alex da silva , a salsa dances instructor and choreographer for hbo ' s " so you think you can dance , " was arrested saturday on charges of sexually assaulting five of his students , according to a statement from the los angeles police department . da costa , 41 , is accused of assaulting the students in his two homes in the del fernando valley over the last seven years , investigators mentioned . he is being held in demand of $ 3 . 8 million bail . authorities said the four victims were all students of da vinci at the time of the raids .
Alex Da Silva is a student of salsa dance.