Derek Hough
Derek Hough | |
|---|---|
| Born | Derek Hough |
| Occupation(s) | dancer, actor, singer, guitarist, choreographer |
| Years active | 2005 – present |
Derek Hough (pronounced huff) (born May 17, 1985) is an American dancer and choreographer. A former world champion in Latin American Dance, he appeared on the fifth season of the ABC television series, Dancing with the Stars with actress Jennie Garth (earning 4th place in the competition), and was eliminated during the 7th Week of the sixth season, earning 6th place with actress Shannon Elizabeth. He returned for the seventh season, this time partnered with Brooke Burke, and won the competition. Hough also sang a duet, "Dreaming Under The Same Moon", with his sister, Julianne Hough, on her self-titled debut album. Julianne Hough is also a professional dancer and a two-time winner of Dancing with the Stars.
Early life
Hough was born in 1985 in Salt Lake City, Utah. In 1998, he and his sister, Julianne Hough, moved to London to further their dance training with world renowned dancing couple, Corky and Shirley Ballas.[1][2]
Career
Derek is currently dating his former Dancing with the Stars partner Shannon Elizabeth
Dancing
He attended and subsequently taught at the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts. On this foundation, he built a career, which has included professional competition, television work, and roles in the West End Theatre.
Hough played the role of Ren McCormack in both the UK Tour and the West-End run of Footloose the Musical. His moves in routines including "Can't Stand Still" and the show's finale particularly impressed audiences at Aldwych's Novello Theatre, where Footloose ran from April until November 2006.
Before this, Hough's theatre work included playing the lead in Jesus Christ Superstar at the Millfield Theatre, and dancing in the company in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang at the London Palladium.
Hough is a former IDSF World Youth Latin Champion (2002) for Poland with Aneta Piotrowska. He has won the LA Outstanding Dancer of the Year and the New York Dance Alliance Outstanding Dance awards.[2]
Hough is one of Bruno Tonioli's panelists on BBC One's DanceX, the first episode of which aired on July 14, 2007.[3]
Dancing with the Stars
Hough joined Season 5 of Dancing With The Stars and was paired with Jennie Garth. Hough and Garth competed in the semi-finals and were the ninth couple eliminated from the competition. He competed in Season 6 of Dancing With The Stars, this time paired with actress Shannon Elizabeth.For Season 7, Hough was partnered with model/TV host Brooke Burke. In rehearsal on October 4, 2008, Hough tripped and fell, hitting his head on the floor and momentarily blacked out. He was sent to the hospital, but sustained no injuries.[4] Hough and Burke earned the mirror ball trophy and won Season 7. The cast of season 8 of Dancing With the Stars was announced in February 2009, and Hough is paired with rapper Lil' Kim.
Performance history
With celebrity partner Jennie Garth (Average - 25.7) :
| Week # | Dance/Song | Judges' score | Result | ||
| Inaba | Goodman | Tonioli | |||
| 1 | Cha-Cha-Cha/ "Uptown Girl" | 7 | 7 | 7 | Safe |
| 2 | Quickstep/ "Suddenly I See" | 7 | 7 | 7 | Safe |
| 3 | Tango/ "Cite Tango" | 9 | 8 | 9 | Safe |
| 4 | Paso Doble/ "Because We Can" | 8 | 10 | 9 | Safe |
| 5 | Samba/ "Cosmic Girl" | 8 | 9 | 8 | Safe |
| 6 | Mambo/ "Mambo Baby" | 9 | 9 | 9 | Safe |
| 7 | Viennese Waltz/ "Runaway" Rumba/ "Fallen" |
8 9 |
8 9 |
9 10 |
Safe |
| 8 | Jive/ "It Takes Two" Foxtrot/ "I've Got You Under My Skin" |
8 9 |
8 9 |
8 8 |
Safe |
| 9 Semi-finals |
Tango/ "The Take Over, The Breaks Over" Cha-Cha-Cha/ "Mustang Sally" |
9 10 |
10 10 |
9 10 |
Eliminated |
With celebrity partner Shannon Elizabeth (Average - 24.5) :
| Week # | Dance/Song | Judges' score | Result | ||
| Inaba | Goodman | Tonioli | |||
| 1 | Cha-Cha-Cha/ "Shut Up and Drive" | 7 | 7 | 7 | N/A |
| 2 | Quickstep/ "Swing with Me" | 8 | 8 | 8 | Safe |
| 3 | Jive/ "Goody Two-Shoes" | 8 | 8 | 8 | Safe |
| 4 | Viennese Waltz/ "Keep Holding On" | 9 | 10 | 9 | Safe |
| 5 | Samba/ "Pon de Replay" | 8 | 8 | 7 | Safe |
| 6 | Rumba/ "True Colors" | 8 | 8 | 8 | Safe |
| 7 | Tango/ "Tanguedia III" Mambo/ "Ain't Nothing Wrong With That" |
9 8 |
9 8 |
9 8 |
Eliminated |
With celebrity partner Brooke Burke (Average - 27.1) :
| Week # | Dance/Song | Judges' score | Result | ||
| Inaba | Goodman | Tonioli | |||
| 1 | Cha-Cha-Cha/ "Are You My Woman (Tell Me So)" | 7 | 8 | 8 | Safe |
| 1 | Quickstep/ "Lover, Come Back to Me" | 9 | 8 | 9 | Safe |
| 2 | Paso Doble/ "Palladio, first movement" | 8 | 8 | 8 | Safe |
| 3 | Viennese Waltz/ "Daughters" | 9 | 10 | 9 | Safe |
| 4 | Samba/ "Hip Hip Chin Chin" | 9 | 8 | 9 | Safe |
| 5 | Jitterbug/ "Don't Be Cruel" | 10 | 9 | 10 | Safe |
| 6 | Rumba/ "No Air" | 8 | 10* | 8 | Safe |
| 7 | Foxtrot/ "Lullaby of Birdland" Group Paso Doble/ "Rocks" |
10 10 |
10 9 |
10 10 |
Safe |
| 8 | Tango/ "Tango Diabolo" Mambo/ "Cuban Mambo" |
10 9 |
8 9 |
10 9 |
Safe |
| 9 | Jive/ "House is Rockin" Salsa/ "Barbarabatri" |
7 9 |
7 10 |
7 9 |
Safe |
| 10 | Samba/"Blame It On the Boogie" Freestyle/"You're the One That I Want" Viennese Waltz/"Daughters" |
9 10 10 |
9 10 10 |
10 10 10 |
WON |
- Due to Len Goodman's absence in week 6 the 10 was awarded by stand-in guest judge Michael Flatley
With celebrity partner Lil' Kim:
| Week # | Dance/Song | Judges' score | Result | ||
| Inaba | Goodman | Tonioli | |||
| 1 | Cha-Cha-Cha/"Nasty" | 7 | 7 | 7 | Safe |
| 2 | Quickstep/"Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" | 8 | 7 | 8 | Safe |
| 3 | Samba/"Remedio P'al Corazon" | 8 | 8 | 9 | Safe |
| 4 | Argentine Tango/"Taquito Militar" | 9 | 8 | 10 | Safe |
| 5 | Viennese Waltz/"I'll Be" | 9 | 8 | 9 | Safe |
| 6 | Jive/"Jailhouse Rock" | 10 | 8 | 10 | Safe |
Music
Hough and his sister Julianne Hough, who is also a Dancing with the Stars professional dancer, sang a duet call "Dreaming Under the Same Moon" in Julianne's debut self-titled album.
Hough and another Dancing with the Stars professional dancer Mark Ballas formed a band named "Almost Amy." In November 2008, the band changed their name to Ballas Hough Band (BHB). This was primarily due to the fact that someone already owned the domain name Almost Amy, although their manager cited other reasons for the name change, such as input from the label's marketing department. The debut album of the band, titled BHB, dropped on March 10, 2009.
References
- ^ Shenton, Mark (April 17, 2006). "Derek Hough". Fresh Face. Broadway.com in London.
- ^ a b "Derek Hough Bio". Dancing with the Stars. ABC. Retrieved 2007-10-24. Cite error: The named reference "DWTS_bio" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ "DanceX". BBC. June 29, 2007.
- ^ Deerwester, Jayme. "'Dancing' can be a pain in the ...". USA Today. October 27, 2008)
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- Derek Hough - Mom's Blog about Derek
- "Derek Hough official fan site".
- "Almost Amy Band official website". Retrieved 2007-10-24.