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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.

619 of 891 couples, most danced first. Swipe for the next.

27 Performances · 2008–2017

Miguel Pires & Natalia Grillo

Miguel Pires · Natalia Grillo

In 18% of their Performances, Miguel Pires & Natalia Grillo danced Carlos Di Sarli; the average couple, 13%.

Orchestra known in 11 of 27 Performances. The line is the average couple.

The periods they dance most

Share of the 7 Performances whose record we can date.

  • Di Sarli · Melodic 1942–194914%
  • Tanturi · With Castillo 1939–194314%
  • Biagi · First orchestra 1938–194214%
  • Canaro · Later years 1939–196414%
  • Canaro · With Maida 1933–193814%

Their records

  1. Bar ExposiciónCarlos Di Sarliinstrumental
    1 dance
  2. VivianiCarlos Di Sarliinstrumental
    1 dance
  3. Milonga criollaFrancisco CanaroRoberto Maida
    1 dance
  4. Por vos yo me rompo todoFrancisco CanaroErnesto Famá
    1 dance
  5. Recuerdo malevoRicardo TanturiAlberto Castillo
    1 dance
  6. Cuando llora la milongaRodolfo BiagiAlberto Amor
    1 dance
  7. Quiero verte una vez másRodolfo BiagiJorge Ortiz
    1 dance

Couples who dance most like them

Their orchestra is known in only 41% of their Performances, too few to compare them with other couples.

Their Performances on the couple page

1,094 couples have 15 or more dated Performances (65,981 Performances). We know the orchestra of at least one Dance in 65% of them, and the recording’s period in 47%; 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.