los mareados

    Aníbal Troilo · Instrumental

    1 dance
    1967

  5. Indio manso

    Carlos Di Sarli

    1 dance
    1958

  6. Meta fierro

    Juan D'Arienzo · Alberto Echagüe

    1 dance
    1939

  7. La cicatriz

    Juan D'Arienzo · Alberto Echagüe

    1 dance
    1939

  8. Para dos

    Osvaldo Pugliese · Instrumental

    1 dance
    1952

Couples who dance most like them

Their orchestra is known in only 23% of their Performances, too few to compare them with other couples.

Their other partners here

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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.