Arts & Entertainment
Edina Dance Studio Owner Cut from 'So You Think You Can Dance'
Gene Bersten, owner of the Dance With Us America studio at Southdale Center, was cut from the Fox reality competition on Tuesday. His younger brother Alan made it into the Top 20.
(Written by Becky Glander)
Gene Bersten, who runs an Edina dance studio with his wife, was cut from Fox's "So You Think You Can Dance" on Tuesday in an early stage of the competition.
But the owner of the Dance With Us America studio in Edina's Southdale Center still had cause to celebrate.
His 19-year-old younger brother, Alan, made it into the Top 20 of the reality show competition and will have a chance to continue his ballroom dancing on a national stage. (Watch an interview with Alan here.)
Alan wrote a heartwarming message on Facebook to his brother Tuesday after the episode aired:
"I would like to take this opportunity to thank my role model and my best friend, my brother Gene Bersten. He has inspired me and taught me everything I know!"
Gene Bersten, who runs an Edina dance studio with his wife, was cut from Fox's "So You Think You Can Dance" on Tuesday in an early stage of the competition.
But the owner of the Dance With Us America studio in Edina's Southdale Center still had cause to celebrate.
His 19-year-old younger brother, Alan, made it into the Top 20 of the reality show competition and will have a chance to continue his ballroom dancing on a national stage. (Watch an interview with Alan here.)
Alan wrote a heartwarming message on Facebook to his brother Tuesday after the episode aired:
"I would like to take this opportunity to thank my role model and my best friend, my brother Gene Bersten. He has inspired me and taught me everything I know!"
Video: Alan Bersten, Brittany, Jenna and Paul perform on Tuesday night (Ballroom) SYTYCD 10 (Top 20 Revealed).
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