Brooke Burke hurt in 'Dancing' practice

Published: Oct. 21, 2008 at 9:36 AM
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LOS ANGELES, Oct. 21 (UPI) -- U.S. actress Brooke Burke bruised her foot while rehearsing the jitterbug with her professional partner Derek Hough for "Dancing with the Stars," ABC said.

The network told People magazine Burke landed the wrong way on her right foot while doing a front flip during practice Sunday.

She was examined and had X-rays taken at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles Monday and it was determined she suffered a severe bruise.

"She's a little sore but she rehearsed today and she feels ready to dance tonight," an ABC representative told People.

Burke's injury is the third to a contestant this season.

Olympic beach volleyball champion Misty May-Treanor had to drop out of the competition after she ruptured her Achilles tendon and comedian Jeffrey Ross was eliminated shortly after he suffered a corneal abrasion when his partner Edyta Slwinska accidentally poked him in the eye.

Still in the running for the mirror ball trophy, along with their professional dance partners, are Burke, Lance Bass, Toni Braxton, Maurice Greene, Susan Lucci, Cloris Leachman, Cody Linley and Warren Sapp.

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