Dancing With the Stars pros Emma Slater and Alan Bersten’s chemistry has heated up the ballroom floor — and beyond.
Slater and Bersten joined the ABC reality dancing competition series in 2012 and 2017, respectively, before pursuing their romantic relationship. Amid season 33 of the series in 2024, a source exclusively told Usthat Slater and Bersten were “hooking up.”
While the pair remained quiet about their relationship status, Slater and Bersten sealed the rumors with a kiss during an April 2025 live show. Days later, Bersten reflected on him and Slater sending fans into a frenzy with their onstage smooch. “Did it go viral?” Bersten exclusively asked Us of the moment. “We’re just enjoying life.”
Before her romance with Bersten, Slater was married to fellow DWTS pro Sasha Farber from 2018 to 2023. Bersten, for his part, had a brief showmance with season 27 partner Alexis Ren.
As DWTS prepares for its season 34 finale in November 2025, scroll down to see Slater and Bersten’s relationship timeline from the beginning:
October 2024
While revealing that Slater and Bersten were “hooking up,” an insider told Us that their romance is “not new, it’s ongoing.”
April 2025
Slater and Bersten sent fans into a spiral when they locked lips during a live DWTS show, to which he later confessed he was “a little bit” surprised it gained so much traction online. “It was an incredible tour and I’m sad that it came to an end,” he told Us days after the kiss. “But also there are so many good moments.”
May 2025
Alan Bersten and Emma Slater Courtesy of Alan Bersten/Instagram
Slater traveled to New York City to cheer on Bersten as he completed the 2025 RBC Brooklyn Half marathon. “We did it!!!! My first half marathon! That was so hard! My official time was 1:38:43!” Bersten wrote via Instagram, alongside post-race snaps with Slater. “Shout out to all these incredible runners. So proud of you @dannydlawn and I’m so happy @theemmaslater was here to support me.” Slater later shared snaps of her holding Bersten via Instagram and gushed that she was “proud” of him.
After their vacation to the Big Apple, Slater and Bersten enjoyed a getaway to Hawaii. While showing fans a glimpse of their travels via Instagram, Bersten shared a snap of the twosome kayaking and one of Slater embracing Bersten from behind as they swam beside a waterfall. “Our first few days in Kauai! Truly unbelievable 🙏🏼,” Bersten wrote. “This is what happiness looks like to me.”
June 2025
Bersten and Slater collaborated for several playful videos, including one of them bobbing their head in the kitchen. “‘You guys are professional dancers, you should film videos together.’ The videos we film 😂😂,” they captioned a joint Instagram post.
Alan Bersten and Emma Slater Courtesy Emma Slater/Instagram
July 2025
The couple packed on the PDA in a series of sweet selfies, with Bersten planting kisses on Slater’s cheek and neck. “Just a moment in time 💘,” she captioned the Instagram upload. Bersten gushed in the comments section, “I miss you already.”
Three weeks later, the pair were at it again, with Bersten sharing a shirtless photo of himself kissing Slater during a tubing outing along a river.
Emma Slater and Alan Bersten Courtesy of Emma Slater/Instagram
November 2025
Slater shared a photo kissing Bersten in the DWTS ballroom via Instagram, writing, “Forever grateful for your love and for the person who took this photo of you kissing me with your eyes open! 😂 @alanbersten.”
Hours before the DWTS season 34 finale kicked off on November 25, Slater showed her support for Bersten by writing via her Instagram Story, “My everything @AlanBersten.”
October 2026
Slater was Bersten’s biggest cheerleader when he danced with Jenna Dewan while Val Chmerkovskiy was suspended from Dancing With the Stars for one week.
“This talented man truly makes me melt,” Slater wrote via Instagram while celebrating Dedication Night. “Love is the superpower.”
Dewan later commented, “I love you both so much and this moment I’ll never forget @alanbersten !!❤️🥹❤️.”