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Gleb Savchenko insists he didn’t ‘attack’ fellow ‘DWTS’ pro Alan Bersten after shady comments

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Gleb Savchenko defended his recent critical remarks about Alan Bersten on TikTok, saying he was simply expressing professional opinions and not attacking Bersten personally. During the controversy surrounding Val Chmerkovskiy’s suspension from "Dancing with the Stars," Savchenko suggested that Bersten's dancing level is lower compared to other professionals like himself or his partner, Valentin Chmerkovskiy, but clarified he respects Bersten and has known him for years.

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Gleb Savchenko, a former professional dancer on Dancing with the Stars (DWTS), defended himself against accusations of attacking fellow dancer Alan Bersten. In recent TikTok posts, Savchenko criticized Bersten's dancing abilities but insisted he was not being disrespectful. He stated that while Bersten is good for television, his skills do not measure up to those required for creating art in dance. This comes after Bersten replaced Maksim Chmerkovskiy, who received a one-week suspension for a controversial social media post about judge Carrie Ann Inaba. Savchenko, who was not invited back as a pro dancer this season, suggested that it takes time to improve and implied that Bersten's skills were lacking compared to those of other dancers.

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“Alan’s a good dancer for his niche,” Savchenko, 43, said during a recent TikTok live. asserted

Savchenko → ’ → TikTok

“He’s great for his thing. asserted

He → ’ → thing

But he can’t be compared to Val.” asserted

he → compare → Val

The Russian dancer told fans that he’s “not talking trash” about Bersten, 32, but rather is “just saying how it is.” asserted

it → tell → Bersten

I don’t wanna compare anybody,” Savchenko continued. asserted

Savchenko → compare → anybody

“I think everybody’s great for their own thing. asserted

everybody → think → thing

And it takes time to get better and better.” asserted

it → take → time

Savchenko then appeared to shade Bersten, again, by adding, “And it takes time to get better and better.” asserted

it → appear → time

Over the weekend, news broke that Bersten was stepping in for Chmerkovskiy, 40, for the show’s “Dedication Night,” after Chmerkovskiy received a one-week suspension for a controversial social media post about judge Carrie Ann Inaba. asserted

Chmerkovskiy → break → Inaba

Savchenko — who was not asked back as a pro for the current season — chimed in on the replacement choice on TikTok, claiming Bersten is “not up to the level of dancing, like, period.” asserted

Bersten → ask → dancing

“He’s a good dancer, I guess, for TV, but if we talk about art? Like, creating art? asserted

we → ’ → art

He’s like, eh,” Savchenko went on. asserted

Savchenko → go → ?

“I don’t want to like, talk s–t about people, I’m just being honest.” asserted

I → want → people

Savchenko even suggested a dancer from the show’s troupe should have been chosen instead to dance with Chmerkovskiy’s celebrity partner, “Step Up” actress Jenna Dewan. uncertain

dancer → suggest → partner

“I don’t have anything against the guy, just, like, why Alan?” Savchenko questioned. asserted

Savchenko → have → guy

Savchenko later told Page Six that his comments were coming from a a professional dancer’s perspective, and were “nothing personal against Alan at all.” asserted

comments → tell → Alan

“I’ve known Alan for years, I have a lot of love for him, and I respect what he brings to the show,” he told us, adding, “I was simply sharing my opinion on how different the partnership will look with Alan stepping in for Val. asserted

Alan → know → Val

During Tuesday’s episode, Bersten and Dewan, 45, scored a 37/40 for their Viennese waltz to “Unchained Melody” by The Righteous Brothers, which was dedicated to Dewan’s mother, Nancy Lee Bursch. asserted

which → score → mother

Inaba, who gave the pair a “10” for their dance, told the “Rookie” actress she gave her “ultimate breakthrough” performance. “Your heart was open. asserted

heart → give → performance

You felt free. asserted

You → feel → ?

You felt light,” Inaba, 58, added. asserted

Inaba → feel → ?

Chmerkovskiy was punished for referencing Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars for talking about his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, after Inaba criticized Chmerkovskiy’s wife and fellow pro Jenna Johnson’s dance last week. Inaba responded to Chmerkovskiy’s comments via her Instagram Stories, writing, “So this is what we are doing now?” asserted

we → punish → what

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