▁attended ▁Southern ▁California ▁Military ▁Academy ▁in ▁Long ▁Beach ▁for ▁his ▁elementary ▁and ▁junior ▁high ▁school . ▁By ▁the ▁time ▁Burg ess ▁turned ▁ 1 1 , ▁he ▁had ▁appeared ▁in ▁at ▁least ▁ 7 5 ▁television ▁programs . ▁ ▁After ▁Disney ▁When ▁the ▁series ▁ended ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 9 , ▁Burg ess ▁returned ▁to ▁a ▁normal ▁te en ager ' s ▁life , ▁comple ting ▁high ▁school . ▁He ▁then ▁began ▁att ending ▁Long ▁Beach ▁State ▁University ▁where ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁S igma ▁Pi ▁frat ern ity . ▁While ▁there , ▁he ▁and ▁his ▁child hood ▁friend ▁( and ▁dan cing ▁partner ) ▁Barbara ▁Bo yl an ▁entered ▁a ▁Cal cut ta ▁dance ▁contest ▁held ▁by ▁Lawrence ▁Wel k ▁and ▁his ▁or chestra ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁hit ▁song ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁name . ▁They ▁won ▁the ▁contest ▁and ▁first ▁prize ▁was ▁an ▁appearance ▁on ▁The ▁Lawrence ▁Wel k ▁Show , ▁which ▁appeared ▁nation ally ▁on ▁ABC . ▁ ▁After ▁their ▁initial ▁appearance , ▁Burg ess ▁and ▁Bo yl an ▁continued ▁to ▁guest ▁on ▁the ▁ma estro ' s ▁show ▁for ▁the ▁next ▁few ▁weeks , ▁either ▁dan cing ▁to ▁Cal cut ta ▁or ▁to ▁the ▁or chestra ' s ▁next ▁hit ▁song ▁Y ellow ▁Bird . ▁The ▁positive ▁fan ▁response ▁led ▁to ▁Wel k ▁h iring ▁the ▁dance ▁couple ▁as ▁permanent ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁show , ▁which ▁was ▁described ▁by ▁the ▁ma estro ▁as ▁having ▁created ▁a ▁job ▁for ▁themselves . ▁Over ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁the ▁show ' s