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Derek Hough (/ˈhʌf/; born May 17, 1985) is an American professional dancer and Emmy Award winning choreographer. He is known best for his work, since September 2007, on the U.S. television dance-competition series Dancing with the Stars, on which he has won a record five seasons. He also won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Choreography in 2013 for three routines that he choreographed on the show.

Hough has also acted in several stage productions such as in the 2006 original production of Footloose: The Musical at the Novelo Theatre in London's West End. He also starred in Make Your Move, a 2013 Romeo and Juliet-inspired South Korean-American independent dance film. In 2014, he joined the cast of ABC's network musical drama Nashville where he is set to play movie star Noah West.

He holds a world champion title in Under 21 Latin American Dance

Early life

Hough grew up the fourth of five children in a Latter-day Saint (Mormon) family in Sandy, Utah, a suburb of Salt Lake City. He is the son of Marianne and Bruce Hough, and has four sisters, three who are older (Sharee, Marabeth and Katherine) and Julianne, who is younger. All four of Hough's grandparents were dancers, and his parents met while on a ballroom dancing team in college, in Idaho. He is also a cousin to Riker, Rydel, Rocky and Ross Lynch from R5.

When Hough was 12 years old, his parents sent him to London to live and study with dance coaches, Corky and Shirley Ballas. Hough's sister Julianne joined him in London several months later. Originally intending to stay for a year, Hough remained in London for ten years. (Julianne returned after five years.) The Ballas' helped tutor the two Hough children alongside their own son, Mark Ballas, schooling them at the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts. They received training in song, theater, gymnastics and many forms of dance, including jazz, ballet and tap. The three children formed their own pop music trio 2B1G ("2 Boys, 1 Girl") and performed at dance competitions in the UK and the U.S., and showcased UK television show.

He attended and subsequently taught at the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts.

Personal life

Hough dated India de Beaufort from 2000 until 2008.[75] In 2008, he began dating actress/model Shannon Elizabeth, after they met each other as partners on Dancing With the Stars. Their relationship lasted until August 2009. Hough's subsequent relationships have included Cheryl Cole (2010–11) and Nina Dobrev (2013).

Hough is an avid animal lover and can often be spotted out with his rescue dog Romie.

On February 22, 2014, Hough was part of the "Bust a Move" event for breast health that took place in Ottawa, Canada, where he led a fitness session. During the event, $1,048,258.60 was raised for breast cancer.