-Everyone knows that you can dance, Derek can dance.
But you've also been playing music your whole life.
-Yes. -I read about this.
I didn't know -- you started off as a drummer?
-I did. I was a drummer in a
Beach Boys tribute band.
And I would go around Utah county fairs playing.
-How old were you? -I was about 8 years old.
And it was a blast. I had a great time.
And every once in a while, I would get up and do
an Elvis impersonation and sing "Hound Dog."
And I would get up and I'd be, like, doing all the whole moves.
[ Cheers and applause ]
But what was funny is my dad, he would -- he was like,
"We'll have no pelvic thrusts in this household, young man."
-Oh, is that right? -And now, I do it for a living.
So, it's great. Yeah.
-Sorry, Dad, I have to do it now.
-Yeah, yeah. -I still don't do it in
the house, yeah. -But love me some Beach Boys,
man, I love the Beach Boys. -I love the Beach Boys as well.
Was that the only band you were in?
-No, not really. [ Laughs ] I had a band --
more like a little pop group with my sister Julianne
and my friend Mark. And we were called --
-Yeah, I kind of remember this band.
-Oh, no. Oh, no!
[ Laughter ]
-Oh, yeah, you're talking about --
-Oh, man!
-2B1G?
[ Cheers and applause ]
-2B -- -Too big.
-First of all, that holds up.
-Look at that dude right there.
I mean, come on. -It holds up.
2B1G -- Two boys, one girl.
So original. -2B1G.
Also, like, too big. -Yeah.
-It's cool. -And then, Mark and I,
we got into, like, a metal group and I played drums.
It was like emo.
We would change our name every week.
It was like, Lame Excuse and then, Atticus.
No, Almost Amy. We just kept changing our name.
-Almost Amy?
-I don't know.
[ Laughter ]
-Metal goth, you're Almost Amy? -Yeah, our hair was down --
-How mysterious. -Yeah.
-That's -- [ Laughter ]
That's a great name. -Trying to confuse everybody.
-I like Almost Amy. I like Derek Can Dance.
That's pretty good, too. But, I mean, 2B1G, man.
Come on. Do they even have --
-Stylin'. -Look at Julianne, too.
We love your sister. -She's, like, 8 there or 9.
-Did you guys ever get, like, a shot at the big time?
-I wouldn't say a shot. I'd say it was one time,
actually, a gentleman came to our house.
I lived in London at the time.
And a gentleman came to the house and saw us perform,
and it was actually Simon Cowell before "American Idol"
and everything like that. And I was like, I saw him on TV.
I was like, "Hey, that's that guy that came to the house
and watched us sing and dance."
-I would have done it better if I knew it was Simon Cowell.
-Yeah, come on, man. Like, "Let's go,
let's go again." -What was he, like,
[ as Simon Cowell ] "not impressed"?
[ Laughter ]
-I honestly don't remember. He actually stayed and ate
dinner, as well. And then left and probably said,
"not impressed." [ Laughter ]
-[ Normal voice ] He stayed and ate dinner?
-He did. Yeah, yeah. -Wow, and you never --
-He probably doesn't remember that, though.
-That's wild, man. He had a chance to bring
Derek up. 2B1G, man. Come on.
-2B1G! Come on. -Almost Amy.
I mean, come on, man. -Not quite.
-Congrats on "World of Dance." -Thank you.
-I got to say, the level of competition is even crazier
than last year. -It's unbelievable.
-These people are so talented. -Just the top of their game,
and from all over the world. Just the level of dance,
the athleticism, the creativity.
-I like that you allowed some people -- some contestants
to come back and try again to win this year.
-Well, that's like true competition, right?
You know, you don't win one year.
You go back, you re-evaluate, you re-strategize,
and you come back even better. And that's what we've done.
-And you try to win the Super Bowl the next year.
-That's exactly right. And we have some amazing groups
who have come back and soloists. And it's just an amazing show
to be part of. I love it so much.
-And everyone's great in the show.
Jenna, Ne-Yo, and J. Lo. -Mm-hmm.
You actually have a rule where you don't --
won't allow yourself to dance with J. Lo.
-Oh, yeah, yeah. I've kind of banned myself
from dancing with Jennifer, because I'm such a klutz
when I get around her.
-Most men are. They really are.
-I mean, I'm a pretty good partner, I would say.
And when I get around her, there was a time when I dipped
her and I stepped on her hair and I pulled her back up and --
[ Audience groans ]
The ladies are like, "How dare you?"
-That's Jennifer Lopez's hair, yeah.
-And then, we were like doing a Super Bowl commercial and I --
They're like, "freestyle." I'm like, "All right, cool."
And I went to, like, a James Brown split.
And as I did that, she was doing, like,
a strut forward and fell off the stage.
I was like, "no!" -Oh, my God.
-So, I don't know what happens, but I can't dance around her.
-No, please don't because we love her.
She's an American treasure. Please, no messing with J. Lo.
-So I keep a little bit a ways from her, yeah, yeah.
-I want to show everyone a clip. Here's Derek Hough from
tonight's episode of "World of Dance."
Take a look at this.
-The use of formation, the way the ladies are on
the outside, and using the color coordination --
I loved it. The hat tricks --
You caught the thing with your elbow.
[ Cheers and applause ]
Hey!
-That's hot. -That's dope. That was awesome.
-I'm a sucker for a hat trick. I got to admit, I am.
-But also, you know, in popping and locking,
there's a lot of knee work. It's not easy.
And you guys made it look easy, so congratulations.
I love you guys. You're great.
-I love you, too.
-Oh, you're fantastic, buddy. [ Cheers and applause ]
You're fantastic. -So fun, so fun.
-I also should mention "World of Dance Master Class."
-Yes. -Now, what is this now you're
doing this year? -Yeah, if you go to
WorldOfDanceMasterClass.com, we actually have lessons
that you can take online and really in-depth.
Really in-depth, really broken down,
really high quality, and it's for beginners, you know,
people who are dancers, who are professionals.
There's something for everybody. And it's amazing.
We got like cha cha, jive, contemporary, urban dance
with Keone and Mari from last season,
teaching about choreography and timing and musicality.
It's really awesome. It's fantastic.
-Can you teach anyone, you think?
-I think so.
[ Cheers and applause ]
-You think maybe you can give me a good move, maybe,
just in case I go to the club or something?
-I mean, we'll do something -- something you can do with
your wife, how about that? We'll do a little partner move.
Yeah, yeah, yeah. [ Cheers and applause ]
[ Band playing ]
Okay. -What do I do?
-So, come over here. -Okay.
-So, I'll be your wife.
[ Laughter ]
Go this way. Look at me. Now look at me on this side.
Double turn. Double turn. Double turn.
See? Double turn. Double turn.
[ Cheers and applause ]
-Derek Hough, everybody.
[ Cheers and applause ]
Honey, honey, we got to talk.
"World of Dance" is on Tuesday nights at 10:00 P.M.
here on NBC. We'll be right back
with Joanne Rogers. Stick around.
Dude, I love that move!
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