Cheryl Burke Misses Dancing Tour Shows Due to Abdominal Pain

Dancing with the Stars began its tour at Seattle onsome numbers were removed, while partners were
Tuesday, but one show favorite wasn't able to makechanged. Tuesday also saw a new dress rehearsal
it to the show. Cheryl Burke, a two-time winner infor a made over show.
the celebrity dance competition, wasn't present at"We had a couple of moments when we ran onto
the show's opening night and on the Thursday showthe floor at the wrong time, in the wrong place, in
in Sacramento , due to her abdominal pains. TV Guidethe wrong direction," Karina Smirnoff, who filled in to
went on to interview the 23-year-old professionaldance with Drew Lachey, Cheryl Burke's celebrity
dancer, who said that she was "cramping and in pain"partner and season 2 winner, revealed.
during the rehearsals and "couldn't even stand upHowever, despite the sudden changes, the show
straight." She then headed to the hospital, where shewent smoothly with Cheetah Girl and Dancing with
was told that she may have a case of appendicitis.the Stars season 5 alum Sabrina Bryan giving an
On Wednesday, Burke headed home to Sanimpressive performance despite having Derek Hough
Francisco to meet her family physician whoseas her new partner. Hough was also filling in for
diagnosis was good.another ailing dancer, Mark Ballas, who unfortunately
"She does not have appendicitis," Susan Madore,had to cancel out on the show for the rest of the
Burke's publicist, confirmed to the Associated Press.Christmas season as he dislocated his left arm.
"They told her to take it easy for a couple of days.""At first it was weird to do the new numbers with
Burke's absence was indeed felt during the Dancingsomeone else," Bryan, who is dating Ballas, said of
with the Stars tour, as the program had to beher new partner. "And when Derek and I do the cha
rearranged. Choreographer Louis van Amstel evencha [the most memorable number she did with
deemed her sudden absence as a disaster. In fact,Ballas], it's just hard.