AOL News is joining forces with The Huffington Post to bring you the best original reporting, insight and opinion on the web. Join HuffPost Social News using your AOL account!

da silva News

da silva News From AOL

THE HUFFINGTON POST

"So You Think You Can Dance" Salsa Instructor Sentenced For Rape: Alex Da Silva Gets 10 Years

By The Huffington Post News Editors Jan 28th 2012 - 09:52AM

A salsa dance instructor who worked on the TV show "So You Think You Can Dance" has been sentenced in Los Angeles to 10 years in prison for raping one woman and assaulting another.

da silva News From the Web

  • 02/03/12 UN Declares End of Somalia Famine Source: Voice of America (VOA) The United Nations has announced the famine in southern Somalia is officially over, but warns that millions of people are still in crisis.
  • 01/31/12 Sudan crisis looming Source: Philly.com - Philadelphia PA The World Food Program estimates that as many as a half million people could be forced to flee Sudan if the government in Khartoum does not allow humanitarian aid into the country, while a top U.S. official said Monday that a humanitarian crisis is looming.
  • 01/30/12 Up to 500,000 may need food aid in Sudan Source: The Sydney Morning Herald - Sydney NSW - Australia The World Food Program estimates that as many as a half million people could be forced to flee Sudan if the government in Khartoum does not allow humanitarian aid into the country, while a top US official says a humanitarian crisis is looming.
  • 01/30/12 Da Silva out of Cairo derby Source: SuperSport Al Ahly will miss their striker Dominique Da Silva for the next two matches in the Egyptian league.
  • 01/29/12 TV Choreographer Sentenced to 10 Years for Rape Source: Female First A choreographer on hit U.S. talent show So You Think You Can Dance has been sentenced to serve 10 years behind bars for raping a former student and assaulting another.

Background on da silva

Silva (da Silva) is a common surname in the Portuguese language, namely in Portugal, and Brazil; it is also widespread in regions of the former Portuguese Empire in Asia, including India and Sri Lanka.

more at wikipedia »