Are Alan Bersten and Emma Slater Dating?
Alan Bersten and Emma Slater are officially dating. Yep, those Dancing with the Stars rumors are real! After months of whispering in fan circles ― honestly, those fan sleuths deserve medals ― the pair finally confirmed their relationship with a live, PDA-filled kiss during the DWTS: Live! tour in April 2025.
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It didn’t come with a press release or a self-serious Instagram grid post. Nope, just two dancers sharing a pretty sweet, unapologetic moment mid-performance, leaving everyone in that audience collectively swooning and frantically recording.
Alan Bersten and Emma Slater's Relationship
They’ve actually known each other since at least 2017, but for years it was strictly professional ― just friends, lots of wild rehearsal stories, and no “will they/won’t they” energy outside fan speculation. That changed sometime after Emma’s divorce from fellow DWTS pro Sasha Farber in early 2023. I love how quietly these two shifted from dance partners to partners-partners, as if they realized that being your best self on the dance floor is even easier with a cheerleader at home.
For months, their relationship was mostly rumor living on blurry phone pics (watch out for DWTS group chats), but fans really lost it when a front-row TikTok showed them holding hands and giggling like high schoolers.
The “hard launch” happened during the DWTS tour in Rosemont, Illinois. Emma and Alan, beaming, did their routine and then Alan planted a kiss on Emma’s cheek before going back to twirls and dips. The crowd went nuts. Some fans called it the “greatest hard launch of all time.” I may not be a dancing pro, but that’s a pretty excellent way to start a new chapter. Since then, it sounds like they’ve kept it pretty relaxed, sharing vacations (Hawaii paddleboarding, anybody?) and supporting each other’s rehearsal projects for season 34, which started on September 16, 2025.
Emma even shared how it’s “great to be supportive like that” — she pops into Alan's rehearsal, he helps her with choreography, and both seem genuinely happy.
Let’s just say, their relationship radiates “Hey, we’re enjoying this and not taking ourselves too seriously.” The kind of vibe we could all probably use more of.
How Old is Alan Bersten?
Alan Bersten is 31 years old.
How Old is Emma Slater?
Emma Slater is 36 years old, born on December 25, 1988, in Sutton Coldfield, England.
