. >>> ACTRESS, SINGER AND CORING
ON FER JULIANNE HOUGH IS BEST KNOWN FOR HER MOVES ON THE DANCE
FLOOR AND AS A JUDGE ON ""DANCING WITH THE STARS"."
>> SHE ALSO WANTS YOU TO KNOW THAT SHE, LIKE US, LOVES
TEACHERS. SHE'S A PAID SPOKES PERSON.
>> SHE'S HERE TO GET THE PARTY STARTED FOR TEACHER APPRECIATION
MONTH. THE WHOLE MONTH, HUH?
>> THE WHOLE MONTH WHICH I'M SUCH A FAN OF TEACHERS AND THEY
ARE VERY UNDERVALUED. THEY DESERVE SO MUCH
APPRECIATION AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING.
LIME AIDS FOR LEARN SUGGEST A CAMPAIGN I'M A PART OF WHICH IS
GOING TO DONATE UP TO $1 MILLION THE ENTIRE MONTH OF MAY.
ANYONE WHO USES THE #THANKS TEACH.
>> WHO IS YOUR TEACHER? >> I HAVE MANY.
IF I HAD TO, MY DANCE COMPANY TEACHER TRACY.
I REMEMBER I TRAVELED AROUND. I DID DIFFERENT SCHOOLS EVERY
SINGLE YEAR IN HIGH SCHOOL. AND IT IS HARD.
SHE REALLY MADE AN EXCEPTION FOR ME WHEN I CAME IN LATE TO DO A
PRIVATE AUDITION FOR ME SO I COULD BE A PART OF DANCE
COMPANY. WITHOUT THAT EXPERIENCE AND HER
TAKING THAT TIME AND, YOU KNOW, ENERGY, OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL, I WAS
ABLE TO BE A PART OF THIS EXPERIENCE IN HIGH SCHOOL THAT
WAS POSITIVE AND I HAD GREAT PEOPLE SURROUNDING ME AND REALLY
CREATED THE PERSON THAT I AM TODAY AND THE DRIVE AND
EVERYTHING. >> YOU WERE POPULAR IN HIGH
SCHOOL I BET? >> I WASN'T AT THE BEGINNING.
LIKE A LOT OF YOUNG GIRLS, IT WAS TOUGH.
>> YOU WERE BULLIED A LITTLE BIT, WEREN'T YOU?
>> YEAH. AND FOR ME TO HAVE THIS SUPPORT
GROUP OF DANCE COMPANY AND THE GIRLS.
I HAVE LIPSTICK IN MY TEETH? THIS IS GIRLS SUPPORTING GIRLS.
BUT YES, SO IT WAS AMAZING. AND THE FACT IS THAT, LIKE, MOST
PEOPLE, TEACHERS ESPECIALLY, THEY'VE TAKEN MONEY OUT OF THEIR
OWN POCKETS, UP TO $1 BILLION A YEAR.
>> HOW DID YOU HANDLE THE BULLYING?
BECAUSE I THINK THERE ARE KIDS WHO ARE WATCHING WHO WONDER WHAT
AM I SUPPOSED TO DO? >> IT'S TOUGH TO BE A YOUNG KID,
ESPECIALLY WITH ALL THE SOCIAL MEDIA AND EVERYTHING.
BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, I HAD AN INCREDIBLE, AGAIN, SUPPORT
SYSTEM WITH MY FRIENDS AND MY FAMILY.
I ALWAYS KNEW THAT I COULD TALK TO THEM.
I ALWAYS KNEW I COULD TALK TO MY TEACHERS.
THAT'S WHAT IS SO SPECIAL ABOUT JUST APPRECIATING THEM.
>> WE DON'T WANT TO SPILL THE BEANS, BUT WHAT CAN YOU TELL US?
>> MY FIANCEE? >> YES.
HE'S AMAZING. HE'S ONE OF MY BIGGEST
SUPPORTERS. I'M ACTUALLY ON TOUR WITH MY
BROTHER. HE IS AMAZING.
HE TRAVELS OUT WITH THE DOGS AND COMES AND SEES US.
WE'RE GETTING MARRIED. >> AND HOW LONG IS THIS TOUR
GOING TO GO ON? >> NINE WEEKS.
>> SO WON'T BE GETTING MARRIED -- YOU'RE NOT GOING TO
MISS IT WITHIN THE NEXT -- LOOK AT THAT BEAUTIFUL.
>> HE'S PRETTY HANDSOME. >> WHAT ABOUT YOUR SINGING
CAREER? I WAS JUST TELLING HER BEFORE
YOU WALKED OUT HERE. WHEN IS SOME OF MORE OF THAT
HAPPENING? >> ONE OF MY GOAL THIS IS YEAR
IS TO START WRITING AGAIN. I TOOK TIME OUT FROM MY MUSIC
CAREER WHAT I WAS DOING.
>> YOU'VE BEEN A LITTLE BUSY. >> ON THIS SHOW, DEREK AND I
BOTH SING AND WE DANCE. IT'S ABOVE AND BEYOND ANYTHING
WE'VE DONE BEFORE. >> THIS IS SUCH A GREAT CAUSE TO
ATTACH YOUR NAME TO. IF YOU'RE GOING TO PICK
SOMETHING, THIS IS IT. >> THANK YOU.
THIS IS MY SECOND YEAR BEING A PART OF THIS CAMPAIGN AND IT'S
REALLY IMPORTANT. I TALK ABOUT IT THE MEET AND
GREETS THAT I DO ON MY TOUR. I'M, LIKE, REALLY PASSIONATE
ABOUT THIS BECAUSE THERE ARE SO MANY TEACHERS OUT THERE THAT
MAKE SUCH A DIFFERENCE AND INFLUENCE.
KIDS AND MYSELF AND I WOULD BE, YOU KNOW, SOMEWHERE ELSE IF I
DIDN'T HAVE THEM. >> GRATITUDE IS