Derek Hough’s name is synonymous with “Dancing With the Stars.”

“I didn’t know what I was doing.

I was just a dancer,” he toldThe Salt Lake Tribunein 2020.

Derek Hough at event

“My first couple partners were, like, ‘Who is this 12yearold boy I’m dancing with?’

Honestly, I felt like I was just kind of faking it.

Trying to prove myself to my partners.”

Derek Hough at an event.

However, things soon fell into place, and Hough became a contender year after year.

He now credits the show as a huge learning experience.

Is Derek Hough considering a “DWTS” return as a dancer?

And I’m like, ‘Oh wait, we can’t do that.’

I just gotta give a general critique," he added.