Cheryl Burke

Birth Name:

Cheryl Stephanie Burke

Birth Place:

San Francisco, California, United States

Profession

Actress

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
Appeared in the music video for Ne-Yo's song "Camera Phone" in 2010
Her biography, "Dancing Lessons: How I Found Passion and Potential on the Dance Floor and in Life," was published in 2011

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