Venezuelan migrants hit Peru’s street, dancing to survive
LIMA, Peru — The three Venezuelan migrants eke out a living 90 seconds at a time in a busy intersection of Peru’s capital. When the traffic light flashes red, the acrobatics and break dancing starts.
With a captive audience of pedestrians and commuters packed inside city buses, the dancers’ headstands, dizzying spins and fast-paced steps on a good day net up to $20 in pocket change — nearly three times the monthly minimum wage in Venezuela.
It also earned them a brush with a Hollywood superstar Angelina Jolie.
“You never know how it will go in the street,” said dancer Karin Rojas. “One day it’s good and the next day it’s bad.”