So You Think You Can Dance choreographer, and salsa instructor, Alex Da Silva was arrested during the weekend on suspicion of sexually assaulting four of his students.
“The victims allege that he lured them to his homes in North Hollywood and Van Nuys,” said the police statement. “He then used a ruse to get them into his bedroom, where he raped them.”
Zap2It.com says Da Silva was taken into custody after finishing a class in his Hollywood dance studio on Saturday. He has been accused of assaulting students in the two homes over the last half-dozen years.
Da Silva is being held on $3.8 million bail and will appear in court on Tuesday, April 7.
This isn’t the first time Da Silva has been accused of sexual assault; three women said he raped them in 2003, 2004 and 2005, but no charges were laid.
In addition to being a guest choreographer on SYTYCD, Da Silva teaches Los Angeles-style salsa at the Edge Performing Arts Center Hollywood, the Mayan club in downtown Hollywood and various clubs in the L.A. area.
The fifth season of SYTYCD returns this May on CTV and Fox.
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