Alan Bersten and Emma Slater’s Full Relationship Timeline, for ‘DWTS’ Fans Who Are Nosy Like Us

Dancing With the Stars is back in full swing, and as such, it’s time to be nosy about which dance pros are dating each other off stage. Alan Bersten and Emma Slater are among the show’s many couples, and their relationship seems to get cuter and cuter with time. While it’s not really known exactly when they started dating (more on that shortly), the couple is very clearly obsessed with each other outside of the competition—and to be fair, their fans are just as obsessed with them, too.Here’s everything we know about Alan and Emma’s relationship, while you’re waiting for the next episode of DWTS to drop.Jump to:October 2024April 2025May 2025July 2025November 2025February 2026May 2026July 2026August 2026September 2026October 2024 An Us Weekly source reported that Alan and Emma were “hooking up,” but made sure to clarify that their romance was “not new, it’s ongoing.”April 2025Emma and Alan surprised fans in attendance on the final night of the DWTS: Live! 2025 tour with a surprise kiss, confirming their relationship in the process.Speaking with Us Weekly days after the smooch, Alan said he was “a little bit” surprised to see the reaction it received online. “It was an incredible tour and I’m sad that it came to an end, but also there are so many good moments,” he added.May 2025 The couple traveled to Hawaii for a couples’ getaway filled with kayaking and trips to beautiful waterfalls. “Our first few days in Kauai! Truly unbelievable 🙏🏼 this is what happiness looks like to me,” Alan captioned his Instagram post.July 2025Not much to see here, just adorable photos of Emma and Alan kissing on the ‘gram...And more PDA photos arrived later in the month, this time with Alan kissing Emma while shirtless (I am looking respectfully).November 2025 The couple got back to work on the set of Dancing With the Stars, but that doesn’t mean that they didn’t have time for romantic moments. Emma shared a photo of her and Alan sharing a kiss, clad in their dance costumes, with a hilarious caption that read, “Forever grateful for your love and for the person who look this photo of you kissing me with your eyes open! 😂 @alanbersten.”February 2026Alan and Emma reflected on their big kiss in an interview with Us Weekly. As if the moment wasn’t already cute enough, Alan revealed that he asked Emma if he could kiss her beforehand like a true consent king.“Last year on the last show of [the Dancing With the Stars Live] tour, I was like, ‘I’m gonna kiss her. I'm gonna do it on stage,’” he said. “I asked her beforehand, because I was pretty scared.”The couple also dished on what they’re most excited for in their relationship in the months going forward. “Honestly, I think for me, it's [making more] memories,” said Alan. “It's just moments. Obviously, I love dancing together. I think it’s just creating those personal moments together and the privacy. We get to dance together, which is incredible to share these moments on stage. But one of my favorite things [was going] to Hawaii last year and just [being] off the grid for days.”“I feel like I'm touring with my confidant, someone I can really rely on,” Emma added. “I love being able to have chats with him and just work with him. I love the fact that we can work so well together. And then we have our little dog, Jeff, with us, who brings a smile to my face."And to make you feel just a little more salty about not being in a relationship, Alan called Emma a super “caring” person.“She definitely makes me a much better person,” he said. “I feel like Emma's whole ethos is just to be kind so it really helps me be a better person. Also, she's extremely beautiful.” *cries in single*May 2026 Emma wrote a lengthy tribute in celebration of Alan’s birthday, and spoiler alert: It’s a real tearjerker.“Happy birthday Alan! This first photo was taken on your 21st birthday and now you’re 32! I’m so proud of you. By far the most impressive thing you’ve done is been able to secure me as your girlfriend, but there are definitely some other notable achievements in there so congratulations on that 😉,” she joked before getting to the heartwarming parts.She continued, “Seriously, you are a pure soul and my favorite thing to do is to laugh with you. I hope we get to do more of that throughout our lives together. I already know the things that you want and desire are already yours or will inevitably get to you and so what I wish for you on this birthday is for you to continue following your happiness wherever that leads you. I know you will! I love you ❤️x Go wish @alanbersten a happy birthday 🎂.”“I love you baby! My greatest achievement,” he replied in the comment section of the post.July 2026Emma and Alan recreated a photo shoot from their DWTS days from 10 years ago, and unsurprisingly, they look just as cute now as they did then.They also took a quick trip to New York and biked all around the city for fun during their stay.August 2026Alan shared a roundup of his and Emma’s travels over the summer, showing that they hit up several European cities during their downtime.September 2026Emma shared some insight on how she and Alan are able to stay in a relationship despite competing against each other on DWTS.“We’ll watch each other's videos, we'll help each other choreograph, we'll ask each other's opinion, and we always come from a really honest, ‘let me help you’ place,” she told E! News. “You have a support. You have a team member who knows how to go through this, ‘cause this is a crazy world. So it's very helpful.”