Meet Dancing With the Stars Pros’ Real-Life Partners
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Whether in the ballroom or out, the Dancing With the Stars pros know it takes two to tango.
And when they need love and support, they can count on their partners not to miss a beat.
Take Pasha Pashkov and Daniella Karagach. The husband-and-wife duo—who share 3-year-old daughter Nikita—have long found their rhythm in terms of competing on the show while also being there for each other in and outside of the studio.
Noting they’ll watch each other’s routines and give the other feedback, "He helps me with everything and vice versa," she told E! News in September. "We are a team, and it’s the best feeling in the world coming home and knowing I have so much support and love around me and vice versa. If he ever needs anything, I’m always there for him."
And for Witney Carson, it’s husband Carson McAllister—dad to their sons Leo, 5, and Jet, 3—who makes her heart spin.
"Carson and the boys are truly my No. 1 fans," she told Page Six last month. "Carson supports me in everything I do."
And they’re jazzed to soon be adding another baby boy to their crew.
"We both find it amazing that we can continue to grow our family while simultaneously being on DWTS," Witney added. "The support has been overwhelming, and the boys are especially excited to have another sibling."
Indeed, through good times and in bad, these couples keep on groovin’. After Brandon Armstrong was eliminated last week, his wife Brylee Armstrong reminded him he’ll always score a 10 in her book.
“Just proud of my guy @Brandon Armstrong,” she wrote on TikTok Oct. 12, “thank you to everyone for loving and supporting him!!!”
As Dancing With the Stars' Super Bowl Night kicks off, huddle up to read about the season 35 pros' forever teammates.
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Jenna Johnson & Val Chmerkovskiy
Jenna and Val didn't waltz into a relationship right away.
When she joined Dancing With the Stars in 2014 and they were paired together for a routine, "We had physical chemistry," he recalled on The Squeeze in 2025. "I liked her energy and spirit. And then throughout the season, we kind of entertained that attraction."
After initially trying to resist the sparks, Jenna and Val dated on and off for a few years. They got engaged in 2018 and tied the knot the following year—growing their family with son Rome in 2023.
"As much as we tried to fight it," Jenna said on The Morning After With Kelly Stratford in 2025, "we were drawn to each other always."
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Daniella Karagach & Pasha Pashkov
Looking for a new dance partner in 2008, Pasha's coach suggested he team up with Daniella.
Initially hesitant due to their six-and-a-half-year age gap, he recalled to DancesportInfo in 2017, "<y coach said: 'Doesn't matter, she is a right partner for you,' and that was it."
And she was in every sense of the word. Five years after their 2014 wedding, Pasha joined DWTS with Daniella entering the ballroom the following year.
In 2023, they stepped into parenthood with the birth of daughter Nikita.
"I married my best friend," Daniella told The Knot in 2025 after she and Pasha renewed their vows. "He's someone I can turn to for anything because he's my number one fan, my biggest supporter, and vice versa."
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Emma Slater & Alan Bersten
After her four-year marriage to DWTS' Sasha Farber ended in 2022, Emma formed a romance with fellow pro Alan. However, the move wasn't a quickstep. While Emma and Alan sparked romance rumors in 2024, they didn't go public with their relationship until they kissed on stage during the 2025 DWTS Tour.
"We've always been really good friends, and now we have a great relationship," she told E! News in June 2026. "It feels really good."
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Britt Stewart & Daniel Durant
Scoring a perfect 10 in their love story, Britt and actor Daniel competed together on DWTS in 2022. After they were eliminated, they wondered if their feelings would remain outside of the show and slowly began dating.
"I wanted to make sure that it was as real as what we were feeling," Britt explained on The Joe Vulpis Podcast in December 2025, "and it was."
The dancer and the CODA star got engaged in 2023 and tied the knot two years later.
"I love you," Britt told Daniel while signing their vows in a video from their wedding day. "I think my soul loved you before I met you."
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Adele Zaikman & Allen Genkin
Called the Rolls Royce, Adele cruised away from 2026's DWTS: The Next Pro with the win and a new relationship with fellow contestant Allen.
"When I got to know Allen on The Next Pro, I immediately felt that he was one of the kindest souls I’d ever met," she told E! News in October 2026. “Having such a strong bond and friendship first makes our relationship now feel so right.”
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Brandon Armstrong & Brylee Armstrong
While fans have seen Brandon glide across the ballroom, he met Brylee by sliding into her DMs.
"I said, 'Hey, how are you?' he recalled to Joe Vulpis in 2024, "and she ghosted me."
After her mom convinced her to give him a chance, Brylee and Brandon started dating in 2021 and he proposed the following year with a custom movie trailer. Months later, they tied the knot.
"If y’all knew Bry the way I do," Brandon wrote on Instagram in May 2026, "your life would be 100 times better."
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Rylee Arnold & Walker Lyons
Collegiate football player Walker has been Rylee's teammate since 2024.
"His aunt was my Uber driver in L.A., which was crazy," the dancer told It Girl in September 2026. "I got in her car, was talking to her, and she was like, 'I have a nephew who's playing football at USC. You should reach out to him.'"
After Rylee followed the tight-end, later suiting up for Utah's BYU, on Instagram, "He messaged me,” she continued, “and then the rest is history."
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Sharna Burgess & Brian Austin Green
Introduced by their mutual manager, Sharna and Brian met in 2020 following his split from Megan Fox.
"I’m so grateful I get to do life with you," she wrote in a 2024 birthday tribute to the Beverly Hills, 90210 alum, also dad to kids Noah, Bodhi and Journey from his former marriage to Megan as well as son Kassius from past relationship with Vanessa Marcil. "Us, our tribe, our adventures past present and future… it’s all everything I’ve ever wanted."
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Mark Ballas & BC Jean
In a meet-cute that’s music to fans’ ears, Mark and BC told Entertainment Tonight they met in 2012 at a friend's house, where they were both performing for a live-stream event.
Marrying in 2016, the singer and the dancer collaborate both in life—as parents to son Banksi—and in work, teaming up for their band Alexander Jean.
Calling BC’s love and support "unmatched," Mark wrote in a 2025 Instagram post, "You're the best wife & friend a man could ask for."
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Witney Carson & Carson McAllister
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