Derek Hough might be a two-time Emmy-winning pro dancer, but he didn’t always feel like a professional. Hough joined “Dancing With the Stars” as a guest instructor in season 4 before officially joining the cast in season 5.
In a new interview for the podcast “Whine Down With Jana Kramer”, the 36-year-old performer admits to struggling when first starting out on the show. “In my earlier seasons I was nervous, you know, and I was uncertain.
I was kind of faking it, to be honest with you,” Hough said. “I wasn’t really a teacher or choreographer. People used to say, ‘Oh, you’re a good choreographer,’ but I never really looked at myself in that way.
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