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hough in 2011 2007 -- present salt lake city , utah , u.s. emmy stars '' -lrb- 2013 -rrb- award for outstanding choreography '' dancing with the julianne hough 17 may 1985 file : derek hough.jpg derek hough
 derek hough dancer , choreographer , singer , songwriter , actor
derek hough

derek hough -lrb- ; born may 17 , 1985 -rrb- is an american professional latin and ballroom dancer , choreographer , actor , singer , and songwriter .
he is known for his work , since september 2007 , on the abc dance-competition series `` dancing with the stars '' , on which he has won a record five seasons .
he won the primetime emmy award for outstanding choreography in 2013 for three routines that he choreographed for the show .
hough 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 guest appeared at abc 's musical drama `` nashville '' .
