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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.

26 Performances · 2023–2026

René Bui & Esme Page

René Bui · Esme Page

In 20% of their Performances, René Bui & Esme Page danced Osvaldo Pugliese; the average couple, 17%.

Orchestra known in 10 of 26 Performances. The line is the average couple.

The periods they dance most

Share of the 7 Performances whose record we can date.

  • Tanturi · With Castillo 1939–194329%
  • D'Arienzo · Faster with Polito 1938–193914%
  • Di Sarli · Calm and grand 1954–195814%
  • Pugliese · Transition 1946–194914%
  • Pugliese · Mature style 1950–195414%

Their records

  1. La serenata

    Ricardo Tanturi · Alberto Castillo

    2 dances
    1941

  2. Cuánta angustia

    Carlos Di Sarli · Roberto Florio

    1 dance
    1957

  3. En tu corazon

    Juan D'Arienzo · Alberto Echagüe

    1 dance
    1938

  4. Patético

    Osvaldo Pugliese · Instrumental

    1 dance
    1948

  5. Pasional

    Osvaldo Pugliese · Alberto Morán

    1 dance
    1952

  6. Mascarita

    Pedro Laurenz · Juan Carlos Casas

    1 dance
    1940

Couples who dance most like them

Their orchestra is known in only 38% of their Performances, too few to compare them with other couples.

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.