>>> JULIANNE HOUGH IS A TRIPLE
THREAT MAKING HER MARK IN THE
WORLD, MUSIC, FILM AND TV.
>> THAT IS RIGHT, AND IF NOT
ENOUGH SHE'S ALSO HAN EMMY-AWARD
WINNING CHOREOGRAPHER AND HAS
ALL THE RIGHT MOVES.
>> WE WANT YOU TO TEACH YOU HOW
TO DANCE.
>> NOW SHE'S JOINING THE JUDGE'S
TABLE FOR THE HIT NBC
COMPETITION SHOW "AMERICA'S GOT
TALENT."
>> JULIANNE AND FELLOW NEW JUDGE
GABRIELLE UNION ARE HOPING TO
FIND SOME OF THE GREATEST
UNDISCOVERED TALENT THAT THE
COUNTRY HAS TO OFFER.
>> SEASON 14.
HOW DOES IT FEEL TO STEP IN
THERE, BECAUSE IT'S SUCH AN
ESTABLISHED SHOW AND PEOPLE LOVE
IT SO MUCH AND YOU'RE LIKE HEY
WORLD, HERE I AM.
>> I FEEL EXTREMELY HONORED THE
FACT THAT I CAN BE A PART OF A
SHOW THAT PEOPLE GET TO COME ON
STAGE, POUR THEIR HEARTS OUT AND
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT THEY HAVE
BEEN WORKING ON FOREVER.
THIS IS THEIR LIVELIHOOD, SO TO
BE A PART OF ACTUALLY CREATING
AND HELPING PEOPLE'S DREAMS COME
TRUE, I FEEL EXTREMELY HONORED
AND BLESSED BECAUSE I KNOW WHAT
IT FEELS LIKE TO AUDITION IN
FRONT OF PEOPLE AND GET REJECTED
CONSTANTLY SO HAVING THAT POINT
OF VIEW AND PERSPECTIVE MY ROLE
IS ALWAYS I WANT TO GIVE SOME
SORT OF FEEDBACK BECAUSE I
ALWAYS WANT THAT WHEN I'M
GETTING JUDGED.
>> ARE YOU A REMINI OR A SOFTY?
>> I'M SOFTY.
>> I'M VERY HONEST AND DIRECT
BECAUSE I WANT PEOPLE TO BE
HONEST WITH ME.
I'M HONEST AND DIRECT BUT ALL
WITH LOVE.
ALL WITH LOVE, AND THE FACT IS
WE WANT PEOPLE TO SUCCEED SO
WE'RE ALREADY ROOTING FOR YOU
BEFORE YOU EVEN BEGIN.
>> GABRIELLE UNION IS JOINING
US.
>> YES.
>> YOU ARE THE TWO NEWBIES.
HOW IS THAT?
>> WE ARE.
SIMON IS INCREDIBLE.
HOWIE IS ALWAYS PLAYING JOKES.
GABRIELLE AND TERRY CRUZ, TOO, I
MEAN, WE'RE --
>> HE'S SO GREAT.
>> WE'RE ALL OF THE NEWBIES NEW
IN SCHOOL BUT IT'S HONESTLY
BECOME SUCH A GREAT FIT AND
CHEMISTRY AND -- AND, YEAH, WE
HAVE SO MUCH FUN.
IT ALREADY FEELS LIKE A FAMILY.
>> THAT WAS THE GREATEST MOMENT
OF MY LIFE.
>> I THINK WE'RE AT SIMILAR
AGES.
HER DANCING WHEN WE WERE YOUNG.
>> YEAH.
>> HER MUSIC VIDEOS WERE LIKE
THE SOUNDTRACK OF OUR CHILDHOOD,
RIGHT?
>> BEING A DANCER IN GENERAL,
I'VE ALWAYS LOOKED UP TO HER
BECAUSE SHE STARTED OUT DANCING
AND SHE'S A MUSICIAN.
SHE'S HAD A LONG CAREER.
>> SO YOU WERE HONORED TO BE
THWACKED.
>> THWACKED, SMACKED, WHATEVER
IT IS.
LITERALLY AFTERWARDS I PICKED
HER UP.
SHE COULD ALSO LIKE FIT IN MY
POCKET.
>> AND YOU COULD FIT IN OUR
POCKET.
>> TWO OF YOU COULD FIT IN OUR
POCKETS FOR SURE.
>> PAULA COULD FIT ANYWHERE.
>> WE COULD FOLD HER UP.
>> AND YOU INVITED HER TO COME
TO THE SHOW, RIGHT?
>> YEAH, ABSOLUTELY.
>> IS SHE COMING?
>> I MEAN, WE HAVEN'T HEARD
ANYTHING, BUT, I MEAN, CAN YOU
IMAGINE BEING ABLE TO GET ON
STAGE AND DANCE WITH HER, SING
WITH HER, IT WOULD BE PRETTY
AWESOME.
>> SAVANNAH AND I ARE DANCE MOMS
WHICH IS A NERDY WAY TO SAY WE
LIKE TO DANCE FOR EXERCISE.
>> THAT'S NOT NERDY.
THAT'S INCREDIBLE.
>> WELL, YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THE
VIDEO YET.
>> DANCING IS LIKE THE BEST
THING YOU CAN DO FOR YOUR HEART,
I SWEAR.
>> ALL WAYS.
>> FOR YOUR BODY, YOUR MIND AND
SOUL.
I LOVE IT.
>> WE HAVE A JUDGE AEROBICS
THING.
>> WE DID THIS AEROBICS ROUTINE.
>> WELL, TRACY ANDERSON DID THE
CHOREOGRAPHY.
>> OH, GOSH.
>> THIS IS PAINFUL TO WATCH.
>> BUT WE'LL TAKE YOUR QUOTE,
UNQUOTE FEEDBACK.
>> I THINK YOU'RE CRUSHING IT.
>> BUT YOU HAVE TO BE HONEST.
>> FIRST OF ALL, IT LOOKS LIKE
IT WAS WINDY AND COLD SO THE
FACT THAT YOU'RE OUT THERE
MOVING AWESOME.
YOU'RE SMILING.
YOU'RE GIVING US TOTAL
PRESENTATION.
>> I THINK WE BOTH NEED NEW
BRAS.
>> YOU'RE SUPER SYNCHRONIZED.
THIS IS A "A" CLASS PERFORMANCE.
THERE'S TRACY RIGHT THERE.
>> TRACY COMES IN LATER.
>> WOW.
>> I ACTUALLY HAD TO COME OUT OF
MY PREGNANCY BECAUSE I WAS ABOUT
FOUR MONTHS PREGNANT THERE, BUT
WE HAVE SOMEBODY THAT WANTS TO
ASK YOU A QUICK QUESTION IF WE
CAN SEE THAT.
>> YEAH.
>> HEY, I HAVE A YES FOR YOU.
HOW DID YOU FEEL ABOUT PLAYING
JOLENE IN OUR NETFLIX SERIES
COMING UP CALLED "HEARTSTRINGS?"
>> YOU DID A GREAT JOB.
>> I'M SO OBSESSED AND LOVE
DOLLY SO MUCH.
NOT ONLY IS SHE LIKE ONE OF THE
MOST BELOVED SONGWRITERS AND
MUSICIANS, BUT HER HEART IS JUST
SO INCREDIBLE.
I WAS EXTREMELY HONORED TO PLAY
JOLENE, ONE OF HER MOST ICONIC
CHARACTERS.
>> WE WERE JUST TALKING ABOUT
JOLENE BECAUSE PEOPLE KIND OF
HAD THE SENSE THAT JOLENE WAS A
MAN STEALER AND WE DON'T LIKE
HER BUT YOU WERE SAYING YOU
THINK SHE'S MISUNDERSTOOD.
>> YEAH.
I THINK THE WAY OUR WRITERS AND
WHAT DOLLY WANTED TO PORTRAY FOR
THIS SPECIFIC CHARACTER IS THAT,
YOU KNOW, PEOPLE ARE COMPLEX,
AND THIS CHARACTER IS COMPLEX,
AND IT'S A RELATIONSHIP NOW
BETWEEN THIS WOMAN WHO IS PLAYED
BY KIMBERLY WILLIAMS PAISLEY.
>> OH, GREAT.
>> AND JOLENE AND HOW MODERN DAY
RIGHT NOW WITH, YOU KNOW, BEING
A FEMINIST OR WHATEVER IT MEANS,
THAT THEY CAN ACTUALLY HAVE
THEIR OWN RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN
THE TWO OF THEM VERSUS IT BEING
ABOUT A MAN.
>> YEAH.
>> SO IT'S ACTUALLY A REALLY
BEAUTIFUL WAY THAT WE'VE TOLD
THE STORY AND JOLENE IS
MISUNDERSTOOD.
>> DOESN'T DOLLY SING, TOO?
>> SHE'S IN THE EPISODE, ONE OF
THE ONLY EPISODES OF THE
"HEARTSTRINGS" SERIES.
>> IS THAT THE BEST DAY OF YOUR
LIFE?
>> EXCEPT YOUR WEDDING.
>> THANKS FOR PUTTING THAT OUT.
IT WAS INCREDIBLE AND BECAUSE
IT'S FILMED AND WE GOT TO DO IT
MULTIPLE TIMES.
WE CAN DO IT AGAIN.
>> THAT'S SO AWESOME.
>> WILL YOU COME BACK WHEN
"HEARTSTRINGS" IS OUT.
>> AND BRING DOLLY.