Cheryl Burke

Cheryl Burke

Cheryl Stephanie Burke is an American dancer, model and TV host. She is best known for being one of the professional dancers on ABC’s Dancing with the Stars. Burke won her first championship with 98 Degrees member Drew Lachey in the second season. She came in second on the NBC series I Can Do That.

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Summary Cheryl BurkeCheryl Stephanie Burke is an American dancer, model and TV host. She is best known for being one of the professional dancers on ABC’s Dancing with the Stars. Burke won her first championship with 98 Degrees member Drew Lachey in the second season. She won her second championship with retired football star Emmitt Smith in the third season. Burke has participated in 23 seasons thus far. She came in second on the NBC series I Can Do That. She replaced Abby Lee Miller on Dance Moms in 2017. She was revealed to be returning to the show to compete on season 23 on August 30, 2016. After Season 19, Burke chose to leave for some time after DWTS to pursue other projects. After a season off, she returned as a pro for season 25, 20th season, and was paired with former NFL swimmer Ryan Lochte. She finished in 8th place on Week 7 and 8th in Week 8 of the 25th season. The couple was eliminated in Week 7 on November 11, 2008, and finished in fifth place.

She has been paired with a source of inspiration to a game show host and actor Drew Carey. For season 18, she was partnered with Drew Carey and received a second place finish. She also danced a Paso Doble with Jacoby Jones and Karina Smirnoff in the trio challenge. For Toy Story 3, Burke choreographed the paso doble with Tony Dovolani and did a performance accompanied by the Gipsy Kings live. She appeared in a fitness video based on Latin dances with Maksim Chmerkovskiy as co-instructors. In season 20, she finished in a tie for second place with Olympic swimmer and Olympic gold medalist Ryan Lochter. She competed on the ninth season with former U.S. House of Representatives Majority Leader Tom DeLay. She withdrew from the competition because DeLay had stress fractures in both feet.