Posts with tag "cheryl burke"

Video: 'DWTS' Week Six Results: The Eliminated Contestant Is...

Posted Apr 27th 2011 at 01:47 AM by AOL TV Editors

It was a week of "Guilty Pleasures" on 'Dancing with the Stars'. The lowest marks from last night's competition episode came from Chris Jericho and Cheryl Burke, with a combined total of 22 points. This was two points higher than Ralph Macchio and Karina Smirnoff, who suffered a fall during their Paso Doble. With everyone else scoring combinations of 8s, 9s and 10s, it was a pretty close night ...

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Cheryl Burke and Kirstie Alley Snub Chris Brown Backstage at 'Dancing'

Posted Mar 30th 2011 at 09:30 AM by Rob Shuter

Chris Brown got a chilly welcome from the 'Dancing With the Stars' celebrities last night when he performed in the ballroom, especially from Kirstie Alley, Wendy Williams and domestic abuse victim, Cheryl Burke. "As a victim of domestic violence, I don't agree with him coming on the show, but it's out of my control," Cheryl told Extra on Monday night. ...

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Video: Chris Jericho Surprises the Judges with the Quickstep

Posted Mar 29th 2011 at 01:05 AM by AOL TV Editors

After scoring a 19 last week for his cha-cha-cha, Chris Jericho pleasantly surprised the judges this week with his quickstep on 'Dancing with the Stars.' The quickstep is traditionally known as one of the most difficult dances to master, and yet the wrestler and his professional partner, Cheryl Burke, proved to be both light in their steps and graceful across the floor. Len Goodman summed up ...

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Cheryl Burke Ranks Her 'Dancing' Partners, but Not for Dancing

Posted Mar 25th 2011 at 02:35 PM by Rob Shuter

Cheryl Burke sat down with me on a recent episode of my HDNet talker, 'Naughty But Nice,' and gave the dish on all her 'Dancing With the Stars' partners. This girl is funny, and we got naughty while talking about Gilles Marini's manhood, Drew Lachey's challenging height, bunk rumors about a Chad Ochocinco romance and we topped it all off with a rousing game of Kiss/Marry/S***w. ...

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Cheryl Burke Thought 'Dancing' Was 'Cheesy' at First

Posted Feb 25th 2011 at 05:10 PM by Rob Shuter

Before she was a back-to-back 'Dancing With the Stars' champion, Cheryl Burke fancied herself a more serious dancer and initially balked at joining the cast of the hit show, she tells me during a visit to my HDNet show. "They actually approached me the second season of the show, and I was like, 'I don't really want to be involved with this cheesy television show!'" she says. ...

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Cheryl Burke Slams Paparazzi, Talks Maks-Karina Breakup and Awful Relationships

Posted Feb 18th 2011 at 11:00 PM by Nicki Gostin

On Cheryl Burke's first year with 'Dancing With the Stars,' she and partner Drew Lachey took home the mirror ball trophy. In that moment, America had discovered a new dancing queen and have adored her ever since. It turns out she's the only professional dancer to appear four times in the finals. However, bubbly Burke's private life has not been festooned with feathers and sequins. She has ...

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Cheryl Burke Reveals She Was Molested as a Child

Posted Jan 26th 2011 at 02:47 PM by PopEater Staff

In her new book 'Dancing Lessons,' 'Dancing With the Stars' pro Cheryl Burke opens up about being molested as a child, PEOPLE reports. "I'm telling my story," she said in the tome. "They're not secrets. There's no shame." Burke was abused by someone she knew well -- a retired community mailman who used to pick her up from school -- beginning at the age of 5. "I felt guilty for wanting his ...

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The Aniston Effect Hits 'Dancing With The Stars'

Posted Apr 20th 2010 at 04:00 PM by Ben Widdicombe

Ah spring, when a celebrity's fancy turns to faux-mance. Jennifer Aniston has long known that a hotly-rumored romance with a co-star can sell tickets to an otherwise unpromising movie (when it's not breaking up your own marriage). Now, the "Aniston Effect" has tricked down to reality TV. This week, no fewer than three 'Dancing With The Stars' couples are enjoying speculation that their ...

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DeLay Quits 'DWTS' Over Feet Problems

Posted Oct 6th 2009 at 10:30 PM by PopEater Staff

There will be no more dancing for former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay. The Texas Republican -- nickname The Hammer -- announced his departure from 'Dancing With the Stars' on Tuesday after being diagnosed with stress fractures in both feet. DeLay danced the samba on Monday's show against the advice of his doctors and earned 15 points out of 30 for his performance with partner Cheryl Burke. ...

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Tom DeLay Injured While Rehearsing for 'Dancing With The Stars'

Posted Sep 16th 2009 at 07:00 AM by PopEater Staff

Less than one week before the season 9 premiere of 'Dancing with the Stars,' former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay was injured during a rehearsal with pro dance partner Cheryl Burke. On Tuesday, he posted a message to Twitter that reads, "Old age is catching up to me. May have a stress fracture in my foot. No worries, it'll take more than that to keep me off the dance floor." ...