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Cheryl Burke
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Burke in 2008
Born (1984-05-03) May 3, 1984 (age 40)
Occupation
  • Dancer
  • model
  • television host
Years active 1988–present
Spouse(s)
Matthew Lawrence
(m. 2019; div. 2022)

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.

Early life

Burke was born and raised in San Francisco. Burke attended Menlo-Atherton High School.

Dancing with the Stars

Burke won her first mirror ball trophy 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 returned on March 19, 2007, for Season 4, partnered with actor Ian Ziering. She and Ziering were eliminated in the semifinals on May 15, 2007.

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. Lachey was her celebrity partner for each tour. Burke competed on season 5 with Las Vegas entertainer Wayne Newton. They were the third couple eliminated from the competition, on October 9, 2007.

Burke participated with both Lachey and Newton in the Dancing with the Stars winter tour that kicked off December 18, 2007, in Seattle, Washington. The tour wrapped in Philadelphia on February 10, 2008. Burke competed on season 6 with actor Cristián de la Fuente. They trained at Palm Beach, Florida's, Paramount Ballroom. They made it to the finals and on May 20, 2008, placed third.

Burke returned to the show for season 7 with partner Maurice Greene. They were eliminated in week 8 on November 11, 2008, and finished in fifth place. She returned to the show's eighth season with actor Gilles Marini. They finished as runners-up, losing to Shawn Johnson and Mark Ballas. Burke competed on the ninth season with former U.S. House of Representatives Majority Leader Tom DeLay. On October 6, 2009, they 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 sixth 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 returned 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 was partnered with comedian D.L. Hughley, finishing in ninth place after being eliminated in the fifth week of competition. During week 8, she danced a Paso Doble with Jacoby Jones and Karina Smirnoff in the trio challenge. For season 17, she was 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 was paired with game show host and actor Drew Carey. They were eliminated on week 6 and ended in eighth place. For season 19, she was paired with soap star Antonio Sabàto Jr. The couple was eliminated on week 7 and finished in eighth place. After Season 19, Burke chose to leave DWTS for some time after her contract expired to pursue other projects.

On August 30, 2016, it was announced that Burke would be returning to the show to compete on season 23. She was partnered with Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte. After a season off, Burke again returned for season 25, her 20th season as a pro. She was paired with former NFL wide receiver Terrell Owens and finished in sixth place. After taking another season off, she returned once again for season 27 where she was paired with actor Juan Pablo Di Pace. They were shockingly eliminated in the semi-finals despite earning five perfect scores and holding the highest average of the season.

Burke returned again for season 28 where she was partnered with former NFL linebacker Ray Lewis. However, on week 3, the couple withdrew from the competition due to Lewis suffering a torn tendon in his foot. For season 29, she was partnered with Backstreet Boys singer AJ McLean, coming in seventh place. On September 8, 2021, it was announced that Burke will be partnered with Cody Rigsby (fan favorite Peloton instructor) for the 30th season of DWTS. She was partnered with Good Morning America meteorologist Sam Champion for season 31. On November 20, 2022, it was announced that Burke would leave the show as a pro dancer after season 31 finale.

Season Partner Place
2 Drew Lachey 1st
3 Emmitt Smith 1st
4 Ian Ziering 4th
5 Wayne Newton 10th
6 Cristián de la Fuente 3rd
7 Maurice Greene 5th
8 Gilles Marini 2nd
9 Tom DeLay 13th
10 Chad Ochocinco 4th
11 Rick Fox 6th
12 Chris Jericho 7th
13 Rob Kardashian 2nd
14 William Levy 3rd
15 Emmitt Smith 4th
16 D.L. Hughley 9th
17 Jack Osbourne 3rd
18 Drew Carey 8th
19 Antonio Sabàto Jr. 8th
23 Ryan Lochte 7th
25 Terrell Owens 6th
27 Juan Pablo Di Pace 5th
28 Ray Lewis 11th
29 AJ McLean 7th
30 Cody Rigsby 3rd
31 Sam Champion 13th

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 8 8 Safe
3 Jive/ "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" 8 8 8 Safe
4 Paso Doble/ "Thriller" 9 9 10 Safe
5 Samba/ "Dirrty" 9 9 9 Safe
Salsa/ "Rhythm Is Gonna Get You" No scores given
6 Tango/ "Shut Up" 10 10 10 Safe
Viennese Waltz/ "Fallin'" No scores given
7
Semi-finals
Foxtrot/ "It Had to Be You" 9 9 9 Safe
Rumba/ "Total Eclipse of the Heart" 10 10 10
8
Finals
Paso Doble/ "Thriller" 10 10 10 Winner
Freestyle/ "Save a Horse (Ride a Cowboy)" 10 10 10
Jive/ "Hound Dog" 9 9 9

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/ "España cañí" 9 9 9 Safe
5 Samba/ "Cha Cha" 9 9 9 Safe
6 Jive/ "Lewis Boogie Blues" 8 8 9 No Elimination
Disco/ "Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough" No scores given
7 Waltz/ "Hushabye Mountain" 10 9 9 Safe
Mambo/ "Que Bueno Baila Usted" 10 10 9
8 Foxtrot/ "Witchcraft" 8 8 9 Safe
Rumba/ "Spooky" 9 10 10
9
Semi-finals
Waltz/ "At This Moment" 9 10 10 Bottom Two
Cha-Cha-Cha/ "Dance to the Music" 10 10 10
10
Finals
Samba/ "Sir Duke" 10 10 10 WON
Mambo/ "Que Bueno Baila Usted" 10 10 10
Freestyle/ "U Can't Touch This" 10 10 9

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" 8 8 8 Safe
Swing/ "Rock This Town" No scores given
7 Tango/ "Holding Out for a Hero" 9 9 9 Safe
Mambo/ "Gimme the Light" 9 9 9
8 Foxtrot/ "Baby, It's Cold Outside" 8 7 7 Safe
Rumba/ "Imagine" 8 8 9
9
Semi-finals
Tango/ "Maneater" 9 10 9 Eliminated
Jive/ "All Shook Up" 10 10 10

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, the Last, 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 Cristián de la Fuente

  • Average: 25.2
  • Placed: 3rd
Week # Dance/Song Judges' score Result
Inaba Goodman Tonioli
1 Cha-cha-cha/ "Bang Bang" 8 8 9 No Elimination
2 Quickstep/ "Americano" 7 7 7 Last To Be Called Safe
3 Jive/ "Don't Stop Me Now" 9 8 9 Safe
4 Paso Doble/ "La Virgen de la Macarena" 9 9 10 Safe
5 Rumba/ "If You're Not the One" 9 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
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"
Team 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

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"
Team Tango
9
9
9
9
9
10
Safe
9 Foxtrot/ "Fever"
Rumba
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
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"
Team Cha-Cha-Cha/"Telephone"
8
9
9
9
8
9
Safe
8 Tango/"Sweet Dreams"
60s' Jive/"Love Man"
7
8
7
8
7
8
Last To Be Called Safe
9
Semi-finals
Waltz/"If You Don't Know Me By Now"
Samba/"Alejandro"
9
8
9
8
9
9
Eliminated

Season 11: Celebrity Partner Rick Fox

  • Average: 22.3
  • Placed: 6th
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/"Hill 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/ "Canción 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 6 5 Safe
3 Salsa 6 5 5 Safe
4 Foxtrot 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 /"S*** 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 Sabàto Jr.

  • Average: 28.6
  • Placed: 8th
Week # Dance/Song Judges' score Result
Inaba Goodman J. 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" 6 7 7 7 Eliminated
Team Freestyle / "Time Warp" 8 8 8 8

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, Sabàto Jr. performed with Allison Holker instead of Burke while she 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 J. 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.

Season 25: Celebrity partner Terrell Owens

  • Average: 22.8
  • Place: 6th
Week # Dance/Song Judges' score Result
Inaba Goodman Tonioli
1 Cha-cha-cha / "Ain't Too Proud to Beg" 5 5 5 No Elimination
2 Foxtrot / "Pillowtalk
Samba / "Hot in Herre"
7
6
6
6
7
7
Last to be called safe
Safe
3 Salsa / "The Breaks" 7 7 7 No Elimination
4 Viennese Waltz / "I Have Nothing" 8 8 8 Safe
5 Quickstep / "I Just Can't Wait to Be King" 9 8 8 Safe
6 Jive / "Feel It Still" 9 9/101 9 Last to be called safe
7 Tango / "Super Freak"
Team Freestyle / "Monster Mash"
8
8
8
8
9
8
Last to be called safe
8 Charleston / "Bad Boy Good Man"
Trio Rumba / "Slow Hands"
9
8
9
8
9
8
Eliminated

1 Score given by guest judge Shania Twain.

Season 27: Celebrity partner Juan Pablo Di Pace

  • Average: 27.5
  • Place: 5th
Week # Dance/Song Judges' score Result
Inaba Goodman Tonioli
1 Salsa / "Dinero" 7 7 8 Safe
2 Quickstep / "42nd Street"
Foxtrot / "Why Don't You Do Right?"
9
9
8
8
9
9
Safe
3 Samba / "Ni Tú Ni Yo" 10 10 10 Safe
4 Trio Cha-cha-cha / "Wavey" 8 8 8 Safe
5 Viennese Waltz / "Gaston" 10 9 10 No Elimination
6 Jive / "Dead Man's Party" 10 10 10 Safe
7 Charleston / "One Shot"
Team Freestyle / "Country Girl (Shake It for Me)"
10
9
10
8
10
9
Safe
8
Semi-finals
Argentine Tango / "Libertango"
Salsa / "Tu Sonrisa"
10
10
10
10
10
10
Eliminated

Season 28: Celebrity partner Ray Lewis

  • Average: 15.0
  • Place: 11th
Week # Dance/Song Judges' score Result
Inaba Goodman Tonioli
1 Salsa / "Hot in Herre" 5 5 5 No Elimination
2 Foxtrot / "September" 5 5 5 Bottom two
3 Cha-cha-cha / "Twist and Shout" Did Not Perform Withdrew

Season 29: Celebrity partner AJ McLean

  • Average: 22.9
  • Place: 7th
Week # Dance/Song Judges' score Result
Inaba D. Hough Tonioli
1 Jive / "Blinding Lights" 6 6 6 No Elimination
2 Foxtrot / "Ain't That a Kick in the Head?" 7 6 6 Safe
3 Quickstep / "Prince Ali" 7 7 7 Safe
4 Cha-cha-cha / "Larger Than Life" 8 8 8 Safe
5 Waltz / "Open Arms" 8 8 8 Safe
6 Samba / "Mi Gente" 9 9 9 Safe
7 Tango / "Psycho" 9 8 9 Safe
8 Rumba / "Way Down We Go" 8 8 8 Safe
Samba Relay / "Levitating" Awarded 3 points
9 Viennese waltz / "Somebody to Love" 7 8 8 Eliminated
Jive Dance-Off / "Wake Me Up Before You Go Go" Awarded 2 points

Season 30: Celebrity partner Cody Rigsby

  • Average: 32.1
  • Place: 3rd
Week # Dance/Song Judges' score Result
Inaba Goodman D. Hough Tonioli
1 Tango / "Physical" 6 6 6 6 No Elimination
2 Salsa / "Don't Go Yet" 6 6 6 6 Safe
3 Jazz / "Gimme More" 6 6 6 Safe
4 Jive / "Stand Out"
Viennese waltz / "Gaston"
7
8
6
7
7
8
7
8
Safe
5 Quickstep / "We Go Together" 8 8 8 8 Safe
6 Cha-cha-cha / "There Will Be Blood" 9 9 9 9 Safe
7 Foxtrot / "You're My Best Friend"
Jive relay / "Crazy Little Thing Called Love"
8
Awarded
8
2
9
extra
9
points
Safe
8 Paso Doble / "Black Cat"

Cha-cha-cha Dance-off - "Together Again"

10

No

10

Extra

9

Points

9

Awarded

Safe
9 Salsa / "Danza Kuduro"

Argentine Tango / "La cumparsita"

9

9

9

9

8

9

9

9

Safe
10 Paso Doble and Cha Cha / "Beethoven's Fifth"

Freestyle / "Nails, Hair, Hips, Heels"

9

10

9

10

9

10

9

10

Third Place

Season 31: Celebrity partner Sam Champion

  • Average: 24.0
  • Place: 13th
Week # Dance/Song Judges' score Result
Inaba Goodman D. Hough Tonioli
1 Foxtrot / "Hold Me Closer" 5 5 5 5 Safe
2 Viennese waltz / "Heartbreak Hotel" 6 6 7 7 Safe
3 Samba / "Los Muertos Vivos Están" 6 6 6 7 Bottom two
4 Paso Doble / "The Greatest Show" 7 6 6 6 Eliminated

Other television

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. 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.

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 the U.S. in the "Under 21s."
  • Two-time Dancing with the Stars champion – Season 2 with Drew Lachey, Season 3 with Emmitt Smith
  • 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 Asian Excellence Awards, she won the Viewer's Choice award for Favorite TV Personality.

Personal life

Cheryl Burke 2009
Burke in 2009

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 $50,000 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 2017, People and Us Weekly reported Burke was dating actor Matthew Lawrence. The two first met in 2006, when Lawrence's brother, Joey, was cast on DWTS. Burke and Lawrence previously dated from 2007 to 2008. Lawrence proposed to Burke on May 3, 2018, which was her 34th birthday. On May 23, 2019, she married Lawrence in San Diego, California. On February 23, 2022, it was reported that Burke filed for divorce. The divorce was finalized on September 19, 2022.

Burke suffers from tendinitis. She says that Transcendental Meditation and therapy have helped her through a lot, including her recent divorce from Matthew Lawrence.

See also

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