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Cheryl BurkeCheryl Burke won back-to-back Dancing With The Stars titles, in Season 2 with singer Drew Lachey and then again in Season 3 with former NFL running back Emmitt Smith. She was nominated for two Outstanding Choreography Emmys in 2006 for her work on DWTS.

Cheryl was a ballet dancer from a young age and began competitive ballroom dancing at 13. She has won several professional Latin dance competitions and runs two dance studios in and around San Francisco.

Cheryl was rumored to have hooked up with Season 2 partner Drew Lachey, though they both have denied it. Bonus DWTS tie-in: Cheryl dated Matt Lawrence, brother of Season 3 contestant Joey Lawrence, in 2007-08.

Cheryl finished in second place with Sex and the City Movie heartthrob Gilles Marini in Season 8 and was paired with former U.S. House majority leader Tom Delay for Season 9.

CHERYL BURKE ON DANCING WITH THE STARS

 Partner Finish Best score Worst score Avg score
Season 2
 Drew Lachey 1st 30 24 27.7
Season 3 Emmitt Smith 1st 30 19 26.8
Season 4 Ian Ziering 4th 30 21 24.8
Season 5 Wayne Newton
 10th 19 15 17.3
Season 6 Cristian de la Fuente 3rd 29 20 25.2
Season 7 Maurice Greene 5th 29 18 22.9
Season 8 Gilles Marini 2nd 30 24 27.8
Season 9Tom Delay




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Cheryl Burke and Ian Ziering
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