Lo Que Ale No Dijo

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.

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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 emo...

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 o...