Derek Hough Biography
Born: May 17, 1985
At the tender age of 22, professional dancer and choreographer Derek Hough shot to fame as both the international champion of Latin American dance and the star of the stage musical +Footloose (1999), based on the 1984 Herbert_Ross movie of the same name. He achieved television recognition as both a judge on the British dance program DanceX and -- in America -- as one of the professional dancing partners on the ABC competitive reality series Dancing with the Stars, alongside his sister, Julianne_Hough. Derek debuted on that program in the fall of 2007 (the show's fifth season), performing with celebrity partner Jennie_Garth. Nathan Southern, Rovi
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