Illness forces Burke from 'Dancing' tour

Cheryl Burke had to bow out of Tuesday night's sold-out show in Seattle due to illness. Burke told TV Guide she was cramping and in pain during a run-through Tuesday night. When she could no longer stand up straight, she was rushed to the hospital and told she may have appendicitis.

She was flying home to San Francisco Wednesday for a second opinion from her family doctors.

While Cheryl's out, professional dancer Karina Smirnoff has stepped in to dance with Drew Lachey.

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