Cheryl Burke is sharing her recommendation for Phaedra Parks.
Speaking to PEOPLE about season 33 of Dancing with the Stars, the previous professional provided her predictions for the season. She defined that whereas the Real Housewives of Atlanta star, 50, has her eye on the Len Goodman Mirrorball trophy, she also needs to be having fun with the method.
“That says a lot about her, in a good way,” Burke, 40, says of Parks’ motivation to win. “She's an entrepreneur. I hear her. I think it's okay for other umbrellas of your life, but on this show, to think of solely about just wanting to win the Mirrorball is going to do the opposite. I think it's more about testing her being present, really taking this one step at a time and it's all in the detail.”
She added: “We know she's got rhythm, we know she's full of personality, but if she's only focused on winning, she's going to not have personality and you're going to see it. I already see it.”
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At the season premiere, Parks advised PEOPLE that she didn’t ask her fellow Bravolebrities for any ideas earlier than going on the competitors present as a result of they did not take house the Mirrorball trophy.
“I want to go in the situation sort of fresh,” Parks stated. “We had a chat and so they gave me their thoughts about it, but I didn't really want their tips because I need to win. They haven't won yet.”
The Sex, Lies and Spray Tans podcast host notes that lots of the present's stars hope to make their companions proud, and he or she heard Parks speak about “wanting to just make Val happy.” However, Burke advises that Parks focus on the duty at hand.
“These celebrities are so vulnerable and they just want to make us happy, but then their personality starts to slowly go away,” Burke continues. “And that is what I hope not doesn't happen with Phaedra. I hope she just, the sooner you can memorize your routine and the sooner you can work on detail, the better you'll do just one step at a time. Dance as if it's your last dance because you never know.”
Burke additionally shares that its essential for all of this season's opponents to be true to themselves.
“I think the theme of the premiere was just do not hold back,” she explains. “Don't hold back. Just cry it out, laugh it out, and just go for it. Be you.”
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Burke admits that she understands the pressures and nerves that include dancing on reside tv, saying, “I prefer dancing in front of strangers than even my coworkers or my family because they're my harshest critic.”
As for who she thinks goes to win, Burke says she is betting on NFL participant Danny Amendola.
“He's going to be the dark horse, I think,” she says. “Because there's some moments of brilliance where you're like, ‘Yes.’ The chemistry, though innocent, between Witney and Danny was pretty intense.”
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Season 33 of Dancing with the Stars airs Tuesdays at 8 p.m. ET on ABC and Disney+, with the episode accessible to stream the subsequent day on Hulu.
