Quotes from Cheryl Burke

By the way I also don't know anybody, so I would have to Google almost every single partner of mine - other than Ian Ziering because I used to watch '90210.'

I tried everything from basketball to volleyball to soccer, but dancing was the only thing I never complained about.

I just saw the movie 'Vicky Cristina Barcelona' and fell in love with that city.

My mom has always said that you have to do other things besides going to school, other extracurricular activities, so she made me do everything from basketball to, well, you name it. But for some reason, dance was the thing I always wanted to go and do.

I lived in a bubble as a kid.

When you have a buddy to work out with, you don't want to flake on that person.

Because I have been bullied and attacked about my body, body image has always been an issue for me.

I am not one of those girls who can just land in a split. I need to warm up to be flexible.

I'm not one of those girls that's like, 'I have to be married by the time I'm 35 and I have to have six babies when I'm 38.' No, I'm just fine it's all good.

I have tried so many fad diets, I've wasted so much time looking for a solution when it was right in front of me all along - take care of yourself, nourish your body, surround yourself with good people - you will feel good and will shine in all that you do.

Everyone always asks me how to get the most mileage out of a spray tan. I'm spoiled and I get a fresh one every week; but my best advice for the rest of the girls out there is to wax a day in advance of your spray tan.

I actually don't really like shopping but I do love clothes!

I've always wanted to start my clothing line.

I always love being able to dance with athletes because they just know how to be coached.

I swear by lash extensions. They cut my makeup routine time in half.

I did ballet at the Menlo Park Academy of Dance from age 4 to 11, but then I switched to ballroom, and I've been doing that ever since.

I always wear fake lashes - they just look so darn good on camera!

I wanted to eat what I wanted but I made sure that portion control was basically half of what I normally would eat.

We're basically sewn into our costumes on 'DWTS.'

I try to give back as much as I can to the community, especially in the area that I grew up in. I've donated costumes to charity.

My weight fluctuates, just like any other person's does, and there will always be critics.

I wanted to be a professional dancer my whole life.

It's like, either you're a great dancer and you're going to do great, or it doesn't come naturally to you.

It's important to me to have a healthy tan with so much skin showing.