They say ballroom chemistry is just choreography—until it isn’t. On April 19, under the bright stage lights of Chicago’s Rosemont Theatre, Dancing with the Stars pros Emma Slater and Alan Bersten kissed, hard and on the lips, mid-routine, mid-tour, and mid-rumors. The crowd lost it. So did TikTok.
No comment from either dancer. No PR-stamped confirmation. Just a kiss—unscripted, unacknowledged, and entirely too perfect to be an accident. Call it the softest hard launch of the DWTS franchise, or maybe just the inevitable finale of a slow-burn partnership. Either way, the speculation’s over. The pros have crossed the line.
Emma, 36, and Alan, 30, have been dancing together for years—on the show, on tour, online. They’ve been sharing backstage videos and teasing moments that only fueled the gossip fire. But nothing said it quite like that kiss: no announcement, no interview, just lip-to-lip in front of a sold-out theater.
Adding to the stir, fellow pro Ezra Sosa dropped a gasoline-soaked comment on TikTok: “FINALLY.” That’s not rumor mill fodder—that’s an inside man lighting the match. And he wasn’t done. The day before the kiss, Ezra posted a video of himself and Gleb Savchenko backstage with the caption, “When we’re the only single guys on tour.” Translation: Emma and Alan aren’t.
Of course, context matters. Emma’s been navigating the post-marriage waters since filing for divorce from fellow DWTS dancer Sasha Farber in 2022. And to their credit, they’ve kept it classy. Mutual support, shared routines, zero mess—at least publicly. Emma even helped choreograph Sasha’s pieces during season 33. But with the ink dry and the tour wrapped, she’s clearly ready to dance to a different tune.
Alan, for his part, has kept things low-key. Until now. His Instagram tour recap included a shot of the big moment—but no caption. A silent nod. A wink without the wink.
This wasn’t just a kiss. This was the kind of moment old-school Hollywood used to bottle and sell. Two professionals at the peak of their craft deciding to let the fantasy breathe a little beyond the footlights.
So where does it go from here? Who knows. Maybe it fizzles. Maybe it’s love. Maybe it’s just a well-timed bit of theater. But in the era of hard launches and algorithm-chasing relationship reveals, Slater and Bersten’s kiss felt different. It wasn’t a headline crafted by a publicist—it was two dancers letting the music bleed offstage.
Whatever it is, it’s not just ballroom anymore.
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Last modified: April 25, 2025
