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Fernanda Ghi & Guillermo Merlo
Fernanda and Guillermo are verifiably one of the most prominent couples in the world of Argentine Tango. They are renowned for their style, interpretation, choreography, command of the stage and clear teaching technique. They have a unique quality to convey to their audience and their students the scope of tango emotions from intense passion to the comic.

The level of their talent and enormous creativity is evident in the productions which they conceived, produced, choreographed and starred in: 2000 - Tango Dreams, the show, 2003 - Adam & Eve, 2004 Malena (a fusion of Tango and Flamenco).

Fernanda & Guillermo opened these shows in theaters in Miami, Fl; Orlando, Israel, Los Angeles, CA; Long Beach, CA' and Tokyo, Japan. Their Longest run was in Tokyo, where they sold out the theater every night for six weeks. in 2002, eight weeks in 2003 and 2004. In recognition of their superb artistry, they were invited to perform in concert with the New Mexico Symphony and the Long Beach Symphony orchestras in 2003.

Individually or as a couple, the dynamic talent and achievements of Fernanda and Guillermo are the result of many years of study, preparation and dedication. Although already studying to have a career in classical ballet and modern dance, Fernanda began dancing Tango at the tender age of 13. Soon her passion for Argentine Tango superseded her other professionals goals. On the stage dancing Argentine Folklorico and modern dance, Guillermo was only 12 when he encountered Tango. Not destined to meet for another ten years, Fernanda and Guillermo already had in command an intense need and desire to dance Tango

Featured dancers in the PBS special "Tango Magic", Orpheus Orchestra and Pablo Ziegler, a Sony Production. First Place in the Worlds Argentine Tango Championships, Miami, 1999. Tony Award, Best Choreography "Forever Tango" 1997,1998.

In 2000, Fernanda & Guillermo made six volumes of Instructional videos that are consistently in demand. Available the video of the show "Tango Dreams" when it played in Los Angeles.

Procurer, Rules and Syllabus Coordinators for the International Tango Competition, WCARTER. The mission is to promote and set forth a high standard of dance. To encourage the promotion of the Argentine Tango as an art form.

Since 1998, each year Fernanda & Guillermo perform and teach in over thirty cities in the U.S., Canada, Europe and Asia. They reside in the United States

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