FERNANDA GHI & GUILLERMO MERLO

Saturday / Sunday, 25/26th September, 2004 Kuala Lumpur

Fernanda Ghi and Guillermo Merlo 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.

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)

Individually or as a couple, the dynamic talent and achievements of Fernanda Ghi & Guillermo Merlo 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 Soon her passion for Argentine Tango superceded her other professional goals.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 common 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 WORLD Argentine Tango Championship, 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 their 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 United States, Canada, Europe and Asia. This will be their first time ever in South East Asia and Kuala Lumpur welcomes them with open arms!

Marguerite Brodie. 27 July, 2004

go to: Pictures of their visit to Malaysia

go to: Fernanda Ghi and Guillermo Merlo website