Derek Hough gave fans a rare look at the rehearsal process with his “Dancing With the Stars” season 16 partner, Kellie Pickler. In the video, Hough and the singer attempt a challenging move that they ended up scrapping for their show performance.
Derek Hough & Kellie Pickler Tackle Dance Move in Throwback Video
On October 5, Hough took to Instagram to give fans a look at a season 16 rehearsal with Pickler.
“Just stumbled upon an old hard drive and found a treasure trove of dance rehearsal archives, basically a little time capsule from the @kelliepickler season,” he wrote in the caption.
The “DWTS” judge noted, “Here’s a fun, behind-the-scenes clip of us trying out a trick we never ended up using, but wow, it’s amazing to look back and see how fearless and talented Kellie was, just going for anything I threw at her.”
He added, “Let me know if you’d like to see more of these little archive vids! Should I keep sharing them?”
In the clip, Hough spun Pickler around as she attempted to twist under his arm mid-spin and stick an ending pose.
It didn’t quite work out, however. Hough added, “ended up doing this move instead” to show how they ended their samba performance.
Hough noted in the comments, “It honestly looked like I was trying to give her a wild neck adjustment.”
Pickler and Hough won the season of “Dancing With the Stars.”
Fans Hope to See More of Hough’s Videos
Fans lit up the comments section with reactions to Hough and Pickler’s dance rehearsal video.
“Your contemporary piece with @kelliepickler was the greatest dance of all time for me,” one fan noted. “Yes, please post more magical memories from the archives.”
“Yes, please show it all to us!! Kellie was one of your best partnerships in my opinion,” another fan wrote.
One of his followers commented, “Yes! So inspiring to see the ‘process’ and all the mess ups and hard work to get to that Tuesday night!”
Others expressed their love for the Hough and Pickler pairing, with comments including, “Kellie was my favorite ‘DWTS’ partnership of his” and “She worked so hard and all of your dances with her were memorable.”
“LOVED you and Kelly! One of the BEST seasons for me,” one fan shared. “The move where she bends over you almost to the floor … and back up again! 😳🤯🙌”
“Your freestyle with her was amazing! I still go back and watch it!” another follower wrote, calling Pickler their “favorite female contestant of all time.”
