Native of Mexico, Guillermo Ortega Tanus has danced for numerous companies, choreographers and visual artists including UX Onodanza Danza Bizarra A.C., A Poc A Poc, Eterno Caracol, Kelly Nipper (LA), MIRO Dance Theatre (Philadelphia), Risa Jaroslow and Dancers (New York), and David Gordon's Pick Up Performance Co. (NY) among many others in both Mexico and the US.  He received a Performing Artists Fellowship 2007-08 from the National Foundation of Culture and Arts (FONCA). 

Before attending the National School of Classical and Contemporary Dance in Mexico City, he studied music, poetry, theatre, and literature.  His studies have motivated him to explore intersections between dance and other art forms in his choreographic work.  As a choreographer, he has presented his works at Movement Research at Judson Memorial Church, Tlacochimaco, Foro Experimental of the National Center of the Arts as part of International Day of Dance, Fuego Nuevo theater and la Casa de las Bombas.

Guillermo has received grants from the National Center for the Arts (CENART) 2005-06 as a resident artist with UX Onodanza Danza Bizarra, from the Mexican Institute of the Youth (IMJUVE) 2003-04, and SEDESOL 1997-08 as a visual artist.  Recently he got selected to be a nEW Festival resident artist for the year 2009-10. Future projects include Live Arts Festival's CAR Project with Anonymous Bodies (Philadelphia). He also works as a dance and Pilates instructor.