Sito Sasieta

Sito Sasieta, also published as Alfonso “Sito” Sasieta, is a Peruvian-American poet, Principal Dancer, and Instructor with DC Casineros. A longstanding company member based in the Washington, DC area, he brings Cuban dance, music, poetry, and community building into his artistic life.

Sito is Outreach Coordinator for L’Arche Greater Washington, DC, a community of people with and without intellectual disabilities. His writing has appeared in Michigan Quarterly Review, Image, Sojourners, Red Wheelbarrow, and other literary journals.

Sito is a contributor to Capital Love, a Washington Writers’ Publishing House anthology featuring writers from the Washington region. Explore Capital Love.

His poetry also explores Cuban dance and music: “Dancing Contratiempo in Advent” reflects on Casino’s rhythmic timing and partner connection, while “What We Want in a Montuno” draws on the energy and rhythms of Cuban music.

As both a performer and an instructor, Sito contributes to DC Casineros’ dance and community work. His published poems offer another way to encounter the rhythm, connection, and shared experience of Cuban music and dance.