Alex Da Silva Arrested Over Rape Accusation (Photo: MySpace.com)
Alex da Silva on Foxs' SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE,is among the upper talent when it comes to salsa dancing. Born in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Rio is a city where people live constantly within their own limits. Where the smooth sea pats the rugged mountain to show that life, like Alex, is full of contrasts. Alex started dancing at a very young age. At the age of 20 he was introduced to salsa dancing.Three months later he was given the opportunity by Dominique Yin to teach salsa lessons. Work and dancing is a way of life for Alex. In San Francisco where he taught for eight years, 90% of the instructors teaching today were taught by Alex Da Silva. Having taught over 15,000 people Alex headed for Hollywood. Alex quickly started to hit the salsa clubs in Los Angeles (The Mayan, Conga Room, Century Club, Mama Juana's, etc...). Working and teaching he started to become recognized by his magical, captivating, hypnotic salsa dance moves.
Dancers at the clubs saw and surrounded Alex every time he stepped on the dance floor showing off his new moves in the salsa club scene. This made club goers want to learn his style of dancing. Giving Alex an opportunity to start salsa night life in LA. His dancing attracts people from all walks of life including celebrities like J. Lo, Salma Hayek, Jennifer Love Hewitt, P. Diddy, Will Smith, Mario Van Peeples, Vin Diesel and many more.
Living in the city of dreams Alex teaches at the biggest salsa clubs (The Mayan, Mama Juana's, etc…) and most prestigious dance studios (Debbie Allen Dance Academy, The Edge, Synthesis Studio, etc…). Here he started to brand his dance style now known as LA STYLE SALSA. While teaching not only at The Mayan, but seven days a week in different night clubs and studios throughout Los Angeles. He became known as an instructor and choreographer to celebrity and Production Companies. Alex has traveled throughout the world and appeared in commercials and films. His latest appearance was on "30 Seconds to Fame" on FOX taking home the grand prize without a sweat. Perhaps if you ventured into the deepest, darkest Amazonian jungle you may be able to find someone who has never heard of Alex Da Silva, but ask anyone in the Los Angeles and anyone in the Salsa World and without a doubt they will know who he is. LA Style Salsa is Alex Da Silva.
Alex De Silva is now disgraced after arrested over alleged sexually assaults on four female dancing students. Alex Desilva (mugshot) was held on a $3.8 million bail.
