Cheryl Burke


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Cheryl Stephanie Burke (born May 3, 1984) 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, where she was the first female professional to win the show and the first professional to win twice and consecutively. She participated in 19 seasons. She came in second on the first season of I Can Do That, losing to Nicole Scherzinger on the final three-person-super-group performance, having led the competition since week 2.

Early life

Burke was born in San Francisco, California, and grew up in Atherton, California, the daughter of Sherri (Bautista) and Stephen Burke.

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. Cheryl returned to the ballroom on March 19, 2007 for Season 4, partnered with actor Ian Ziering. She and Ziering were eliminated in the semi-finals on May 15, 2007.

Cheryl Burke participated in a 38-city Dancing with the Stars tour from December 19, 2006 to February 11, 2007. She also joined the second summer tour, which visited 24 cities between June 20, 2007 in Austin, Texas and July 24, 2007 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Her celebrity partner for both tours was Drew Lachey. Burke competed on Season 5. Her partner was Las Vegas entertainer Wayne Newton. They were the third couple eliminated from the competition on October 9, 2007.

Burke participated with both Lachey & Newton in the Dancing with the Stars winter tour that kicked off December 18, 2007 in Seattle, Washington. The tour wrapped in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on February 10, 2008. Cheryl competed on Season 6 and was partnered with actor Cristin de la Fuente. They trained at Palm Beach, Florida's "Paramount Ballroom," which is owned by former U.S. Nine-Dance Champion Alec Lazo. They made it to the finals and on May 20, 2008, Cheryl and Cristin placed 3rd in the Season 6 competition.

The dancer returned to the show for Season 7 with partner Maurice Greene. They were eliminated in Week 8 on November 11, 2008 and came in 5th place. She returned to the show's eighth season, in which she was paired with actor Gilles Marini. They were the runners-up for the season, losing to Shawn Johnson and Mark Ballas. On August 17, 2009, it was announced that Burke would compete on the ninth season of Dancing with the Stars with partner Tom DeLay (former U.S. House of Representatives Majority Leader). On October 6, 2009, Cheryl and DeLay withdrew from the competition because DeLay had stress fractures in both feet.

For Toy Story 3, Burke choreographed the paso doble with Tony Dovolani and did a performance accompanied by the Gipsy Kings live. She also made a fitness video based on Latin dances with Maksim Chmerkovskiy as co-instructors.

In season ten she was partnered with Chad Ochocinco. They were eliminated in the semi-finals and came in fourth place. Rick Fox was partnered with Burke in the show's eleventh season. They were voted off in the seventh week of the competition and came in 6th place. For the twelfth Season, she was partnered with wrestler Chris Jericho. They were voted off in the sixth week of the competition. In the thirteenth season, Burke was partnered with reality star Rob Kardashian. They came in second place, losing to J.R. Martinez & Karina Smirnoff. In the fourteenth season, Cheryl Burke was partnered with actor William Levy. The couple made it to the finals and finished in third place.

In Season 15, Burke returns with former partner and Season 3 Champion, Emmitt Smith for a chance to win another mirrorball trophy. They were eliminated in the semi-finals.For season 16, Burke is partnered with comedian D.L. Hughley. Despite receiving low marks and harsh criticism from the judges, Hughley and Burke made it halfway through the competition. They were eliminated third in Week 5 of the competition. During Week 8, she danced a Paso Doble with Jacoby Jones and Karina Smirnoff in the trio challenge. For season 17, she is partnered with media personality Jack Osbourne. Osbourne's struggle with multiple sclerosis was a source of inspiration to Burke. They made it to the finals and ended up receiving third place.

For season 18, she paired with game show host and actor Drew Carey. They were eliminated on Week 6 and ended in 8th place.

For season 19, she paired with soap star Antonio Sabto Jr.. The couple was eliminated on Week 7 and finished in 8th place. Season 19 was the last season to feature Burke as she chose to leave after her contract expired.

On August 30, 2016, Burke was revealed to have returned to the show to compete on season 23. She is partnered with olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte.

Since her start in the second season of the show, Cheryl has achieved 18 perfect scores and 88 perfect 10s (without counting the marathons and relays). Additional feats include making it into the final stage of the show six times and her nine appearances in the show's semi-final stage. She is the only female pro that has gotten all places in the finals at least twice (1st with Drew Lachey and Emmitt Smith, 2nd with Gilles Marini and Rob Kardashian, 3rd with Cristian de la Fuente, William Levy and Jack Osbourne, with Mark Ballas being the only other pro.

Season Partner Place
2 1st
3 1st
4 4th
5
6 3rd
7 5th
8 2nd
9
10 4th
11 6th
12 7th
13 Rob Kardashian 2nd
14 William Levy 3rd
15 4th
16 D.L. Hughley 9th
17 Jack Osbourne 3rd
18 Drew Carey 8th
19 Antonio Sabto Jr. 8th
23 Ryan Lochte 7th

Performances

Season 2: Celebrity Partner Drew Lachey

  • Average: 27.7
  • Placed: 1st
Week # Dance/Song Judges' score Result
Inaba Goodman Tonioli
1 Cha-cha-cha/ "She Bangs" 8 8 8 Safe
2 Quickstep/ "Neutron Dance" 9 9 9 Safe
3 Jive/ "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" 9 9 9 Safe
4 Paso Doble/ "Thriller" 9 9 10 Safe
5 Samba/ "Dirrty"
Salsa/ "Rhythm Is Gonna Get You"
9
No
9
Scores
9
Given
Safe
6 Tango/ "Shut Up"
Viennese Waltz/ "Fallin'"
10
No
10
Scores
10
Given
Safe
7
Semi-finals
Foxtrot/ "It Had to Be You"
Rumba/ "Total Eclipse of the Heart"
9
10
9
9
8
10
Safe
8
Finals
Paso Doble/ "Thriller"
Freestyle/ "Save a Horse (Ride a Cowboy)"
Jive/ "Hound Dog"
10
10
9
10
10
9
10
10
9
WON

Season 3: Celebrity Partner Emmitt Smith

  • Average: 26.8
  • Placed: 1st
Week # Dance/Song Judges' score Result
Inaba Goodman Tonioli
1 Cha-cha-cha/ "Son of a Preacher Man" 8 8 8 Safe
2 Quickstep/ "Black Horse and the Cherry Tree" 8 8 8 Safe
3 Tango/ "Simply Irresistible" 7 6 6 Safe
4 Paso Doble/ "Espaa ca" 8 8 8 Safe
5 Samba/ "Cha Cha" 9 9 9 Safe
6 Jive/ "Lewis Boogie Blues"
Disco/ "Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough"
8
No
8
Scores
9
Given
No Elimination
7 Waltz/ "Hushabye Mountain"
Mambo/ "Que Bueno Baila Usted"
10
10
9
10
9
9
Safe
8 Foxtrot/ "Witchcraft"
Rumba/ "Spooky"
8
9
8
10
9
10
Safe
9
Semi-finals
Waltz/ "At This Moment"
Cha-Cha-Cha/ "Dance to the Music"
9
10
10
10
10
10
Bottom Two
10
Finals
Samba/ "Sir Duke"
Mambo/ "Que Bueno Baila Usted"
Freestyle/ "U Can't Touch This"
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
9
WON

Season 4: Celebrity Partner Ian Ziering

  • Average: 24.8
  • Placed: 4th
Week # Dance/Song Judges' score Result
Inaba Goodman Tonioli
1 Cha-cha-cha/ "Mony Mony" 7 7 7 No elimination
2 Quickstep/ "Don't Get Me Wrong" 7 8 7 Safe
3 Jive/ "Hard Headed Woman" 8 8 8 Safe
4 Waltz/ "He Was Beautiful" 7 9 8 Safe
5 Samba/ "Dance Like This" 8 8 8 Safe
6 Paso Doble/ "Waiting for Tonight"
Swing/ "Rock This Town"
8
No
8
Scores
8
Given
Safe
7 Tango/ "Holding Out for a Hero"
Mambo/ "Gimme the Light"
9
9
9
9
9
9
Safe
8 Foxtrot/ "Baby, It's Cold Outside"
Rumba/ "Imagine"
8
8
7
8
7
9
Safe
9
Semi-finals
Tango/ "Maneater"
Jive/ "All Shook Up"
9
10
10
10
9
10
Eliminated

Season 5: Celebrity Partner Wayne Newton

  • Average: 17.3
  • Placed: 10th
Week # Dance/Song Judges' score Result
Inaba Goodman Tonioli
1 Cha-cha-cha/ "You're the First, You're the Last, You're my Everything" 6 7 6 Safe
2 Quickstep/ "Viva Las Vegas" 5 5 5 Bottom Two
3 Tango/ "La Cumparsita" 6 6 6 Eliminated

Season 6: Celebrity Partner Cristin de la Fuente

  • Average: 25.2
  • Placed: 3rd
Week # Dance/Song Judges' score Result
Inaba Goodman Tonioli
1 Cha-cha-cha/ "Bang Bang" 7 7 7 No Elimination
2 Quickstep/ "Americano" 7 6 7 Last To Be Called Safe
3 Jive/ "Don't Stop Me Now" 8 8 9 Safe
4 Paso Doble/ "La Virgen de la Macarena" 9 8 9 Safe
5 Rumba/ "If You're Not the One" 7 8 8 Bottom Two
6 Foxtrot/ "Come Fly with Me"
Country Western/"Cotton-Eyed Joe"
9
No
9
Scores
9
Given
Safe
7 Viennese Waltz/ "I'll Make Love to You"
Samba/ "Sobe Son"
8
7
8
7
9
7
Safe
8 Tango/ "Beat It"
Mambo/ "Saca Tu Mujer"
10
10
9
9
9
10
Safe
9
Semi-finals
Viennese Waltz/ "Satellite"
Samba/ "Sweetheart From Venezuela"
9
10
9
9
9
10
Last To Be Called Safe
10
Finals
Cha-Cha-Cha/ "Dancing on the Ceiling"
Freestyle/ "Suavemente"
8
9
9
8
9
9
Third Place

Season 7: Celebrity Partner Maurice Greene

  • Average: 22.9
  • Placed: 5th
Week # Dance/Song Judges' score Result
Inaba Goodman Tonioli
1 Foxtrot/ "Doing it to Death" 6 6 6 Safe
1 Mambo/ "I Do the Jerk" 7 7 7 Safe
2 Rumba/ "Mercy Mercy Me" 7 6 6 Safe
3 Jive/ "Rock Around the Clock" 8 8 8 Safe
4 Samba/ "That's the Way (I Like It)" 6 7 7 Safe
5 Salsa/ "Everything I Can't Have" 9 9 9 Safe
6 Viennese Waltz/ "Gravity"
"Old School Hip Hop"/ "It Takes Two"
7
No
7*
Scores
7
Given
Safe
7 Cha-cha-cha/ "Cupid Shuffle"
Paso Doble/ "Rocks"
8
10
9
9
8
10
Safe
8 Quickstep/ "Puttin' on the Ritz"
Paso Doble/ "Let It Rock"
8
8
8
8
8
8
Eliminated
  • Score was awarded by stand in judge Michael Flatley.

Season 8: Celebrity Partner Gilles Marini

  • Average: 28.1
  • Placed: 2nd
Week # Dance/Song Judges' score Result
Inaba Goodman Tonioli
1 Cha-cha-cha/ "Addicted to Love" 8 8 8 No elimination
2 Quickstep/ "Kryptonite" 9 9 9 Safe
3 Samba/ "El Matador" 9 9 9 Safe
4 Argentine Tango/ "Assassin's Tango" 10 10 10 Safe
5 Paso Doble/ "Habanera" 10 9 10 Safe
6 Jive/ "Dance, Dance" 9 8 9 Safe
7 Viennese Waltz/ "I Go to Sleep"
1960's Group Dance/ "The Clapping Song"
9
No
9
Scores
9
Given
Safe
8 Lindy Hop/ "Go Daddy-O"
Tango/ "Womanizer"
9
9
9
9
9
10
Safe
9 Foxtrot/ "Fever"
Rumba/ "Sexual Healing"
10
9
9
9
10
9
Safe
10
Semi-finals
Waltz/ "Come Away with Me"
Salsa/ "I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)"
10
10
10
10
10
10
Safe
11
Finals
Paso Doble/ "So What"
Freestyle/ "Flashdance (What a Feeling)"
Argentine Tango/ "Assassin's Tango"
10
9
10
10
10
10
10
9
10
Second Place

Season 9: Celebrity Partner Tom DeLay

  • Average: 16.3
  • Placed: 13th
Week # Dance/Song Judges' score Result
Inaba Goodman Tonioli
1 Cha-Cha-Cha/"Wild Thing" 6 5 5 Safe
1 Viennese Waltz Relay/"I Am Your Man" -- 4 -- Safe
2 Tango/"Por una Cabeza" 6 6* 6 Safe
3 Samba/"Why Can't We Be Friends?" 6 4 5 Withdrew

Season 10: Celebrity Partner Chad Ochocinco

  • Average: 22.2
  • Placed: 4th
Week # Dance/Song Judges' score Result
Inaba Goodman Tonioli
1 Cha-Cha-Cha/"It's Just Begun" 6 6 6 No Elimination
2 Foxtrot/"100 Years" 6 5 5 Safe
3 Paso Doble/"Cancion Del Mariachi" 7 6 7 Safe
4 Rumba/"Try Sleeping with a Broken Heart" 7 6 8 Technique Score
4 Performance Score 8 7 8 Safe
5 Quickstep/"The Bare Necessities" 6 6 6 Safe
6 Argentine Tango/"El Sonido De La Milonga"
Swing Marathon/"In The Mood"
8
Awarded
8
7
8
Points
Safe
7 Viennese Waltz/"Sparks" 8 9 8 Safe
7 Cha-Cha-Cha/"Telephone" 9 9 9 Safe
8 Tango/"Sweet Dreams" 7 7 7 --
8 60s' Jive/"Love Man 8 8 8 Last To Be Called Safe
9 semi-final Waltz/"If You Don't Know Me By Now" 9 9 9 --
9 semi-final Samba/"Alejandro 8 8 9 Eliminated

Season 11: Celebrity Partner Rick Fox

  • Average: 22.3 (as of October 4, 2010)
  • Placed: 6th
Week 4 - Double Score Showdown - Technique/Performance score

Week # Dance/Song Judges' score Result
Inaba Goodman Tonioli
1 Viennese Waltz/"Crazy" 8 7 7 Safe
2 Jive/"Tush" 7 7 7 Safe
3 Samba/"Whine Up" 8 8 8 Safe
4 Argentine Tango/"Violentango" 6/6 7/7 6/7 Safe
5 Rumba/"Hills Street Blues" Theme 8 8 8 Last To Be called safe
6 Tango/"You Really Got Me"
Rock N' Roll marathon/"La Grange"
8
Awarded
8
6
8
Points
Safe
7 Team Cha-Cha-Cha/"Workin' Day and Night"
Quickstep/"Hey Pachuco"
8
10/9
8
9
8
9
Eliminated

Season 12: Celebrity Partner Chris Jericho

  • Average: 22.3
  • Placed: 7th
Week # Dance/Song/Musician(s) Judges' score Result
Inaba Goodman Tonioli
1 Cha-Cha-Cha/"Should I Stay or Should I Go" 7 6 6 No Elimination
2 Quickstep/"I Got Rhythm" 8 7 8 Safe
3 Rumba/"Let It Be" 7 7 7 Last To Be Called Safe
4 Paso Doble/"In the Hall of the Mountain King" 8 7 8 Safe
5 Viennese Waltz/"America The Beautiful" 9 8 9 Last To Be Called Safe
6 Tango/"Don't Stop Believin'" 7 8 7 Eliminated

Season 13: Celebrity Partner Rob Kardashian

  • Average: 25.1
  • Placed: 2nd
Week # Dance/Song Judges' score Result
Inaba Goodman Tonioli
1 Viennese Waltz/ "Lake Michigan" 6 5 5 Safe
2 Jive/"Surfin' Safari" 7 7 7 Safe
3 Foxtrot/"Fly Me to the Moon" 8 8 8 Safe
4 Paso Doble/"Theme from Superman" 8 8 8 Last to be called Safe
5 Rumba/"Hello" 9 8 8 Safe
6 Cha-Cha-Cha/"Walk Like a Man"
Group Broadway Dance/"Big Spender" & "Money Money"
8
No
7
Scores
7
Given
Safe
7 Tango/"Theme from The Addams Family" 9 8 8 Safe
Team Paso Doble/"Bring Me to Life" 9 8 9
8 Quickstep/"Take on Me" 9 9 9 Last to be called Safe
Jive/"Maneater" 8 8 8
9 Samba/"I Go to Rio" 10 9 9 Safe
Argentine Tango/"Libertango" 9 9 9
Cha-Cha-Cha Relay/"I Like How It Feels" Awarded 10 Points
10 Waltz/"It Is You (I Have Loved)" 9 9 9 Runner-Up
Freestyle/"Minnie the Moocher" 10 10 10
Foxtrot/"Fly Me To The Moon" Awarded 26 Points
Samba/"Shake Your Bon-Bon" 10 10 10

Season 14: Celebrity Partner William Levy

  • Average: 27.5
  • Placed: 3rd
Week # Dance/Song Judges' score Result
Inaba Goodman Tonioli
1 Cha Cha Cha/ "International Love" 8 8 8 No Elimination
2 Quickstep/ "Nice Work If You Can Get It" 9 7 9 Safe
3 Salsa/ "La Vida es un Carnaval" 9 9 10 Safe
4 Jive/ "We're Not Gonna Take It" 7 7 8 Safe
5 Argentine Tango/ "Buttons" 10 9 10 Safe
6 Rumba/ "Being with You"
Motown Marathon
9
Awarded
8
9
10
Points
Safe
7 Viennese Waltz/ "Ave Maria"
Team Paso Doble/ "O Fortuna"
9
9
9
8
9
9
Safe
8 Foxtrot/ "Stray Cat Strut"
Paso Doble (Trio Challenge)/ "Diablo Rojo"
10
9
10
9
10
9
Safe
9
Semi-finals
Tango/ "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)"
Samba/ "Magalenha"
9
10
9
10
10
10
Safe
10
Finals
Cha Cha Cha/ "Raise Your Glass"
Freestyle/ "Objection (Tango)"
Salsa (24-hour Challenge)/ Juventud de Presente
10
10
10
10
9
10
10
10
10
Third Place

Season 15: Celebrity Partner Emmitt Smith

  • Average: 26.7
  • Placed: 4th
Week # Dance/Song Judges' score Result
Inaba Goodman Tonioli
1 Cha Cha Cha/ "Chain of Fools" 8 8.5 8 Safe
2 Quickstep/ "A Cool Cat In Town" 7.5 7.5 7.5 Safe
3 Paso Doble/ "Cancin Del Mariachi" 8.5 8 8.5 Safe
4 Bolero/ "Better in Time" 9 9/9 9 Safe
5 Samba/ "Copacabana"
Team Freestyle (Gilles)/ Gangnam Style
9.5
9
9.5
9
10
9
No Elimination
6
Country Week
Foxtrot/ "Islands in the Stream"
Group Country Western/ "Save a Horse (Ride a Cowboy)" & "I Play Chicken with a Train"

8.5
No
8.5
Scores
9.5
Given
Safe
7
Fusion Dances
Rumba & Samba/ "Fine By Me "
Swing Marathon/ Do Your Thing
8.5
Awarded
9.5
7
9.5
Points
No Elimination
8 Viennese Waltz/ "Love Letters"
Salsa (Trio Challenge)/ "Mr. Saxobeat"
9.0
10
9.5
10
9.5
10
Safe
9
Semi-Finals
Tango/ "Leave me Alone"
Lindy Hop/ "Secret Agent Man"
9
9
9
9
9
9
Eliminated

Season 16: Celebrity partner D.L. Hughley

  • Average: 16.6
  • Place: 9th
Week # Dance/Song Judges' score Result
Inaba Goodman Tonioli
1 Cha Cha Cha/ "Low" 4 4 4 No Elimination
2 Quickstep/ "It Don't Mean a Thing" 5 5 6 Safe
3 Salsa / "Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine" 6 5 5 Safe
4 Foxtrot / "I Just Want to Make Love to You" 7 7 7 Safe
5 Tango / Love Letter 6 6 6 Eliminated

Season 17: Celebrity partner Jack Osbourne

  • Average score: 26.1
  • Placed: 3rd
Week # Dance/Song Judges' score Result
Inaba Goodman Tonioli
1 Foxtrot/"Pack Up" 8 8 7 No Elimination
2 Rumba/"Mad World" 8 8 8 Safe
3 Cha-cha-cha/"Hollywood Swinging" 7 7 8 Safe
4 Quickstep/"Man Like That" 8 8 8 Safe
5 Waltz/"I'm Kissing You" 9 9 9 Safe
6 Paso Doble/"Conquest"
Switch-Up Challenge/Various
8
Awarded
9
2
8
Points
No Elimination
7 Jive/"Going Up the Country"
Team Freestyle/"The Fox (What Does the Fox Say?) "
10
10
8
10
9
10
Safe
8 Tango/"The Beat Goes On"
Disco Dance-Off/"Song for the Lonely"
9
Awarded
9
3
9
Points
Last to be called Safe
9 Viennese Waltz/"Let Me Go"
Trio Samba /"I Wan'na Be Like You"
10
8
10
8
9
9
Safe
10
Semi-finals
Jazz/"Roxanne"
Argentine Tango/"Roxanne" (acoustic version)
8
10
8/9
9/9
8
10
Safe
11
Finals
Jive/"Going Up the Country"
Samba Relay/"No Scrubs"
Freestyle/"Top Hat, White Tie and Tails"
Paso Doble & Salsa Fusion /"Sexy People (The Fiat Song)"
8
Awarded
10
9
8
3
10
9
8
Points
10
9
Third Place

Season 18: Celebrity partner Drew Carey

  • Average: 22.0
  • Place: 8th
Week # Dance/Song Judges' score Result
Inaba Goodman Tonioli
1 Foxtrot / "Money (That's What I Want)" 7 7 7 No Elimination
2 Jive / "You Can't Sit Down" 7 7 7 Safe
3 Waltz / "Fade into You" 7 7/81 8 Safe
42 Cha-cha-cha / "Sugarfoot" 8 8/93 8 No Elimination
5 Quickstep / "Friend Like Me" 7 7/74 7 Safe
6 Tango / "Super Freak" 8 95/7 8 Eliminated
1Score by guest judge Robin Roberts.

2For this week only, as part of the "Partner Switch-Up" week, Drew Carey did not perform with Burke and instead performed with Witney Carson. Burke performed with James Maslow.

3Score by guest judge Julianne Hough.

4Score by guest judge Donny Osmond.

5Score by guest judge Redfoo.

Season 19: Celebrity partner Antonio Sabto Jr.

  • Average: 28.6
  • Placed: 8th
Week # Dance/Song Judges' score Result
Inaba Goodman Hough Tonioli
1 Cha-cha-cha / "Tonight (I'm Lovin' You)" 6 6 6 7 Safe
2 Rumba / "Adorn" 8 7 8 8 Safe
3 Foxtrot / "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" 7 71 7 8 Safe
4 Samba / "Love Will Never Do (Without You)" 7 82 7 7 Safe
53 Bollywood / "1,2,3,4 Get on the Dance Floor" 8 64 7 7 No Elimination
6 Salsa / "Bailando" 7 75 7 7 Safe
7 Viennese Waltz / "I Put a Spell on You"
Team Freestyle / "Time Warp"
6
8
7
8
7
8
7
8
Eliminated


1Score given by guest judge Kevin Hart in place of Goodman.

2The American public scored the dance in place of Goodman with the averaged score being counted alongside the three other judges.

3This week only, for "Partner Switch-Up" week, Sabto Jr. performed with Allison Holker instead of Burke. Burke performed with Alfonso Ribeiro.

4Score given by guest judge Jessie J in place of Goodman.

5Score given by guest judge Pitbull in place of Goodman.

Season 23: Celebrity partner Ryan Lochte

  • Average: 28.9
  • Placed: 7th
Week # Dance/Song Judges' score Result
Inaba Goodman Hough Tonioli
1 Foxtrot / "Call Me Irresponsible" 6 6 6 6 No Elimination
2 Quickstep / "The Muppet Show Theme" 6 6 6 6 Last to be called safe
3 Cha-cha-cha / "If It Ain't Love" 6 7 6 6 Safe
4 Viennese Waltz / "Jeux d'Eau" 7 "? 7 8 Safe
5 Contemporary / "A Song for You" 8 "? 8 8 No Elimination
6 Salsa / "La Negra Tiene Tumbao" 7 81 8 7 Safe
7 Rumba / "I Don't Wanna Miss a Thing"
Team Freestyle / "The Skye Boat Song"
7
10
7
9
7
9
7
10
Safe
8 Tango / "Howlin' for You"
Cha-cha-cha Dance-Off / "Can't Feel My Face"
7
Awarded
"?
3
8
Extra
8
Points
Eliminated
1 Score given by guest judge Pitbull.

Acting

Burke had a guest role on the Disney Channel series The Suite Life of Zack & Cody, in the episode "Loosely Ballroom" along with fellow Dancing professionals Louis van Amstel, Ashly DelGrosso, and Lacey Schwimmer. She portrays Shannon, a nurse attending to the ensemble cast during a dance contest at the series setting, The Tipton Hotel. In the final round of the competition, Burke's character volunteers to replace an ill competitor (Carey). She and her partner, Esteban, go on to win the competition.

Awards and honors

  • 2005 World Cup Professional Rising Star Latin Champion
  • 2005 San Francisco Latin Champion
  • 2005 Ohio Star Ball Rising Star Latin Champion
  • UK Championships
  • 4th in U.S. in the "Under 21s."
  • Dancing with the Stars (U.S. season 2) champion with Drew Lachey
  • Dancing with the Stars (U.S. season 3) champion with Emmitt Smith
  • Two-time nominee: Prime Time Emmy 2006, Outstanding Choreography for Paso Doble and Outstanding Choreography for Freestyle; Burke is the youngest nominee to ever receive nominations in that category. (1)
  • On October 20, 2007, Cheryl won the Role Model Award at the 7th Annual Filipino/American Library Gala.
  • On the 2008 Asian Excellence Awards, she won the Viewer's Choice award for Favorite T.V. Personality.

Personal life

In 2011, Burke released her autobiography, Dancing Lessons. Included in it is a description of how she, at age 5, was molested by a handyman helping her family, who repeatedly fondled her. She believed it was wrong but wanted to gain the affection of the person. The molester was sentenced to 22 years in prison and was released in 2008. Burke said that she is fearful of the person. Burke has done numerous promotions outside of Dancing with the Stars which include Depend Silhouette briefs, Impress Nails and Sargento Cheese. Her partnership with these companies has raised a lot of money including 50 thousand dollars that Depend is donating to Dress for Success. She opened her first dance studio in April 2008 and created her own line of activewear the next year.

In 2014, Burke began dating entrepreneur JT Torregiani who had been in her friend circle for a decade. The pair ended their relationship in May 2015.



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