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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.

184 Performances · 2011–2025

Santiago Fina & Samantha Dispari

Santiago Fina · Samantha Dispari

In 27% of their Performances, Santiago Fina & Samantha Dispari danced Aníbal Troilo; the average couple, 8%.

Orchestra known in 82 of 184 Performances. The line is the average couple.

The periods they dance most

Share of the 60 Performances whose record we can date.

  • Troilo · Energetic 1941–194418%
  • Di Sarli · Melodic 1942–194912%
  • Tanturi · With Castillo 1939–194312%
  • Pugliese · Early years 1943–19458%
  • Troilo · Sentimental 1944–19498%

Their records

Couples who dance most like them

Their orchestra is known in only 45% 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 (65,864 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.