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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.

20 Performances · 2019–2026

Richard Manuel & Tamsyn Webb

Richard Manuel · Tamsyn Webb

In 23% of their Performances, Richard Manuel & Tamsyn Webb danced Francisco Canaro; the average couple, 6%.

Orchestra known in 13 of 20 Performances. The line is the average couple.

The periods they dance most

Share of the 8 Performances whose record we can date.

  • Canaro · With Maida 1933–193825%
  • D'Arienzo · Faster with Polito 1938–193925%
  • D'Arienzo · Late years 1957–197613%
  • Pugliese · Maciel shines 1954–196713%
  • Canaro · With Charlo 1927–193213%

Their records

  1. La cicatriz

    Juan D'Arienzo · Alberto Echagüe

    2 dances
    1939

  2. Junto a tu corazón

    Carlos Di Sarli · Alberto Podestá

    1 dance
    1942

  3. Milonga criolla

    Francisco Canaro · Roberto Maida

    1 dance
    1936

  4. Otoño

    Francisco Canaro · Instrumental

    1 dance
    1930

  5. Silueta porteña

    Francisco Canaro · Roberto Maida

    1 dance
    1936

  6. La bruja

    Juan D'Arienzo · Mario Bustos

    1 dance
    1959

  7. Pata ancha

    Osvaldo Pugliese · Instrumental

    1 dance
    1957

Couples who dance most like them

  • 82% alike
  • 81% alike
  • 81% alike
  • 81% 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.