Dancing With the Stars pro Sasha Farber has had a busy few years in the romance department.
The dancer has been linked to three high-profile women: longtime love and fellow DWTS pro Emma Slater, Bachelorette alum Jenn Tran and Pretty Little Liars star Janel Parrish.
“I hate dating. But it takes like a sec, you got to meet the person. There’s a lot that goes into when you want to find someone special,” Farber said on the “Casual Chaos” podcast in January 2026, noting that DWTS has a history of showmances turning into real relationships. “[On the show], you’re just thrown in. ‘Let’s go. Hi, nice to meet you. OK, we are going to rub hips. We are going to dip. We are going to do this. I want to get in your face here. You have to really look at me.’”
What to Know About Janel Parrish and DWTS’ Sasha Farber’s Relationship
Here’s a look at where each of Farbers’ relationships stands — and how they unfolded:
Sharna Burgess: A ‘Burn the Floor’ Showmance That Ended Over Skype
Burgess revealed on the “Penthouse With Peta” podcast in May 2026 that she “used to date” Farber after they met on Burn the Floor.
“He was such a sweet boyfriend. He’s such a great guy. I talk about how I’ve dated so many a**holes, he was not one of them,” she said. “He was always a great guy, and he came into my life at a time when I just really needed to remember how to laugh again.”
Burgess ultimately broke up with Farber over a Skype video call after leaving the tour early.
“It was tough, it really sucked and especially doing it over Skype,” she recalled, noting they have since remained friends.
Emma Slater: From Costars to Exes Who Stayed Close (2011-2023)
Farber and Slater met in 2009 and started dating in 2011. Three years in, they paused the romance but kept working together on ABC’s Dancing With the Stars.
In a December 2014 Glamour interview, the U.K. native opened up about their bond beyond a romantic relationship.
“It goes through moments, but I think the world of Sasha. I really do,” she said. “I wouldn’t have been so close to him for three years of my life. He’s just the best person. I don’t think we’re supposed to finish together. I think there are other people that might make us both individually happy, but I’m always going to be his best friend.”
The two reconnected in 2015 and Farber proposed on DWTS in October 2016. The couple wed in 2018. They split in February 2023 and finalized their divorce the following year.
Despite the breakup, Farber and Slater have stayed friendly. In a TikTok shared by Slater in March 2026, Farber mouthed, “Your ex-husband is so attractive,” and Slater responded, “But you’re my ex-husband.” After fans criticized the chummy dynamic, Slater fired back.
“If you can’t handle that exes can be mature and can be friends, I’m sending you love and positive vibes but I also know it’s not my problem to solve. Meant with love, I’ve just healed, moved on from that,” she wrote.
Jenn Tran: A ‘DWTS’ Romance That Quickly Fizzled (2024-2025)
After Tran’s engagement to Devin Strader collapsed following her season of The Bachelorette, she joined season 33 of DWTS and was paired with Farber. Romance rumors took off when Farber called Tran “babe” in a TikTok video.
Tran later credited Farber with helping her cope with the public fallout from her breakup.
“He kept reminding me that it’s the stuff that’s not online that really matters, It’s your friends and family who know you the best that really matters,” she told People in November 2024. “Right after the breakup, I was going through a lot of stuff being said online and stuff being spilled out, and I had to just turn my phone off.”
She added, “Sasha really helped ground me and tell me that it’s my friends and family who really matter at the end of the day and everything’s going to blow over on social media and just keep doing me because, at the end of the day, I only have myself, right?”
After Tran was eliminated in week 6, the two kept spending time together — and Tran admitted she was crashing on Farber’s couch. Us Weekly confirmed in December 2024 that the pair were officially dating.
The pair broke up by June 2025, when a source told Us Farber and Tran are “no longer seeing each other.” The insider added that Tran is “focusing hard on her studies” in PA school and “not letting anything else get in the way of her goals right now.”
Janel Parrish: A Parking Lot Dance Turns Into Something More (April 2025)
In a clip posted to Farber’s Instagram in April 2026, the Hallmark actress appeared alongside the dancer as the two danced in a parking lot.
“She’s still got it @janelparrish 🔥,” Farber captioned the video, which Parrish reshared alongside the caption, “When you ask @sashafarber1 to teach you a dance in the parking lot.”
Days later, Parrish confirmed her separation from husband Chris Long after eight years of marriage.
Parrish and Farber both previously appeared on season 19 of DWTS in 2014, when Parrish was partnered with pro Val Chmerkovskiy and Farber was part of the show’s troupe. Almost a decade later, Parrish and Farber hard-launched their romance in April 2026.
This story was compiled with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists.
