The two hit the ballroom floor with a tense and breathtaking Argentine Tango set to “Swan Lake” by Ray Chew Live. The song choice was a nod to Alexis‘ former ballet dance training.
“I haven’t done ballet in years,” Alexis confessed ahead of her performance. “The Argentine tango is testing me…I just want this to be incredible.”
Judge Len Goodman called their performance one of the best he’s seen.
Alexis and Alan earned 25 points, out of 30, from the judges for their performance.
To vote for Alexis and Alan in the competition, vote for them by calling 1-800-868-3401!
The Instagram model and influencer and Alan were in jeopardy at the start of the show and to earn a spot in next week’s show, amazing with another jive set to “Shake the Room” by Gamu.
Alexis and Alan earned 23 points, out of 30, from the judges for their performance.
To vote for Alexis and Alan in the competition, vote for them by calling 1-800-868-3401!
Alexis Ren poses back to back with pro partner Alan Bersten at the attends Dancing With The Stars Season 27 Cast Reveal Red Carpet event held at Planet Hollywood Times Square on Wednesday morning (September 12) in New York City.
The 21-year-old model/influencer and Alan, 24, opened up in a video interview about their first meeting and how her previous dance experience doesn’t really help her.
“I was a ballet dancer for 10 years,” Alexis admits in the sound bite, however, having that experience hasn’t actually helped her so far. “You think it would be something that would help, but, ballroom and the other dances are so different, with a different technique.”
Alexis adds that she’s actually having to “unlearn a lot of things.”
Alan and Alexis also discussed their first meeting where he “galloped” in on her photo shoot. “I was very excited,” he said.
Dancing With The Stars premieres on Monday, September 24th on ABC.
Revealed on GMA this morning (August 28), recent mirror ball champs Lindsay Arnold, Val Chmerkovskiy, and DWTS Athletes champ Jenna Johnson will be back on the ballroom floor this fall.
Mirai Nagasu holds onto boyfriend Darian Weiss tight as he gives her a piggyback ride at The Grove on Monday night (May 14) in Los Angeles.
The 25-year-old figure skater met up with Darian for a bite to eat after being eliminated from Dancing With The Stars with partner Alan Bersten just a few hours before.
“Thank you to everyone for cheering me on during this journey,” Mirai shared on her Twitter after the show. “I had such a great time and am so grateful for all of your support.”
She added, “Although I would have loved another week of dancing with @Dance10Alan I know that what’s most important is the experience I had and the friends I made.”
Alan also shared a message to fans on his Instagram after the show.
“To say I’m proud of you is an understatement. @mirainagasu thank you for inspiring me and having so much fun with me!” he wrote. “You deserve to be in that final! Thank you to all of our fans who voted for us every week!! I hope we made you guys proud! Thank you ❤️ #teamfireiceandspice forever.”
Team Fire, Ice and Spice, were dressed all in glittering gold for their Quickstep, set to “Bo$$” by Fifth Harmony, which was performed by Ray Chew Live. They picked up 35 points out of 40 for their performance.