Carina Moeller creates an intimate and authentic tango experience, both in Triangulo's classes and milongas. You feel like you've been welcomed into Carina's home; there's a great vibrancy to Triangulo and its dancers.
-- Jay D.
About Carina
From Classical Training…
Carina Moeller is an accomplished classically trained dancer who studied modern dance, ballet, tap, and jazz at the Stage School of Dance and Drama, the G. Baudach Ballet Institute and the Ellys Dance School in Germany. She graduated with honors in modern dance from DANCEWORKS Berlin and earned her theater degree from theMichael Tschechow Studio Berlin. After dancing professionally and performing with modern and theater dance groups all over the world, in 1995 Carina moved to New York City and danced with the Doris Humphrey Repertory Company.
In 1998, in the heart of Manhattan, Carina realized her dream and opened her own dance studio devoted to Argentine tango: Triangulo. Carina is known for her engaging and precise teaching style, and her tango teaching method has been described as the “Zen of tango”. She creates a completely stress-free atmosphere, particularly appreciated by novice and seasoned dancers alike, and she is a supportive and patient instructor. In addition to her regular and continuous classes at Triangulo, she has taught at the Spanish Institute and the Argentine Consulate in Manhattan, at Yale University, at City College, at Fordham University, at the Trevor Day School, at Bond Street Theater, and more. She has given workshops in Germany at the Theater Monsun in Hamburg, in Karlsruhe. and in Italy.
She has appeared on the Isaak Misrahi Show, teaching tango to Molly Shannon from Saturday Night Live. And she was a guest in the Martha Stewart Living Radio, on the Sirius satellite radio network, for an hour-long interview about women entrepreneurs and the creation of their businesses. Carina is a frequent guest teacher at the Stella Adler Theater School, and assisted Steve Cook on several movement projects for the Stella Adler Studio.
Carina’s Triangulo has been featured on ABC, on NYC TV’s Cool The Code, in the National Herald Tribune, Vogue magazine, The Economist magazine, The Villager newspaper, and numerous New York newspapers, magazines, and guidebooks.
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Register for February Classes Beginning Jan 30 ◊ Theme: Vals ◊ Sign Up!
Planning ahead? Register for February classes now! The theme of the month is Vals rhythm. Beginner classes are every Mon, Tues, Thurs, and Sat. Beginners’ Tango Toolkit Sunday Feb. 19 ◊ 5:00pm-6:00pm ◊ $25 ◊ Sign Up!
Got the walk, the box, and la cruzada? Great! Unlock the secrets of tango etiquette and learn what any beginning tanguero/a needs to know to feel at home on the social dance floor. Gap Week Workshops Feb 27-Mar 1 ◊ Details to come!
Mark your calendars now, and stay tuned for more information about the gap week workshops coming up at the end of February! Past topics have included rebotes, jumps and lifts, technique and body mechanics, sacadas, and more! Saturday Matinee Milonga Saturdays ◊ 4:00-8:00 ◊ $10
What’s better than a matinee movie? A sweet, cozy matinee milonga! Did you even need to ask? Hosted by the fabulous and fantastical Maura. Meooow!
Carina Moeller is an accomplished classically trained dancer who studied modern dance, ballet, tap, and jazz at the Stage School of Dance and Drama, the G. Baudach Ballet Institute and the Ellys Dance School in Germany. She graduated with honors in modern dance from DANCEWORKS Berlin and earned her theater degree from the Michael Tschechow Studio Berlin. After dancing professionally and performing with modern and theater dance groups all over the world, in 1995 Carina moved to New York City and danced with the Doris Humphrey Repertory Company.