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Cheryl Burke

Cheryl Burke (born May 3, 1984) is an American dancer, model, and television host. She is best known for being a professional dancer on ABC's Dancing with the Stars. She was the first female professional to win the show and the first professional to win twice and also consecutively. She has participated in 26 seasons. She came in second on the NBC series I Can Do That. She replaced Abby Lee Miller on Dance Moms in 2017.

For the poet and performance artist, see Cheryl B.

Cheryl Burke

(1984-05-03) May 3, 1984[1]

  • Dancer
  • model
  • television host

1988–present

(m. 2019; div. 2022)

Early life[edit]

Burke was born and raised in San Francisco.[2] Burke attended Menlo-Atherton High School.[3]

Average: 27.7

Placed: 1st

Other television[edit]

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 portrayed 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.


She finished in second place 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. She replaced Abby Lee Miller on Dance Moms in 2017.[12] She took over the ALDC Elite competition team while on the show. The team was then named "The Irreplaceable’s" via when Abby used to call them all "replaceable".


Burke appeared on Hell's Kitchen as a VIP guest diner in the ninth episode of Season 17.

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 the U.S. in the "Under 21s."

Two-time champion – Season 2 with Drew Lachey, Season 3 with Emmitt Smith

Dancing with the Stars

Prime Time Emmy 2006, Outstanding Choreography

On October 20, 2007, Cheryl won the Role Model Award at the 7th Annual Filipino/American Library Gala.

On the 2008 , she won the Viewer's Choice award for Favorite TV Personality.

Asian Excellence Awards

Official web site for Cheryl Burke Dance

Official web site for Cheryl Burke

Dancing with the Stars biography

My Ox Is Broken Interview (2006)

at IMDb

Cheryl Burke

Cheryl Burke interview