Derek Hough
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| Derek Hough | |
| Born | May 17, 1985 Salt Lake City, Utah |
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| Occupation | Professional dancer choreographer singer |
| Website www.derekhough.net |
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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 Season 5 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 Season 6, earning 6th place with actress Shannon Elizabeth. Hough has also been featured in the track Dreaming Under The Same Moon on his sister, Julianne Hough's self-titled debut album.
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[edit] Biography
Hough was born in 1985 in Salt Lake City, Utah. In 1998, along with his sister, Julianne Hough, he moved to London to further their dance training.[1][2]
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.
He and Mark Ballas started a band called "Almost Amy".
[edit] Dance
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 14 July 2007.[3]
He was on season 5 of Dancing With The Stars and was paired with Jennie Garth. Hough and Garth competed in the semi-finals and were the 9th couple eliminated from the competition. He competed in season 6 of Dancing With The Stars, this time paired with actress Shannon Elizabeth. On April 29, 2008, Hough and Elizabeth were the 7th couple eliminated from the competition.
[edit] Dancing with the Stars performances
With celebrity partner Jennie Garth:
| 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 |
Last to be called Safe |
| 8 | Jive/ "It Takes Two" Foxtrot/ "I've Got You Under My Skin" |
8 9 |
8 9 |
8 8 |
Last to be called 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:
| 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 |
[edit] 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 on 2007-10-24.
- ^ DanceX. BBC (29 June 2007).
[edit] External links
- Derek Hough official fan site.
- Almost Amy Band official website. Retrieved on 2007-10-24.
- Video of Derek and Jennie Garth from Dancing with the Stars
- his coach Corky Ballas' homepage
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