Comments on: Alex Da Silva, from “So You Think You Can Dance”, charged with sexual assault [update]

By: yevrah

yevrah — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 01:03:23 +0000

It’s about time an intelligent District Attorney was put on this case. Former lacking DAs is the reason for the case being dragged on for so long. Alex is a criminal and deserves everything that is to come – life in prison. Rapists don’t show their dark side to the public. Their own families don’t even know it! May justice be served.

By: Walter

Walter — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 11:28:02 +0000

Looks like this is far from over:

http://www.becomingasalsero.com/alex-da-silva-arrested-again/

By: Laura

Laura — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 18:52:00 +0000

so the man was arrested but then no charges filed!!?? o-k thats smart.

By: J

Sun, 12 Apr 2009 23:47:38 +0000

We should not prosecute a man if the law is still not willing to do so, let alone find him guilty. If he did rape these women, the truth will present itself, but until then we must suspend judgement– we’d ask the same for ourselves if wrongly accused.

That being said, as a woman who is strictly interested in social dancing I have a good sense of who is there for *more* and who is not. I’m curious where these “private” lessons were held that such a thing could happen? Either something fishy is going on or people are extraordinarily stupid…. still, if a woman says “no” it ALWAYS means NO!!! Got it, guys?

By: Laura

Laura — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 19:41:22 +0000

I agree 100% what Marie stated!!!

It is such a shame. No one warned me, but I picked up on the typical guy thing and figured it out! Now, I take lessons with a female. I would only consider taking lessons from a man, if he’s married (hopefully happyily), gay, or his girlfriend is in the class! I prefer to social dance with men who just want to dance!

NOT everyone is out there like that BUT there are a lot of men who are!

By: marie

marie — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 18:28:58 +0000

I had private lessons with Alex and he was a complete gentleman. But I have to say that I was very clear in my body language & verbal language that I was there to have a private lesson. No one deserves to raped but….women have to realistic about the situation. We usually know when a guy is “testing” you…trying to feel out the situation. This dance teachers travel around the world and the move from one woman to the other. The new salseras MUST be careful because the men are going to try to be with you. New salseras want to learn, they want the attention, they want to be seen with the great dancers, which is all very normal but you must bring yourself back down from cloud 9. I have friends who came into the scene well after I did and explained to them the situation. Basically the scene is like a fishbowl…if you are going to date anyone in the scene, you must be selective. Though the majority of the men are truly there to simple dance, there are a few knuckle heads who have other motives.

By: Marco

Marco — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 18:05:55 +0000

Things don’t look like they are going well for Alex. What an unfortunate situation.

By: Harvey's Dumb.

Harvey's Dumb. — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 19:39:22 +0000

Harvey, you should excited, angered, and unsurprised at the recent news of Alex Da Silva.

You say harsh things. You make sharp statements. You sound as if you have first hand experience with Alex’s p3nis, or your ex-girlfriend has first hand experience with Alex’s p3nis.

If you knew all of these things, why didn’t you go to the police years ago?

Yes, Alex ufked women in the salsa scene. Yes, now he is being charged for some of those sexual encounters.

But, Harvey, why are you so angry? Why didn’t you go to the police years ago. Harvey, why did your parent’s name you such a ufked up name that people cannot respect?

By: Laura

Laura — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 18:45:11 +0000

Wow! Very sad.
Personally, I’m new to salsa and never heard of him.
LADIES ALWAYS LISTEN TO YOUR INSTINCT! Success, power, wealth, and popularity never gives a man the right to sexually harass you!

I’ve seen some men use salsa dance to get fresh with women. Some ladies can clearly see it and some ladies cannot. That could be a new topic!

By: harvey

harvey — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 02:29:22 +0000

It’s about time the truth be known about Alex Da Silva. He has had a reputation of being a rapist for years in the Salsa scene. No surprise. Only now the public is finding out. May justice finally be served and may any unknown victims please come forward. Put that Diablo into the snake pit where he belongs.