‘Dance’ Choreographer Accused of Raping Four Women

‘Dance’ Choreographer Accused of Raping Four Women

by Derek Collins
Apr 6th, 2009 | 6:51 AM | Comments 35

Alex Da Silva a dancer and choreographer featured on ‘So You Think You Can Dance’ was arrested Saturday on suspicion of sexually assaulting four of his dance students, police said.

Da Silva, 41, a well-known salsa dancer who teaches at several Los Angeles dance studios, was taken into custody after teaching a class at a Hollywood studio and booked for investigation of sexual assault, Det. John Eum told the Associated Press.

Da Silva had been accused in 2003, 2004 and 2005 of sexually assaulting three women, but charges were not filed. It was on March 28th that a fourth woman accused Da Silva of luring her to his home and raping her.

“These four women don’t know each other at all, yet their reports read basically the same,” the detective said. “We’re almost sure there are probably other victims out there and we hope they’ll come forward.”

Da Silva, who was being held on $3.8 million bail, is scheduled to make his first court appearance Tuesday.

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