American model, dancer, and TV personality, Cheryl Burke was born on May 3rd, 1984 in San Francisco in the United States of America
Burke was born to Stephen Louis Burke and Sherri Bautista. Burke shares the same parent with her two siblings; Nicole Wolf and Many Wolf who happens to be her stepsister.
She attended a traditional primary school and then graduated from the Menlo-Atherton High School in 2002.
Burke started studying ballet when she was 4 years old. Burke’s mother was shocked to learn that she had lost interest in ballet after a few years. So, when she was 10 years old, she took her to a ballroom performance. Burke watched the dancing form and was so impressed that he determined to learn it.
Burke began her ballroom dance instruction at the age of 11. Her tutor advised her to concentrate on traditional and Latin approaches. Burke began competing in international ballroom dance events within two years.
Burke was discovered by an ABC talent agency while competing in a contest in 2005 alongside her ex-boyfriend Jose DeCamps. She subsequently competed on the network’s dance reality series Dancing with the Stars as a result (DWTS).
She won titles including “World Cup Professional Rising Star Latin Champion,” “San Francisco Latin Champion,” and “Ohio Star Ball Rising Star Latin Champion” in the year 2005.
Her most remarkable achievement is her professional performance on ABC’s Dancing with the Stars. She was the first professional who had also been a woman to have won the competition twice.
Burke began her career in 2006 when she made her television debut as Shannon, a nurse, in the episode “Loosely Ballroom” of the Disney Channel sitcom “The Suite Life of Zack & Cody.” Later, she had an appearance as a dancer in “Smallville.”
In the second season, Burke and Drew Lachey of the 98 Degrees jointly won her first mirror ball trophy. In the third season, she and retired football great Emmitt Smith won her second championship.
On March 19, 2007, Burke made a comeback for Season 4 alongside actor Ian Ziering. On May 15, 2007, she and Ziering lost
Burke has appeared in advertisements for Sargento Cheese, Depend Silhouette briefs, and Impress Nails. She is a well-known motivational speaker and has given multiple talks on body positivity that were motivated by her own personal experiences.
She also gives presentations on self-esteem and having a positive body image at schools, women’s conventions, and medical conferences.
Burke opened her first dancing studio in San Francisco in April. She has also made available a range of fitness DVDs called “DWTS” that feature her dancing routines.
She received two Primetime Emmy nominations in 2006, one for “Outstanding Choreography” and the other for “Variety/Music Program/Special.” She was now the youngest nominee for either of these two Emmy awards.
Cheryl Burke husband: Is Cheryl Burke married?
Burke was married to the actor cum singer, Matthew Lawrence on May 23, 2019, in San Diego, California. From 2007 until 2008, they were together but later split up. In 2017, when their alleged dating became public, they made up and on May 3, 2018, they eventually got engaged.
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