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• Choreographer and dancer Alex Da Silva has taught salsa to numerous celebrities and has appeared on the FOX programs So You Think You Can Dance and 30 Seconds to Fame. Da Silva teaches salsa at the EDGE Performing Arts Center in Hollywood and at The Mayan club in Los Angeles.Los Angeles Times: Star Salsa Dance Teacher Arrested in Sexual Assaults (April 5, 2009)

  On April 4, 2009, Da Silva was arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting four female dance students. Da Silva was held on $3.8 million bail. He was released on April 7 because there was insufficient evidence to support the charges. Since his arrest, more women have claimed to have been victims.Usmagazine.com: No Sex Charges for So You Think You Can Dance Choreographer (April 7, 2009)

• Fast Facts

  1. Age: 41 years old at time of arrest
  2. Born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  3. Began salsa dancing at the age of 20
  4. Works as a salsa dance instructor and choreographer
  5. Appeared on 30 Seconds to Fame and So You Think You Can Dance on FOX
  6. World Salsa Championship awards in 2002 and 2007Los Angeles Times: Star Salsa Dance Teacher Arrested in Sexual Assaults (April 5, 2009)
  7. Arrested on Saturday, April 4, 2009
  8. Accused of sexually assaulting four female dance students
  9. Allegedly raped the women between May 2003 and March 28, 2009
  10. Has homes in North Hollywood and Van Nuys, California
  11. Accusers say they were lured in to his home where he raped themLos Angeles Times: Star Salsa Dance Teacher Arrested in Sexual Assaults (April 5, 2009)

• Rape Accusations

  Da Silva was arrested after teaching a dance class in Hollywood, on April 4, 2009. In 2003, 2004 and 2005 three woman accused Da Silva of sexual assault but prosecutors never filed charges. On March 28, 2009, another woman claimed Da Silva lured her into his home and raped her. During the investigation, detectives re-interviewed the previous accusers and found similarities in their stories. The women did not know each other. Da Silva was held on $3.8 million bail, but was released on April 7, 2009, with an investigation pending, as there was not enough evidence to press charges.The New York Times: Celebrity Choreographer Accused of Raping 4 Women (April 5, 2009)

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