Alan Bersten

(1994-05-26) 26 May 1994

Minnetonka, Minnesota, U.S.

American

Dancer, choreographer

2013 - present

6 ft (183 cm)

Personal life[edit]

Bersten was born and raised in Minnesota. His family heritage is Russian. He started dancing at the age of 7.[3]


In 2018, Bersten was on tour with Dancing With The Stars when he began to have severe stomach pain. A blood test showed he had symptoms of a tumor on one of his parathyroid glands called hyperparathyroidism. He underwent surgery the next day to remove his left parathyroid. Bersten returned to work after only a week of recovery.[4]

Dancing With The Stars[edit]

Performances[edit]

Bersten started working on Dancing With The Stars in season 20 as a member of the troupe. He remained in that role for four more seasons until he made his debut as a professional partner in season 25.


During the second week of season 22, Bersten danced a salsa with Paige VanZant, as VanZant's regular partner, Mark Ballas, suffered a back injury during rehearsals. Bersten learned the entire dance routine on one day's notice and performed the dance for the live show the following day.[5] In season 24, Bersten danced with Heather Morris for four weeks while Morris's regular partner, Maksim Chmerkovskiy, was recovering from an injury.


Bersten was promoted to a professional partner in season 25, where he was partnered with 1980s singer-songwriter and Broadway actress Debbie Gibson.[6] They were eliminated in the second week and took 12th place.[7] Bersten was also featured on the official promotional poster for the show that season alongside fellow cast member Sharna Burgess.[8]


For season 26, Bersten was partnered with Olympic figure skater Mirai Nagasu.[9] They were eliminated in the third week of competition, tying for 4th place with Chris Mazdzer and partner Witney Carson and Jennie Finch Daigle and partner Keo Motsepe.[10]


For season 27, Bersten was partnered with model Alexis Ren.[11] The couple reached the finals and took 4th place.[12]


For season 28, Bersten was partnered with The Bachelorette star Hannah Brown.[13] They reached the finals and were crowned the season's champions on November 25, 2019.[2]


For season 29, Bersten returned to compete again and is paired with Disney Channel star Skai Jackson.[14] They were eliminated week 10, finishing in 5th place.[15]


For season 30, Bersten was partnered with The Talk co-host and dancer Amanda Kloots.[16] They reached the finals and finished in 4th place.


For season 31, Bersten was partnered with country music singer Jessie James Decker.[17] They were eliminated week 6, finishing in 10th place.


For season 32, Bersten was partnered with Zoey 101 actress and singer Jamie Lynn Spears. They were eliminated on the second week of competition and finished 13th; Bersten's lowest placement to date.