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Dancing Lessons: How I Found Passion and Potential on the Dance Floor and in Life
by
Cheryl Burke
The inside story of the life of Cheryl Burke, TV star, dancer, choreographer, and two-time champion on the top-rated TV hit series Dancing with the StarsCheryl Burke has been dancing since the age of four and competing since she was thirteen years old. Over several exciting seasons, she has captivated audiences of Dancing with the Stars with her incredible dance performanc...more
Hardcover, 272 pages
Published
February 1st 2011
by Wiley
(first published January 11th 2011)
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Yes, I really did read it, and yes, I really am admitting it here. On an unexpectedly lovely fall day, I decided to shake off the office with a lunchtime walk and wound up at a nearby branch of the public library, where I saw this displayed on a "new books" shelf. I found the idea of someone as young as Cheryl Burke writing her "life story" to be more than a little ridiculous, but on the other hand, I am a total sucker for that damn show, so I said "what the hell" and grabbed the book.
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So. I love CB and DWTS. Her book, however, left me feeling a little less enthusiastic about her though. She is very repetitive. That's VERY repetitive. The writing is not great. Other comments alluded to that, so I wasn't surprised by it really.
And I'm happy for her that she is diversifying herself for longevity, but if I never here the word "branding" again it won't be too soon. I get it. You want to have a career that spans longer than DWTS. Most people just call that planning for your future....more
And I'm happy for her that she is diversifying herself for longevity, but if I never here the word "branding" again it won't be too soon. I get it. You want to have a career that spans longer than DWTS. Most people just call that planning for your future....more
Aug 15, 2012
Stacy Natal
rated it
3 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Dancing with the Stars Fanatics
Recommended to Stacy by:
Brenda
We are HUGE Dancing with the Stars fans, so I picked this up because I thought it would be a fun read and give some background info about the show. It did... so much spray tanning! Makes me wonder what the rest of us could look like after a full day of tanning, hair, and make up every week. I could have probably read it in one sitting, but she wrote about so many of the dances that she did with this star or that, that I found myself you tubing each of those dances over again so that I could reme...more
Mark and I love our "DWTS", so when Cheryl Burke's memoir turned up on a couple "best of" lists, I decided to read it. The good news is: she didn't have a ghost writer. The bad news is: she didn't have a ghost writer. The book is short, pretty fast-paced and has a positive vibe. Unfortunately, it isn't very well-written, and the phrase "it felt/was/looked awesome" is found on nearly every page. The stories about the show were interesting, although there was NO gossip or even a hint of snarkiness...more
Even though I am a professed Dancing With The Stars addict, I picked this book up at the library as a joke. Then I found myself without a book to read as I was going to bed, so I started flipping through it and really enjoyed it. You think you know someone just becuase you see them week after week on TV, but you don't. It was so interesting to "hear" what goes on inside Cheryl's head, her fears and frustrations, her preception of her strengths and weaknesses, her stories about her celebrity part...more
I am a big fan of Dancing with the stars and I was looking for a kindle book to read on my long trip to Prague and I was able to find this book on the library website. I found myself very comfortable with her writing style and her behind the scenes view of the show was very enlightening. I wasn't a big fan of the dancing tips at the end of each chapter. They seemed like throw aways. I did feel that there was a sincerity in her writing that I found very refreshing. I thought that linking each par...more
This is a book written by Cheryl Burke from Dancing With The Stars. I was interested in reading about her background and how she got into dancing and then was invited to dance on the TV show. She did talk a bit about some of the celebrity stars she has danced with on the program. She seems to have something nice to say about each and every one of them. I didn't think this book was unusually revealing but it is a good book for a young person who is interested in dancing and might want encourage t...more
I saw this at the library and it is my official "fluff read" of the summer. As a former ballroom student and huge DWTS fan the book was too tempting to leave on the shelf.
I think it would be a great book for a 15 yr old girl who is a dancer. But Cheryl is a little too young to have a life story and the perspective to truly write with any depth. But it was a fun, quick read.... Sort of like reading People magazine if it were written by her instead of about her.
I think it would be a great book for a 15 yr old girl who is a dancer. But Cheryl is a little too young to have a life story and the perspective to truly write with any depth. But it was a fun, quick read.... Sort of like reading People magazine if it were written by her instead of about her.
Oh Cheryl, I still love you, but you should probably stick to dancing. I think they were trying to be cute and creative but it came off as a bad high school essay, complete with the urge to red pen all over it! There's just not enough there yet to be a memoir, maybe in a few years. Although the last chapter where she talked about her partners was pretty interesting. Gilles is just as awesome as I thought and Chad Ochocinco...hmm...
OK, I just couldn't resist this book since I am a big fan of Dancing. It was a light weight book that you can race through. Nothing learned except that during the dress rehearsal Tom Bergeron is even funnier and more outrageous than in the live broadcast. Cheryl has or had a lot of angst, but overcame most of her issues with help from her dancing partners and her mother, who knows how to market a product.
Got to meet her at the LA Times Festival of Books at USC last weekend. Kind of interesting memoir of her experiences in dance, but nothing is explored in much detail and at times it reads more like a press release.
The book gave me an appreciation for what it takes to be a successful dancer. When I get my invite to be on "Dancing With the Stars", I hope Cheryl is my partner.
The book gave me an appreciation for what it takes to be a successful dancer. When I get my invite to be on "Dancing With the Stars", I hope Cheryl is my partner.
Great autobiography. I love Cheryl Burke just from seeing her on the Dancing with the Stars. After reading her book I love her even more. This book give you an in depth look at Cheryl. Where she has been and what direction she is moving in. There are even chapters about what her Dancing with the Stars partners have taught her. Amazing book about an amazing person!
If you are a Dancing With Stars fan you will enjoy this book. Cheryl's book is about being positive, setting a goal and working for it, and learning from your experiences. Cheryl talks about her partner on Dancing and how they have impacted her life and her decisions about her life.
I really like her on Dancing with the Stars, and so I was interested in reading about her. I enjoyed reading about her life, her family, and her love of dancing. It just wasn't written very well. Sorry Cheryl.
I must admit I only wanted to read this book because I had heard so much about her being molested as a child. It was a VERY tiny part of the book. I expected to read more about her life. This book is strictly for dancing fans only.
I have no idea why I read this book since I have never watched "Dancing with the Stars"- but I was looking for some mindless beach reading. I found Cheryl's book to be interesting and somewhat inspirational.
If you are looking for a quick read, this is it. I am a "DWTS" fan and I was intrigued. It was a very easy read, and I was inspired by some of her story- especially her passion and determination.
It was a very good book. It was interesting to see how Cheryl became a dancer. The advice she received from Emmit Smith was great. Cheryl has nothing but praise for her celebrity dance partners.
It was fun reading about what Cheryl really encountered with each of her dancing partners on Dancing With the Stars. She is a very motivated young person with her entire life ahead of her.
I enjoyed how she went into depth about the description of the dances and also about her own personal experience on and off the dance floor. I kinda want to buy it now! (since I checked it out from the library)
A quick and easy read. I breezed through it in one night. While it's not the best book ever, it was fun to read about the "behind the scenes" of Cheryl's life and DWTS.
I'm a big fan of DWTS. It was interesting to see how Cheryl paralleled life lessons learned to dances. I found it engaging, interesting and entertaining.
I like Cherl's work ethic and that she is a down to earth person who has had to battle what people say. She does great on Dancing With The Stars
I adore Cheryl Burke, but this book was just so-so. I felt like it lacked a lot of emotion. Cheryl says she is a quiet person and I could tell by her writing.
Was a really good read. She is a really interesting lady and I really like how she shared her love of dance and life through this book.
This deserves 10 stars not 5! I enjoyed learning about Cheryl, both on and off the dance floor. Her book touched me in so many ways.
It was okay. I wasn't real impressed but I enjoyed reading about behind the scenes of Dancing With The Stars
i read this in 2 hours on the flight to LA. I think that about says it all...?
I love DWTS - and Cheryl is one of my favorite dancers. I enjoyed getting to know more about her life.
Aug 29, 2011
Melanie
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I enjoyed. If you like DWTS and Cheryl Burke you will likely enjoy this one.
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