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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.

71 Performances · 2011–2024

Ruslan Takhirov & Natalia Atepaeva

Ruslan Takhirov · Natalia Atepaeva

In 26% of their Performances, Ruslan Takhirov & Natalia Atepaeva danced Aníbal Troilo; the average couple, 8%.

Orchestra known in 38 of 71 Performances. The line is the average couple.

The periods they dance most

Share of the 26 Performances whose record we can date.

  • Troilo · Sentimental 1944–194915%
  • Troilo · Late years 1961–197512%
  • Di Sarli · Calm and grand 1954–195812%
  • D'Arienzo · Slowing down 1940–194412%
  • Di Sarli · Last sides 1958–19608%

Their records

  1. El motivo

    Aníbal Troilo · Roberto Goyeneche

    2 dances
    1961

  2. La vi llegar

    Aníbal Troilo · Alberto Marino

    2 dances
    1944

  3. El olivo

    Juan D'Arienzo · Héctor Mauré

    2 dances
    1941

  4. Confesión

    Aníbal Troilo · Floreal Ruiz

    1 dance
    1947

  5. Inspiración

    Aníbal Troilo

    1 dance
    1943

  6. Mi tango triste

    Aníbal Troilo · Alberto Marino

    1 dance
    1946

  7. Cautivo

    Aníbal Troilo · Francisco Fiorentino

    1 dance
    1941

  8. Toda mi vida

    Aníbal Troilo · Roberto Goyeneche

    1 dance
    1971

Couples who dance most like them

  • 86% alike
  • 84% alike
  • 84% alike
  • 84% 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.