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=The celebrity dancer has been trained in ballet since her childhood, and she kept her passion going by learning Latin ballroom dancing. Soon she came into the spotlight with her incredible talent and won many dance competition awards. In 2005 luck favored the beautiful model, and she debuted on the reality show Dancing with the Stars. She won two titles on her long run with the show. After almost 17 years and 26 seasons, Cheryl is ready to explore new options in her career as a professional dancer.
$250,000 is the estimated annual earnings from modeling assignments and her illustrious dancing career. It has been reported that she makes around $40,000 per month.
Born To Dance
The naturally talented dancer was raised in a multi-ethnic family in the Bay area of San Francisco, California. She was born to Sherri Bautista and Stephen Burke on 3rd May 1984. From the tender age of four, she trained herself in ballet dance form; later, at eleven, she shifted her attention toward Latin-style ballroom dancing. Her interest gained in conventional forms of dance styles during her teens. In 2002 she graduated from Menlo-Atherton high school. According to Celebrity Net Worth, Burke started participating in international dance competitions after graduating. In 2005 she won the World Cup Professional Rising Star Latin Champion, the San Francisco Latin Champion, and the Ohio State Ball Rising Star Latin Champion competitions.
As luck would have it, she was spotted by an ABC talent scout and thus debuted on the reality tv show Dancing with the Stars in 2005. At the mere age of 21 years, she catapulted to fame and success with the show. It became her second family since the association lasted for 17 long years. In November 2022, the gracious dancer decided to hang her dancing boots and quit the sensational reality tv series. By the end of it, she had amassed a steady wealth of $4 million.
Cheryl’s Career Graph On Dancing With The Stars
The expert Latin ballroom dancer debuted during the second season of Dancing with the Stars. According to The Things, she is the longest-running female dancer on the reality tv show. She was promised a $1,600 paycheck per episode at the start of her career. By the end of season 26, the professional dancer is estimated to be taking a stipend of $5,200 per episode. The average salary per season earned was around $100,000, with a contract of $125,000 signed at the start of every season. Cheryl won twice during her tenure with the reality show; the winning amount is estimated to be around $360,000.
According to Gud Story, Her first celebrity partner during the premiere was Drew Lachey, and they won the second season respectively with exceptional on-air performance. For the third season, she paired with NFL star Emmitt Smith. The enigmatic pair wowed the audience and the judges, and once again, she won the coveted trophy. During seasons fourth and fifth, she partnered with television actor Ian Ziering and singer Wayne Newton respectively. She managed to stay in the top ten contestants for both seasons successfully. In season thirteen, she stood second place with reality star Rob Kardashian as her dancing partner. During season seventeen, she came third with media personality Jack Osbourne. Her final season was with ABC weather anchor Sam Champion, soon after the announcement came in, she was quitting the reality show to pursue her newfound interest - podcasting. She remains to be the first female professional ballroom dancer to have won two consecutive titles on Dancing with the Stars.
Burke's Many Business Ventures And Assets Worth Millions
The dancing diva started her dance studio - Cheryl Burke Dance, in 2008. The highly successful venture made her earnings zoom to millions. The business has since then expanded to two dance studios in California. In 2011 her biography Dancing Lessons: How I Found Passion and Potential on the Dance floor and in Life was published. The book sold thousands of copies worldwide and remains on the most-read list on Amazon. In 2015 Cheryl successfully launched her own activewear CeeBee. During the pandemic in 2020, she partnered with Bailey Blue to create a curated line of face masks inspired by her ballroom dance styles. The venture has since then expanded into releasing a capsule collection of loungewear for women.
According to Meaww, the famed ballroom dancer has real estate properties worth millions in New York and LA, California. She is known to have a love for sports cars and owns Mercedes-Benz ($54, 950 - $73,250), Toyota ($38,000 - $53,270), and Chevrolet ($35,100 - $45,700) in her esteemed collection. She has also had an illustrious career in acting with brief appearances on the tv series The Suite Life of Zack and Cody, Dance Moms, Hell's Kitchen, and I Can Do That. Now with podcasting, she aims to reach a wider audience.
The rise of the multi-award-winning dancer Cheryl Burke has been phenomenal. Her future certainly looks bright with her business and professional ventures. Her earnings are expected to double shortly with her fame and success.
Sources: Celebrity Net Worth, The Things, Gud Story, Meaww
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