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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.

22 Performances · 2009–2024

Adelma Rago & Peppe Di Gennaro

Adelma Rago · Peppe Di Gennaro

In 38% of their Performances, Adelma Rago & Peppe Di Gennaro danced Juan D'Arienzo; the average couple, 25%.

Orchestra known in 16 of 22 Performances. The line is the average couple.

The periods they dance most

Share of the 8 Performances whose record we can date.

  • D'Arienzo · Slowing down 1940–194438%
  • D'Arienzo · With Biagi 1935–193813%
  • Canaro · Later years 1939–196413%
  • D'Arienzo · Faster with Polito 1938–193913%
  • Di Sarli · Melodic 1942–194913%

Their records

  1. Organito de la tarde

    Carlos Di Sarli · Instrumental

    1 dance
    1942

  2. Bésame mi amor

    Francisco Canaro · Carlos Roldán

    1 dance
    1944

  3. La payanca

    Juan D'Arienzo · Instrumental

    1 dance
    1949

  4. Corazón de artista

    Juan D'Arienzo · Instrumental

    1 dance
    1936

  5. La serenata de ayer

    Juan D'Arienzo · Héctor Mauré

    1 dance
    1941

  6. El marne

    Juan D'Arienzo · Instrumental

    1 dance
    1939

  7. A una mujer

    Juan D'Arienzo · Alberto Reynal

    1 dance
    1940

  8. El olivo

    Juan D'Arienzo · Héctor Mauré

    1 dance
    1941

Couples who dance most like them

  • 91% alike
  • 89% alike
  • 88% alike
  • 87% 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.