Today I gave Marriann a call to get her reaction to Derek’s perfect score on tonight’s show. Marriann told me that she loved Derek’s foxtrot tonight and especially liked the costumes. She said that she watched it with Julianne at Julianne’s place. Marriann told me that Julianne described Derek’s dance as beautiful and great. Julianne was proud of both Derek and Cody.

Marriann also wanted to let everyone know that Derek choreographed the Paso Doble group number.

Marriann told me a little bit about a Halloween party that Derek and Shannon had at Shannon’s house. Marriann said that she always made a big deal on Holidays and so Derek seems to have carried it on. She described Derek and Shannon decorating the house like a haunted house with lasers, smoke and the whole 9 yards.

Sounds like a fun Halloween. Of course, I forgot to ask her if she took any pictures of the event. I can’t imagine that she’d go to such a nice party and not take at least a few pictures. We’ll see if she has any that we can post in the future.

Nice to see that even amidst all the dancing and singing the Derek’s doing he can still take some time out for some fun on the Holidays.

Sorry for the simple update. More updates coming soon.

I apologize that we haven’t been able to post more lately. Marriann has been running back and forth to LA and so she hasn’t had much time or connectivity to be able to upload pictures to the site. We’re working to rectify the situation and get things posted more regularly.

In the meantime, in a game similar to Where’s Waldo, did anyone see Derek’s mom in the audience on tonight’s show? I’ll give you a hint, she was on camera multiple times.

Also, for those keeping score, last week Marriann was very excited about something on the show. If you guessed that it was Julianne and Derek dancing together, then you were right. Marriann was so happy to be able to see her son and daughter dancing together on the show.

I’m sure that many Derek fans are interested in the status of Derek and his injury practicing for Dancing with the Stars. Brooke wrote her take on what happened on her blog. Marriann (Derek’s mom) is in California right now so she can be at tonight’s show and so I called her to get an update on Derek’s health.

Marriann told me that while Derek was practicing he fell back and hit some band equipment. She said he fell on his back and hurt his neck. Marriann was of course worried for her son, especially since this isn’t the first time that’s it’s happened.

Marriann does massage and so it’s a good thing she’s in California with Derek. She said she needs to get in there and do a good massage on his neck and back. Always the mother.

Last night Derek and the Hough family went to a thing at Disneyland for Miley Cyrus, but he wasn’t feeling very good and so he went home early.

The good news is that Marriann said he will be performing on tonight’s show.

Marriann also said that tomorrow’s show includes something very exciting for her as a mother. Remember to vote tonight!

We (mom and family of Derek Hough) love Shannon Elizabeth!

Here’s a picture of Derek Hough’s grandma with Shannon Elizabeth. I love Shannon’s tender heart. She is a sensitive person. She is an advocate for animals. In fact, she has a few dogs herself that she has saved from bad circumstances. Yes, she shows her emotions but hey, you know who she Really Is! And I love that about her.

There is a saying, “Be careful what devils ye cast out, lest ye cast out the best part.” The sensitive part of Shannon does alot of good. But when she is playing poker WATCH OUT!

Next, is a picture of Katherine Hough (Derek Hough’s sister), Rocky her boyfriend, Mark Ballas Jr. and Kristi Yamaguchi eating dinner at the Grove after the first show of this season’s Dancing with the Stars.

Everyone ate sushi but I ate veggies.

Katherine is actually my super funny daughter. Her boyfriend Rocky is not only easy on the eyes he will help you out in a pinch. Actually he is a stunt director. And for being a really tough guy Rocky is a teddy bear!

I love sharing and may God bless everyone. Let us all find the good. Why? Because it feels better. I notice the difference’s in people, the variety, the talents, and I have opinions but I’m not really into putting people down.

Thanks for coming by Pure Derek Hough! I’ll be posting more about Derek soon.

Glad you could stop by Pure Derek Hough. As I posted in the previous post, we’re just getting started with this website covering Derek Hough. It’s the beginning of what we believe will be a great experience for Derek Hough’s mom to interact with Derek’s fans and for Derek’s mom to be able to share her experience and perspective on her son Derek.

Who we are?
My name is John and through an interesting set of coincidences (and love of Dancing with the Stars), I was introduced to Derek Hough’s mom Marriann Nelson. Marriann had this great desire to be able to share her story about Derek and Julianne Hough and I have quite a bit of background in creating websites and marketing them. Pure Derek Hough and Pure Julianne Hough are the offspring of our meeting each other.

Yes, Marriann is the real mom of Derek Hough.

The plan is for Marriann to do most of the writing about her children along with snapping plenty of pictures and possibly audio or videos of Derek also. I’ll certainly be assisting Marriann and you may also find me writing a thing or to about Derek Hough myself.

My guess is that if you’re reading this blog, then you know who Derek Hough is quite well. However, for those less informed he’s a partial biography of some of Derek Hough’s most significant accomplishments.

DEREK HOUGH

Derek Hough (pronounced huff) (born May 17, 1985) is an American dancer and choreographer. A former world champion in Latin-American Dance, he appeared on Season 5 of the ABC television series, “Dancing with the Stars” with actress Jennie Garth (earning 4th place in the competition), and was eliminated during the 7th Week of Season 6, earning 6th place with actress Shannon Elizabeth (whom he’s dating as of the time of this writing). He has returned for Season 7, this time partnered with Brooke Burke. Hough has also been featured in the track Dreaming Under The Same Moon of his sister, Julianne Hough’s self-titled debut album.

Derek Hough and fellow Dancing with the Stars professional, Mark Ballas, started a band called “Almost Amy” in 2005.

Welcome to the start of Pure Derek Hough! This website was made by Derek Hough’s mom to track the ongoings of Derek Hough. We hope that it will be a nice mix of pictures, videos, and stories from the past, present and future.

We’re just getting the site started, so come back soon to stay up to date on all the latest happenings with Derek Hough!

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