JULIANNE HOUGH - HOUGH WILL STILL BE DANCING WITH THE STARS IN 2010

HOUGH WILL STILL BE DANCING WITH THE STARS IN 2010

Country singer JULIANNE HOUGH has cleared up reports she's quitting as a professional dancer on U.S. TV's DANCING WITH THE STARS, insisting she's simply taking a break.
The talented 20-year-old has juggled her music and dancing careers simultaneously since finding fame on the talent show in 2007.
Hough sparked rumours she was hanging up her dancing shoes for good last month (Apr09) when she hinted the current season - in which she competed with her boyfriend, fellow country singer Chuck Wicks - would be her last.
She said: "I wasn't planning to come back this season because I wanted to focus on my music."
But she insists she's only taking a few months off to return to her music roots and will be back on the small screen next year (10).
She tells People.com, "I am appreciative to be taking this coming season of Dancing with the Stars off to focus on my other career paths like touring in support of my album and recording my next one. I look forward to returning to DWTS in early 2010.”
Hough released her self-titled debut album in 2008.