Maksim Chmerkovskiy Takes Night Off Of 'DWTS'; Alan Bersten Will Step In For Him

Maksim Chmerkovskiy won’t be seen on Dancing With the Stars tonight.

Host Tom Bergeron announced ahead of the night’s first performance that the pro dancer has taken the night off for a personal issue.

Alan Bersten, who was promoted to pro this season and was voted off last week with partner Debbie Gibson, will be stepping in for Maks with his partner, Vanessa Lachey.

Vanessa and Alan will be performing fourth, to a Jazz to “Girls Just Want to Have Fun” by Cyndi Lauper.