'Betrayed': top dance coach arrested Allegations: Grant Davies from RG Dance was arrested on Friday night. For almost a decade thousands of parents trusted prominent Sydney dance teacher Grant Davies as he told them he could make their children famous. But for almost the entire time Mr Davies operated his RG Dance studio in the city's inner west, police claim he was taking naked photographs of female students. In recent years Mr Davies, whose students have gone on to perform in major productions such as The Lion King and Billy Elliot, is alleged to have groomed two of them for sex. Application for bail rejected: Grant Davies. The 39-year-old appeared in Parramatta Bail Court on Saturday accused of taking naked photographs of children, some as young as six, attending classes at the Chiswick studio between 2004 and 2013. He is also accused of grooming two female students, both under the age of 16, in an attempt to procure them for sex. Last month his wife, Lisa Ricketts, allegedly discovered inappropriate emails her husband had sent to a student. She copied them onto a thumb drive and handed them to police. Police allege they found "hundreds" of photographs taken by Mr Davies of various naked girls from between 2004 and 2013. In some images Mr Davies is allegedly reflected in a mirror in the act of photographing girls, some estimated by police to be as young as six, inside the dance studio. Thousands of images of child pornography downloaded from the internet were also found, court documents allege. He was arrested in North Strathfield on Friday night. Documents before the court allege he recorded a video call in which one girl, under the age of 10, performed sexually suggestive poses. He allegedly wrote sexually explicit message to another child, under the age of 13, that included: "I need our hugs more and more." But the teacher first came to police attention in 2007 for alleged child sex offences, documents before the court reveal. At that time he was accused of sending students explicit emails about his sexual fantasies including a desire to have a "threesome" with two of them. He was never charged after he allegedly disposed of his computer and continued to teach at the dance school, including going interstate with students for performances and competitions. Parents said they had been concerned about "rumours" of the 2007 incident. An email that was circulated among parents in March last year, which has been obtained by Fairfax, raised a number of concerns about the school, including one of the allegations now before the court. Parents said Mr Davies had a "cult-like" status with some families involved with the school. He has a strong presence on social media, regularly posting photos and videos with his students. But parents first became aware something was really amiss last month when RG Dance put out a notice informing them that "Mr Grant" would not be returning to the studio because he was "going through some personal problems." "I regret to inform everyone that I will be stepping down from RG Dance at this time, due to a personal matter which I am not able to discuss," he wrote to students and parents. Students were asked to refrain from "contacting or attempting to discuss" the matter with him. Cheryl Wade, whose daughter used to attend RG Dance before she pulled her out a year ago, said parents would be deeply concerned about what had allegedly been going on at the school. "He marketed his studio as a place where a child could possibly become famous," Ms Wade said. A lot of parents would be feeling betrayed today. About 80 parents gathered for a meeting at the dance school last night. Most declined to talk as they filed out - some with teary daughters in dance gear in tow - shortly before 7pm. "It's devastating to everyone so I can't talk," one mother said. A woman at the dance school's door told Fairfax Media: "We love each other and are here for each other but we've agreed there'll be no comment at this stage." Along with his highly successful dance school, which he operates with his sister Rebecca Elizabeth Davies, Mr Davies has worked in the Sydney scene as a performer, most recently as part of comedy group Explosive Minds. The improvised comedy group, which he started with his wife, has performed on US television, had a headline show in Las Vegas and does corporate gigs in Australia. Classes at the Bibby Street studio continued as normal on Saturday as the allegations against Mr Davies came to light. One mother, 48, said she had pulled her 15-year-old daughter out of classes five years ago when she was eight or nine because "they were scantily clad." "She came back a year ago after we had a bit of a chat with her," she said. Mr Davies applied for bail and he was supported by his parents when he appeared in court via video link on Saturday. He had offered $5000 and an assurance he would not be in contact with children or use the internet. His application was rejected. Magistrate Anthony Spence said the allegations were "worrying, to say the least" and the community needed to be protected. The matter will return to court on Wednesday.