Since being back from Beijing, the AVP Olympians have participated in a whirlwind of activities including media interviews, signings, and appearances -- oh, and some beach volleyball too.

However, no one's schedule has been more hectic than soon-to-be Dancing With The Stars contestant, Misty May-Treanor's.

She flew from Beijing to New York to be on David Letterman and The Today Show, flew to Chicago to be on Oprah, then traveled to Cincinnati to play in the AVP Shootout. After that, she made it back to L.A. in time to film The Ellen DeGeneres Show.

"My favorite thing so far has been Oprah because she's like a god. Ellen's show was fun too, she's hilarious," May-Treanor gushed. "She gave Kerri and I butt pads and asked if my butt was ever sore because Kerri hits it so much."

But, if you asked her what the best opportunity she's had since the Games was, she'd tell you it was the chance to be on ABC's Dancing With The Stars.

"I've always watched that show and deep down I thought it would be really fun to go on it. But I never thought I'd ever be picked to do it," May-Treanor revealed. "But, I guess they had interest in me and I found out in Beijing that they wanted me to be a competitor."

With all the traveling May-Treanor has to do, it's been difficult to fit in the practice necessary for the show. However, she and her partner, Maksim Chmerkovskiy, have figured out a solution: he's accompanied her to New York, Chicago and Cincinnati and they've practiced during whatever spare time she has.

The duo are a week behind the rest of the competition because of the Olympics so they've been putting a lot of time into learning the dances to be ready for the live debut. "We practice Monday through Friday for three hours," explained May-Treanor. "So far, I've learned two dances and now we're just working on technique."

When Chmerkovskiy found out who he'd be partnering up with, he told TVGuide.com that he was very pleased. "People are going to be very surprised by how well she's going to dance. Laila [Ali, season four] had an incredible work ethic. But I could be too much for her. She'd say: You've gotta back off. And then Mel [season five] was just this incredible personality. But she had zero attention span. So here, in Misty, I have a combination of the best qualities of both. She's like a perfect person to love. She has this aura of sweetness, and she'll practice for as long as it takes."

For the first episode, she and Chmerkovskiy will perform the Foxtrot and the Mambo. The Foxtrot's steps have a rhythm of slow-slow-quick-quick. "I feel like I'm stepping back in time doing such an old dance," said May-Treanor.

The Mambo is a quick paced Latin-inspired dance. "It's kind of funny because for the Mambo I have to try and be sexy," May-Treanor said with a laugh.

Thus far, the volleyball player-turned-dancer has had a great time. "I couldn't have picked a better partner than Maksim. He's a great instructor and very patient," said May-Treanor. "Most importantly, when we step on the floor, we just have fun."

Through the fun, May-Treanor has realized how hard it is to make your body do things that it's not used to. She said that the trickiest part to learning ballroom dance is acquiring a certain dance posture. It must be graceful and lady-like yet strong at the same time. May-Treanor also said that the steps themselves are hard, especially when they require you to lean back and move forward at the same time. "Dancing in heels is difficult too," she exclaimed. "But, my feet are callused now so I don't have to worry about band-aids anymore!"

September 22 is the date of the first live episode and nerves are definitely a factor. However, May-Treanor says that she thinks she and her partner will be ready. "I just have to keep walking through the steps every chance I get."