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Cristian de la Fuente to Remain on Dancing With the Stars

Alissa R — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 21:45:08 -0400

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Shannon Elizabeth was the latest celeb sent home on Dancing With the Stars Tuesday. But the night's real shocker: Cristian de la Fuente will remain on the show.

On Monday's show, the Chilean soap star suffered a severe muscle cramp in his arm while performing the samba with partner Cheryl Burke.

With his arm in a brace, de la Fuente told host Tom Bergeron Tuesday that he had ruptured a tendon and will need to undergo surgery.

The good news, said de la Fuente: "I just talked to the doctor, and he said he can delay the surgery. If people vote for us, I would like to be here and not give up."

Asked if he's comfortable taking such a risk, de la Fuente replied, "Oh, yeah, of course!"

Burke told Usmagazine.com on Monday, "If he can't come back, then I will not continue. There is nothing I can do -- he is my second half."

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Cheryl Burke "Concerned" Injured Cristian de la Fuente Will Be Voted Off

Alissa R — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 08:47:54 -0400

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"If he can't come back, then I will not continue," the DWTS star says

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Cheryl Burke is "concerned" her DWTS partner Cristian de la Fuente — who was hospitalized after suffering a severe muscle cramp during Monday's performance show — will be voted off.

"He doesn’t deserve to be — he has been working hard," she told Usmagazine.com.

This week, the six remaining coples were required to perform two numbers — one latin and one ballroom. When de la Fuente was injured, he was half-way through performing his second dance, the samba. The judges said they could only judge until the moment he was injured. Judges gave the couple straight 7’s.

"I mean, what can you do?" Burke said of the idea of the Chilean soap star being sent home. "If they want to give us a 3, it doesn’t matter — it's up to the voters.

"If he can't come back," Burke added, "then I will not continue. There is nothing I can do — he is my second half."

Burke said everything was going "great" Monday night as they performed their routine "until I fell back onto his arms, and I heard it crack or snap. I thought it was my dress.

"He is in a lot of pain," she added. "I think its more than a muscle cramp because he is not the type who would be giving up like that so easily."

Dancer Derek Hough — who was hospitalized for a neck injury — told Us de la Fuente "would tease me a lot ... he would always say, 'Oh, Derek sneezed — call an ambulance!'

"Now look what happened to him," Hough added. "I hope it’s a minor injury. I felt really bad for him. I thought the judges were pretty hard on him. Let’s just hope for a speedy recovery."

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DWTS' Cheryl Burke to Open Dance Studio

Mandi Illuzzi — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 10:15:39 -0400

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Dancing With the Stars champ Cheryl Burke is getting her first dance studio.

Opening April 4 in her San Francisco hometown, Cheryl Burke Dance will "be a place where students of all ages can come to explore ballroom dance," Burke said in a statement.

San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom, DWTS host Tom Bergeron and her former dancing partner Drew Lachey will be at the grand opening.

Burke and the married Lachey recently denied rumors that they had an affair. (For more on the rumored fling, pick up the new issue of Us Weekly, on newsstands now.)

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Heather Mills Dances Away with Top Props

Allison Corneau — Tue, 20 Mar 2007 09:02:43 -0400

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Sure they can act, sing and show off their athletic prowess...but can they dance?

Eleven new stars and their pro dance partners set out to do just that on last night's Dancing With the Stars fourth season premiere and, to our surprise, many of them actually can!

First up was 90210's Ian Ziering, who won the partner lottery, and was paired with two-time champion, Cheryl Burke. The new duo showed off their moves to "Mony Mony" and it was clear they were having a blast.

There was no doubt the crowd loved watching Steve Sanders shake his stuff on stage.

While last night's Cha Cha was a success, the real test comes next week when we'll see whether Ian took judge Bruno Tonioli's advice and checked out a Chippendales show to "learn how to bump and grind."

Offering Ian and Cheryl a healthy dose of competition was *NSYNC singer Joey Fatone and his pro, Kym Johnson. Fatone channeled his inner John Travolta for a breezy 70s-inspired Cha Cha that showcased his polished skills and effervescent personality. The show's other stars better look out - this pair is the one to beat!

For those on Heather Mills' leg watch: rest assured that the former model's limbs remained intact long enough for her to breeze through the foxtrot with partner, Jonathan Roberts. Viewers have to give the girl credit: As Bruno told her "you have more guts than Rambo."

She's got the guts, but it will take much more than that for her to, uh, get a leg up on this season's competition.

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Noelle Hancock — Mon, 06 Mar 2006 20:52:00 -0500

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Dancing with the Stars' Cheryl Burke describes what it was really like having Drew Lachey vault over her head. Lisa Rinna sets the record straight on the rumors she's headed to Chicago. Alyssa Milano describes Oscar parties as a "much cooler prom." Cue the "That's What Friends Are For" group-swaying session stat.

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