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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.

153 Performances · 2009–2026

Nelson Pinto & Isabel Costa

Nelson Pinto · Isabel Costa

In 18% of their Performances, Nelson Pinto & Isabel Costa danced Mariza; the average couple, 0%.

Orchestra known in 98 of 153 Performances. The line is the average couple.

The periods they dance most

Share of the 27 Performances whose record we can date.

  • D'Arienzo · Slowing down 1940–194422%
  • Biagi · Late years 1956–196915%
  • D'Arienzo · Salamanca in the 50s 1950–195715%
  • Biagi · First orchestra 1938–194211%
  • D'Arienzo · Faster with Polito 1938–19397%

Their records

  1. En el lago azul

    Rodolfo Biagi · Hugo Duval

    4 dances
    1959

  2. Rie payaso

    Juan D'Arienzo · Carlos Casares

    2 dances
    1940

  3. Milonga del 83

    Juan D'Arienzo · Alberto Reynal

    2 dances
    1940

  4. Bien Pulenta

    Juan D'Arienzo · Alberto Echagüe

    2 dances
    1950

  5. Cuatro palabras

    Juan D'Arienzo · Héctor Mauré

    2 dances
    1941

  6. Yapeyú

    Juan D'Arienzo · Instrumental

    2 dances
    1951

  7. El espiante

    Julio De Caro · Instrumental

    2 dances
    1939

  8. Bajo un cielo de estrellas

    Miguel Caló · Alberto Podestá

    2 dances
    1941

Couples who dance most like them

  • 57% alike
  • 52% alike
  • 52% alike
  • 51% 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.