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My Take
Cheryl Burke reads to me as a genuine pioneer rather than just a familiar face on Dancing with the Stars. Twenty-six seasons on a single competition show is staggering endurance, and being the first female pro to win, then the first to win back-to-back, isn't luck but craft sustained over years. I'm always drawn to performers whose glamour conceals relentless physical discipline, and that's exactly her story. Staying at the top of any field is harder than reaching it once, and Burke did both repeatedly. I respect the sweat behind the sparkle, and the quiet stubbornness it takes to keep delivering long after the novelty fades.
Overview
Cheryl Stephanie Burke (born Stephanie Burke; May 3, 1984) is an American professional dancer, model, and television host. She is best known for her appearances on the ABC competition series Dancing with the Stars, which she performed on for twenty-six seasons. Burke is the first female pro to win the series, as well as the first pro to win two consecutive seasons.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Cheryl Burke
- Name (Japanese)
- シェリル・バーク
- Reading
- しぇりる・ばーく
- Born
- May 3, 1984 (age 42)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Rat
- Origin
- San Francisco, California, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 2 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- choreographer / dancer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Menlo-Atherton High School
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttp://strictlycheryl.com
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/cherylburke/
- Xhttps://x.com/cherylburke
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheryl%20Burke
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.