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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.

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

368 Performances · 1980–2026

Oscar Mandagaran & Georgina Vargas

Oscar Mandagaran · Georgina Vargas

In 23% of their Performances, Oscar Mandagaran & Georgina Vargas danced Francisco Canaro; the average couple, 6%.

Orchestra known in 257 of 368 Performances. The line is the average couple.

The periods they dance most

Share of the 184 Performances whose record we can date.

  • D'Arienzo · Slowing down 1940–194417%
  • Canaro · With Maida 1933–193812%
  • Canaro · With Charlo 1927–193212%
  • Di Sarli · Melodic 1942–194911%
  • Canaro · Later years 1939–19649%

Their records

  1. Yo me llamo Juan te quieroFrancisco CanaroErnesto Famá
    11 dances
  2. Milonga criollaFrancisco Canaroinstrumental
    10 dances
  3. Si tú quisierasCarlos Di SarliRoberto Rufino
    7 dances
  4. Adiós juventudFrancisco Canaroinstrumental
    7 dances
  5. MariónMiguel CalóRaúl Iriarte
    6 dances
  6. El vals del amorFrancisco CanaroCharlo
    4 dances
  7. NegritoFrancisco CanaroCarlos Galan
    4 dances
  8. El Tigre MillánJuan D'ArienzoAlberto Reynal
    4 dances

Couples who dance most like them

  • 91% alike
  • 88% alike
  • 87% alike
  • 87% 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.