Cheryl Bautista Burke (born May 12, 1984) is a professional dancer based in New York City. She is best known for winning the second and third seasons of ABC's American version of Dancing with the Stars with Drew Lachey in February 2006 and Emmitt Smith in the third season in November 2006.
Growing up in San Francisco, California, Cheryl came from a family that loved to dance. At four years old, she began taking ballet lessons and performing throughout the Bay Area. When she was eleven, she discovered ballroom dancing and decided to change her focus. She began training in both standard ballroom and latin dances. By the age of thirteen, Cheryl was competing and traveling all over the world. She graduated from Menlo-Atherton High School in 2002. Cheryl is of Filipino, Irish and Russian descent. [1]
