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Mon, Sep 22nd 2008, 13:26

Beach volleyball champ: It's time for 'Dancing'

LONG BEACH, California (AP) — Misty May-Treanor just won back-to-back gold medals in beach volleyball, but all she can think about is dancing.

“Every time I wake up, it’s like I can’t wait to dance,” the Olympian says after wrapping a three-hour rehearsal at a dance studio here. “I can’t wait to get back in there to see if things soaked in overnight.”

As a contestant on the seventh season of “Dancing With the Stars,” May-Treanor has traded the beach for the ballroom. Her swimsuit and bare feet have been replaced with swingy skirts and high-heeled shoes. And the 31-year-old athlete is loving every minute of it.

“I followed the show and I never thought in a million years that I’d be a participant,” in the show that pairs stars with professional dancers to compete weekly in tightly choreographed routines, she says. “It was something where deep down I was like, ‘Oh, it would be so fun to be on that show.’ “

May-Treanor glides around the room, her champagne-colored heels hitting the wood floor in perfect time. She’s so graceful and elegant, it’s hard to believe that this is the same woman who’s known as a killer on the sand court.