For the first time since 2022, Cheryl Burke on Oct. 28 will return to Dancing with the Stars ballroom — not to perform but to guest judge alongside Derek Hough, Bruno Tonioli and Carrie Ann Inaba.

Burke, who competed for 26 seasons under the mirror ball, returns with a special set of skills. Besides being the first female pro to win the Mirror Ball Trophy and the first pro in the history of the franchise to become a back-to-back champion, Burke is also properly schooled when it comes to ballroom judging (more on that later).

But giving the dancers feedback is not what stresses Burke out about her much-anticipated return; it’s keeping her critiques to 15 seconds or less without impacting the flow of the show. Regardless, she’s eager to join the judges’ dais for Halloween Night and t

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