Cheryl Burke may have finished a disappointing fifth last month on TV’s Dancing with the Stars, but that has hardly slowed her down. The Bay Area native, Menlo-Atherton High School graduate (Class of ’02) and two-time Emmy-nominated choreographer is not only busy expanding her Cheryl Burke Dance Studio in San Francisco, but recently partnered with Crest for its “What’s Your Catch Phrase?” contest, a national promotion that asks Americans to create a catch phrase that describes how the flavors of Crest’s new whitening products makes them feel. Burke’s catch phrase? “Makes me dance.” “My dad is a dentist,” she explains. “He doesn’t really relate to the dancing part of my career, but he was very excited that I teamed up with Crest.”

Burke and her TV dance partner this season, Olympic gold medalist sprinter Maurice Greene, will be among the cast of celebrities performing in 37 cities across the country this winter as part of Dancing with the Stars: The Tour, the live show based on the top-rated ABC reality competition series. I had a chance to chat with her recently for The Wave Magazine:

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Ed Robertson
www.tvconfidential.net