Cheryl Burke is officially making her Dancing With the Stars comeback during season 34 — and it feels like coming home.

“I can’t believe it’s been three years [since I left]. … I’m just excited,” Burke, 41, exclusively told Us Weekly on Thursday, October 23. “It’s so special to go back home, I guess, to a place where I have spent most of my life in that ballroom.”

Burke served as a pro on 26 seasons of DWTS, starting with season 2 in 2006. She’ll make her highly anticipated return to the show as a guest judge for the Halloween episode on Tuesday, October 28, and she already has an idea of what she hopes to see from the remaining couples.

“I’m definitely going to be looking for authenticity,” Burke told Us. “I think, you know, that can be a big word, but authenticity meaning to the style

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