Hough is one of five children from a LDS
(Mormon) family in Salt Lake City. All four of her grandparents were dancers,
and her parents met while on a ballroom dancing team at a college in Idaho. Her
uncle, Charlie Hough, was known for his "dancing knuckleball" during his career
as a Major League Baseball pitcher (1989 Texas Rangers media guide.) Though she
has danced since the age of three, she never partnered in competition with her
brother Derek, who is three years older than she. The siblings did dance
together for exhibition on DWTS and the DWTS tour. Her formal training began at
the Center Stage Performing Arts Studio in Orem, Utah, where she danced with
Josh Murillo, among others, in Latin Ballroom; she began dancing competitively
at nine. Her parents sent her and her brother to London a year later to spare
them the strife of divorce and to live and study with their coaches, the world
Latin Dance Champions Corky and Shirley Ballas. The Ballases helped raise the
two Hough children alongside their own son, Mark, while schooling them at the
Italia Contie Performing Arts School. They received training in virtually every
form of dance, from gymnastics to jazz, and ballet to tap. That threesome formed
its own pop music trio 2B1G ("2 Boys, 1 Girl") when she was twelve, performed at
Dance Competitions in the U.K. and the U.S., and showcased a UK television show.
Hough's education in London with the Ballas family included training in song,
dance, and theatre at Britain's oldest performing arts training school, the
Italia Conti Academy. At fifteen, Julianne Hough became the youngest dancer, and
only American, to win both the prestigious titles of Junior Blackpool World
Latin Champion and International Latin Youth Champion.
After five years in London, Hough wanted a "normal" school experience,[8] and
returned to Utah to live with her family, but not before taking a year to live
in Las Vegas and go to the performing arts high school, Las Vegas Academy. After
graduating from Alta High, she moved on her own to Los Angeles to build her
singing, songwriting, acting and dancing career. She was an assistant
choreographer on Gwen Stefani's "Wind It Up" music video.
Television appearances
Hough began working almost immediately upon arriving in Los Angeles. She was
featured in two television commercials and was a "dancing" extra in an episode
of "Cold Case". She was one of the "Million Dollar Dancers" in the short lived
network television game show Show Me the Money starring William Shatner.
Hough appeared in the fourth season of Dancing with the Stars, a televised
ballroom dance competition. In her first season, she won with her partner,
Olympic gold medal-winning speed skater Apolo Anton Ohno, making Hough the
youngest professional dancer both to compete, and to win, on the program. She is
also the third professional, after Alec Mazo and Cheryl Burke, to win a Dancing
with the Stars championship in one's first season with the show. On November 27,
2007, Hough and her partner, two-time Indianapolis 500 champion Hélio
Castroneves, became the winners of Season 5. She is the second professional
dancer to win two consecutive seasons of Dancing with the Stars. Hough is back
for season 6 with actor/comedian Adam Carolla.
She has also made guest appearances on other shows such as Jimmy Kimmel Live,
The View, Ellen, and "Good Morning America". She participated in the taping of
the 2007 Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade inside the Magic Kingdom at
Disney World in Orlando, Florida.
Music career
Hough released her first country music single "Will You Dance With Me" to iTunes
and Wal-Mart in May 2007. The song peaked at #100 on the Billboard Pop 100
chart.The album was produced by Nashville producer David Malloy, who has worked
with Reba McEntire, Eddie Rabbitt, and others. Hough is in the process of
recording her first country music album, due for release on May 20, 2008, having
signed with Mercury Nashville Records.[10] Hough's second single, "That Song in
My Head" debuted on the Billboard Country Chart the week of March 2, 2008 at #51
and is currently active as a single there.
Hough will tour with Brad Paisley this summer on "Paisley's 2008 Tour", along
with Jewel and Chuck Wicks.
Personal life
Hough was engaged to Zack Wilson, who is a member of the champion team on Dance
War: Bruno vs. Carrie Ann, and originally planned to marry on August 8, 2007 in
an LDS (Mormon) temple, but has postponed her marriage. She has dodged rumors
that she was romantically linked with Apolo Anton Ohno. Hough also denied rumors
she is dating her Season 5 DWTS partner, Helio Castroneves.
She has also been romantically linked with Kevin Connolly of Entourage fame, who
recently gave her a diamond ring and admitted that he is "actively pursuing"
Hough, although Hough denies a romantic relationship.
In an interview with CosmoGirl magazine, she shared her views about chastity and
abstinence from sex until marriage.
Julianne Hough moved to London, England at
the age of ten where she trained vigorously with a couple of dance coaches and
studied at the Italia Conti Academy of Performing Arts. Her hard work and
dedication paid off, as she became the youngest and only American to gain the
titles of Junior Blackpool World Latin Champion and International Youth
Champion. Aside from dancing, Hough was also trained in the art of singing.
When she was 15 years old, Julianne returned to her hometown in Utah and spent
the rest of her teen years with her 10 siblings. After graduating from high
school, she relocated to Los Angeles in the hopes of building her singing,
acting and dancing career.
Julianne was an Assistant Choreographer on Gwen Stefani's Wind It Up music
video.
Julianne Hough appears in the fourth season of Dancing with the Stars, a
televised ballroom dance competition. Her partner is Olympic gold medalist Apolo
Anton Ohno.
Julianne also made an appearance on ABC game show Show Me the Money.
Dance biography
Julianne Hough started her formal dance training at Center Stage Performing Arts
in Orem, Utah. Dancing with Josh Murillo in Latin Ballroom. Julianne Hough moved
to London, England at the age of ten during her parents' divorce where she
trained with world Latin Dance Champions Corky and Shirley Ballas. Corky and
Shirley raised Julianne as a child and as a coach, in London together with Mark
Ballas Jr, and her brother Derek Hough. Corky and Shirley sent Julianne to train
at Italia Conti Academy of Performing Arts. She became the youngest and only
American to gain the titles of Junior Blackpool World Latin Champion and
International Youth Champion. Hough was also trained in singing.
When she was 15 years old, Hough returned to her hometown in Utah. After
graduating from Alta High School, she relocated to Los Angeles in the hopes of
building her singing, acting and dancing career. She was an assistant
choreographer on Gwen Stefani's "Wind It Up" music video. Hough's single "Will
You Dance With Me" is now available on iTunes.
The Hough siblings and Ballas had their own pop music trio called "2B1G(2 Boys 1
Girl)" as the siblings mentioned on Entertainment Tonight on October 11, 2007.
elevision appearances
Hough appeared in the fourth season of Dancing with the Stars, a televised
ballroom dance competition. She won with her partner, Olympic gold medal-winning
speed skater Apolo Anton Ohno. She is now the youngest professional dancer to
compete and to have won Dancing with the Stars. She is also the third
professional (Alec Mazo and Cheryl Burke were the first two) to win a Dancing
with the Stars championship in his/her first season with the show. She is
currently competing in Season 5 with two-time Indianapolis 500 champion Helio
Castroneves.
She also made an appearance on the ABC game show Show Me the Money. With her
partner Apolo Anton Ohno, Hough also appeared on the talk shows Jimmy Kimmel
Live and The View.
Julianne released her first country music single "Will You Dance With Me" on
iTunes in May 2007. The song rose to #8 on the iTunes "Top Country Songs"
chart.(source iTunes) The record was produced by Nashville producer David
Malloy, who has worked with Reba McEntire and Eddie Rabbitt.{First In Country,
Westwood 1, May 25, 2007}
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