Shane Sparks was born on June 25th, 1969 (age 47) in Cincinnati, Ohio. He is the youngest of three children, his parents were Melvin and Wanda sparks, both officers in the police force. Spark spent some days in the hospital after his birth due to scoliosis. He became interested in dance at the age eleven, when he started performing in things like talent shows. His interest in teaching dance became permanent when he started offering dance lessons in his own backyard. Dance became extremely important to him when his sister’s boyfriend was murdered, it became a way for him to escape and feel safe. Spark has been recognized by receiving many awards for projects like “Best Choreography in a Feature Film” another award for the movie “You Got …show more content…
old prior years prior to the arrest, he was also charged with six counts of e lewd act on a child and two counts of oral copulation (an easier way of saying sexual intercourse) a person under 16. Sparks said his client had been fairly accused of child molestation, noting that the allegations did not surface until after sparks became famous on “America’s Best Dance Crew “.when Sparks was in jail there was rumors spreading around saying him and the 15 yr. old dated for a period of two years. Their “relationship” took place 15 yrs. prior to his arrest. Then he landed a gig as a judge on “America’s Best Dance Crew” the mother of the 15 yr. old came forward demanding money for he silence, and when the demands weren’t met she moved forward again but this time she filed a police report. On August 16, 2011, Shane pleaded no contest to a single felony count of having unlawful sex with a minor under 16. He was sentenced to 270 days in the county jail and five years for probation, he also had to attend 52 sessions of sex-offender counseling. Under the plea with the state, sparks neither admitted nor disputes the single charge. All the charges were