Cheryl Burke Biography

Fast Facts

• Was the first dancer on "Dancing with the Stars" to become a champion twice consecutively, with Drew Lachey in season two and Emmitt Smith in season three
• Began dancing ballet at the age of 6 and took up ballroom dancing at the age of 10
• Best known as a professional dancer who participated in 18 seasons of "Dancing with the Stars․"
• Opened her first dance studio, Cheryl Burke Dance, in 2008 in Mountain View, Calif
• Her biography, "Dancing Lessons: How I Found Passion and Potential on the Dance Floor and in Life," was published in 2011
• Appeared in the music video for Ne-Yo's song "Camera Phone" in 2010