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Derek Hough leaves 'Dancing With the Stars' for Season 12
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Three-time "Dancing With the Stars" winner Derek Hough has announced that he's bowing out of the show for the upcoming 12th season, People reports. Hough is taking the time off to shoot dance movie "Cobu 3D" in New York and Toronto this spring."I'm taking season 12 off," Hough confirms. "I will be making it back to 'Dancing With the Stars' in the fall. I'm just taking a little break and taking this chance to grow and expand a little bit as an artist. It's like I told one of the producers on the show - I'll come back with a whole new set of skills."
In "Cobu 3D," Hough plays a street dancer from New Orleans who falls in love with a drummer in New York (played by Korean pop star BoA) who belongs to a rival dance crew. How very Romeo & Juliet! "People will see a much edgier side of me and these other styles of dance I'm capable of doing," Hough says, noting that he's already put on 10 pounds of muscle for the role.
Will you miss Hough on 'DWTS'? Looking forward to seeing him dance in 3D?
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BOA!! Wow I never thought I'd see her name on ZAP2it... Fan since her days in the closing of Inyasha
Inuyasha...how I miss that show...
I won't miss him. He and Mark think they are all that and a bag of chips. It will be nice to see some other dancers for a change.
Bring Benji Schwimmer on to replace Dereck....
Derek Hough is my favorite pro dancer. He will be missed. He brings so much to the show. A great dancer and choreographer.
I will enjoy the show, been waiting for it to come back on, be interesting to see how each couplewill dance, I enjoyed watching derek dance. he is very good. Thanks
With his super mega choreographer skills (like his sister's), he's the the best and will continue to win the trophy for many seasons to come.
I will really miss Derek but now someone else will have a chance to win. Instead of seeing him miss a season, I would like to see him paired with someone awful like Kate Gosselin to see what kind of magic he could do.
derek is a very good dancer, i miss him on the show