Cheryl Burke Announces She’s Retiring From ‘Dancing With the Stars’ After 26 Seasons

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 End of an era! Dancing With the Stars pro Cheryl Burke officially announced that she’s retiring from the reality competition series with the Monday, November 21, season finale, being her final episode.“I am sitting here full of so many conflicting emotions about the words I am about to write.

Tomorrow night will officially be my final dance as a pro dancer on @dancingwiththestars. This has been one of the absolute hardest decisions of my life & I am also confident that it is the right one,” the 38-year-old dancer wrote via Instagram on Sunday, November 20. “This show has been my 2nd family since I was 21 years old.

The cast, crew & fans have seen me through my highest highs & some of my lowest lows, & I honestly don’t know who I would be today without them.”She continued “I also know that it is time for me to begin the next phase of my career, although dance will always be a part of me.

I am excited about the idea of evolving, about being challenged in new ways, having the ability to expand my commitment to mental health advocacy, focusing on my new found love for podcasting, & I’m ready to face the uncertainty (though it’s scary as s—t of what the future holds – I do have a few things up my sleeves though, so don’t worry