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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.

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

194 Performances · 2008–2026

Carlos Martinez & Nora Witanowsky

Carlos Martinez · Nora Witanowsky

In 15% of their Performances, Carlos Martinez & Nora Witanowsky danced Carlos Di Sarli; the average couple, 13%.

Orchestra known in 130 of 194 Performances. The line is the average couple.

The periods they dance most

Share of the 72 Performances whose record we can date.

  • Di Sarli · Calm and grand 1954–195824%
  • Caló · Orchestra of the stars 1939–194421%
  • Biagi · First orchestra 1938–194217%
  • D'Arienzo · Late years 1957–197610%
  • Canaro · With Maida 1933–193810%

Their records

  1. Dos fracasosMiguel CalóAlberto Podestá
    11 dances
  2. Campo afueraRodolfo BiagiTeófilo Ibáñez
    9 dances
  3. Silueta porteñaFrancisco CanaroRoberto Maida
    5 dances
  4. Cantemos corazónCarlos Di SarliRoberto Florio
    3 dances
  5. Milonga criollaFrancisco Canaroinstrumental
    3 dances
  6. Bien PulentaJuan D'ArienzoAlberto Echagüe
    3 dances
  7. DerrotadoCarlos Di SarliRoberto Florio
    2 dances
  8. BailemosCarlos Di SarliMario Pomar
    2 dances

Couples who dance most like them

  • 75% alike
  • 75% alike
  • 75% alike
  • 74% 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.