'Dancing With The Stars' Pro Cheryl Burke Reveals This Might Be Her Final Season

By Johnni Macke | Oct 20, 2014 08:54 AM EDT

Dancing With the Stars is currently in season 19 on ABC. DWTS pro Cheryl Burke has been on the show for 18 seasons and now she has revealed that she might not be returning once this season comes to an end.

"As of now, it's still up in the air if I'm coming back or not. Contractually, my contract is over and there are other opportunities that have been out there for me. Will it most likely be my last season? I would have to say yes," Cheryl told TVGuide.com about her future on DWTS. The 30-year-old dancer has consistently been a pro on the series since it's second season.

"It's so hard for me to talk about this, because I owe my life to Dancing with the Stars. They've changed my life completely. They're my family and it's always hard to say goodbye ... to a bunch of people that really believed in me from the start, and continued to believe in me for the last 10 years," she added.

Cheryl is currently partnered with Antonio Sabato Jr. and has won three Mirror Ball trophies throughout her time on the show. Last week, during the Switch Up Challenge, Cheryl was paired with Alfonso Ribeiro and they were flawless.

"For us, it was easy because we've known each other for eight years. ... We have this easy chemistry. We're friends, and on top of that he's really talented. So we had a great time during the week. He's not as busy as Antonio so we were able to focus on our dance and stay in L.A., which was nice," she told the publication.

On Monday, Cheryl will be back with Antonio and the duo will be performing a salsa routine for the Latin-themed night. "We're trying to loosen him up a little bit. Pitbull is judging, so we want to make sure Pitbull appreciates what we've done. We're trying to make it sexy. We're trying to have that same chemistry that we always have on the dance floor. ... It's week six and everyone is tired, but now you have to be able to really mentally stay strong," Cheryl revealed.

"This competition is like Survivor, but for dancing. It's like, how can you get through this? And having the switch-up and coming back to each other, I think we're starting to really appreciate the way we work."

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