En este episodio íntimo y profundamente personal, Alexandra nos lleva de regreso a sus raíces como bailarina de danzas folclóricas peruanas. En el marco del 28 de julio, Día de la Independencia del Perú, ella comparte lo que significó reencontrarse con la niña que bailaba con orgullo antes de conocer el dolor.

Este no es un episodio sobre trauma, sino sobre retorno. Sobre cómo el cuerpo recuerda, incluso cuando la mente ha intentado olvidar. Desde los ensayos escolares de Festejo y Marinera, hasta el amor profundo por los ritmos de Caporales y Carnavales, Alexandra reflexiona sobre la sanación, la nostalgia, y el poder de bailar por la niña que alguna vez fue.

Un homenaje a la memoria, a la cultura, y al acto de sanar bailando.

On this special episode, released on Peruvian Independence Day, Alexandra returns to her roots not just as a dancer, but as a girl who once lit up on stage, barefoot and full of pride. After more than a decade away from Peruvian folklore, she reconnects with the rhythms that still live in her body: the joy of Carnavales, the fire of Caporales, and the memory of a little girl dancing in a Valicha skirt beside her grandmother.

This is not a story of pain. It's a story of remembering. Of home. Of healing through movement.

For anyone who has felt far from who they used to be, this episode is a love letter to your inner child, your culture, and the parts of you that never truly left.

This one is for her. The little girl who danced before she knew what healing meant.

🎧 Listen now and share your reflections with Alexandra at: [email protected]

In this episode, I reflect on multiple survivor stories shared with me from the Latin dance scene. We talk about grooming, coercion, trauma bonding, and institutional betrayal. I also share an anonymous testimony of rape and explain why this podcast exists: to hold space, not shame. Stories are shared with consent, and details are modified to protect privacy. 

Trigger warning: this episode discusses sexual violence, alcohol, and emotional harm.

Lo que Ale no dijo
by Alexandra Larco, M.Ed., PPSC-CWA

Lo que Ale no dijo  is a bilingual podcast where lived experience meets unapologetic truth.

I’m Alexandra Larco, a Peruvian immigrant, mother of two, dancer, and school counselor in Los Angeles. I created this space to speak on the things I once had to silence. The stories stored in our nervous systems. The discomfort we were taught to swallow. The cultural patterns that are often left unspoken, especially in performance spaces where power, silence, and survival intertwine.

This podcast is not about bashing anyone. It’s not gossip. It’s not therapy. But it is truth. My truth told with clarity, intention, and deep care for those who’ve experienced similar wounds.

In this first episode, I share my own story as a student and amateur dancer navigating uncomfortable dynamics in a team setting. I reflect on patterns of verbal abuse, machismo, power imbalance, and the emotional toll of being gaslit all while trying to reclaim my voice as an adult woman and immigrant artist. I also include the perspective of a former student who bravely came forward to share her experience. Her voice is protected, but her truth matters.

Through this platform, I hope to show that what we don’t say still lives in us until we name it. Until we feel safe. Until we’re ready.

This is a place for collective healing, community reflection, and honoring our inner knowing.

You are invited to share your story especially if you’ve ever been silenced, ignored, or told you were “too emotional.” You’re not alone.
Submit your voice or story: [email protected]

Topics we’ll explore:
– Latinx identity, womanhood & healing
– Neuroscience & the body’s memory
– Dance culture & reclaiming movement
– Boundary-setting & personal power
– Stories we carry from childhood to adulthood

Episodes may be in English, Spanish, or both because healing is multilingual, just like many of us.

Thank you for being here.
Gracias por estar aquí.
This is Lo que Ale no dijo. <3