Dancing is a profession of Julianne Hough.
Dancing with the Stars is an American dance competition television series that premiered on June 1 , 2005 , on ABC . Julianne Alexandra Hough ( [ hʌf ] born July 20 , 1988 ) is an American dancer , singer , and actress . She is a two-time professional champion of ABC 's Dancing with the Stars . In September 2014 , Hough joined Dancing with the Stars as a permanent fourth judge . Along with her brother Derek Hough ( who is a six-time winner of the dancing show ) and Tessandra Chavez , she won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Choreography in 2015 .