Dance choreographer Shiamak Davar (53) is denying allegations of sexual abuse outlined in BC Supreme Court suits filed this week by two dancers.


A lawsuit has been filed against Davar for allegedly sexually abusing two men from North Vancouver, Percy Shroff and Jimmy Mistry, reports The Province.


Reportedly, Davar has denied the charges and said, "I will not be intimidated into silence and will defend myself vigorously in court."


Davar, who has worked on the Commonwealth Games, dance sequences in Mission Impossible 4, is credited with introducing contemporary dance in India and has taught around the world.Some of the famous names he has associated with include Bryan Adams, Sting, Oprah Winfrey, Tom Cruise, Richard Gere, Will Smith and Stevie Wonder.


Mistry claims in his lawsuit that, He (Davar) would lie on the bed in his underwear and take someones hand, including the plaintiffs (Mistry's), and put it on his underwear over his penis ...


Shroff's suit mentions that Davar often kissed and touched him. Shroff says that once Davar called him and said "I know your secret". Shroff claims that he was made to shower with Davar once and other sexual advances were also made.