![]() In 2010 Hough had back-to-back wins with singer Nicole Scherzinger in season 10 and Dirty Dancing star Jennifer Grey in season 11. 2009 saw Hough work with rapper Lil' Kim in season 8 and model Joanna Krupa in season 9. The next year, he paired up with American Pie actress Shannon Elizabeth in season 6 and Brooke Burke in season 7 Burke and Hough won that season. In his first Dancing With the Stars season, Hough partnered with 90210 actress Jennie Garth. After a decade - during which Hough became a six-time recipient of the Mirror Ball trophy alongside different celebrity partners - he left Dancing With the Stars in 2016. Hough went on to receive multiple Emmy Award nominations in the choreography category for his work on the show, winning in 20. This job not only called for Hough to teach celebrities how to perform dances like the rumba, tango, paso doble or jive, he had to choreograph a variety of routines. In 2007 Hough became one of the dancing pros on Dancing With the Stars for season 5 (joining Julianne, who was already a pro dancer on the show). This not only advanced their careers, it offered a personal respite as Hough's parents were going through a divorce. When Hough was 13, he and Julianne moved to London to attend the renowned - and demanding - dance school Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts (while in London, Hough and Julianne lived with fellow dancer Mark Ballas' family). With encouragement from their parents, Hough and Julianne began dancing together as children and went on to perform at schools and state fairs. I was tied up in trees and left in fields." Hough also noted he'd since forgiven the perpetrators. Describing his experiences to People magazine in 2014, he said, "I was punched in the face, pretty aggressively in the stomach. Hough has been open about being bullied as a boy in Utah. His parents, Mari Anne and Bruce, met on a college ballroom dance team all of his grandparents were dancers as well. ![]() Hough grew up as a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints along with his three older sisters, plus younger sister Julianne. Hough was born on May 17, 1985, in Salt Lake City, Utah. Hough also wrote a New York Times bestselling memoir, Taking the Lead: Lessons from a Life in Motion (2014). He's toured with his younger sister, fellow dancer Julianne Hough, and has been in stage productions, movies and television shows, including as a judge on World of Dance. Hough spent his teen years in London, where he perfected his skills as a ballroom and Latin dancer he was the Latin world champion by the time he was 18. ![]() ![]() A gifted choreographer, he's received two Emmy Awards for his choreography on Dancing With the Stars. Derek Hough was one of the professional dancers on Dancing With the Stars for multiple seasons between 20, winning a record six times with his celebrity partners. ![]()
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