Cherly Burke who has helped two of her partners win the "Dancing with the Stars" competition the last couple of years, is set to try to make it three in a row, as the fourth season gets underway.
She and her partner Drew Lachey won in the second season of "Stars," while last year she won with former NFL football great Emmitt Smith. Concerning the pressure to repeat she said, "I don't think it's pressure. Even after coming in last season after winning with Drew in the second season, it wasn't about, `Oh, I have to win again.' It's about who I'm dancing with and making my partner the best dancer he can possibly be."
This year she is partnered with "Beverly Hills, 90210" star Ian Ziering, who she says is a perfectionist so gets down on himself real easy, but is a real quick learner.
The other celebrities competing on the show will be Clyde Drexler, Leeza Gibbons, Laila Ali, Heather Mills, John Ratzenberger, Apolo Anton Ohno, Joey Fatone, Paulina Porizkova, Shandi Finnessey, and Billy Ray Cyrus.
The format has been changed a little this year as people will be given a chance to see the dance performances for two weeks before they vote on who will go home.
James Sorensen
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