Minnetonka's Alan Bersten to Compete in Top 16 of 'So You Think You Can Dance'

After a close call last week, Minnetonka native Alan Bersten had no problems wowing viewers of last night’s So You Think You Can Dance.

He and his partner, Jasmine Mason, danced an offbeat, royalty-inspired contemporary number to Charlotte Martin’s “Veins.”

“Completely bonkers, but fabulously so!” host Cat Deeley exclaimed after the performance.

Judge Nigel Lythgoe praised Bersten’s athleticism—particularly his strength when lifting Mason during the routine. Said Judge Mary Murphy: “He’s got guns for sure.”

However, the judges did want the couple to cut loose a little more. That cost Mason, who was eliminated. 

(Watch the routine in the video above.)

So You Think You Can Dance resume July 23 with a two-hour show.