Julianne Hough Won't Be Back For The Next Season Of "Dancing With The Stars"

November 20, 2008 8:30 p.m. EST

Los Angeles, CA (CNS) - Two time "Dancing with the Stars" champion Julianne Hough will be dancing to a different kind of music for a while -- country music instead of ballroom music. The dancer and singer has announced she won't return to "Dancing with the Stars" next season so that she can focus on her career as a country music singer.

Celebrity News Service will miss the upbeat and talented Julianne on the show, but hopes she does return in the future. In the meantime, hopefully her brother Derek Hough will continue on the show upholding the family dancing skills.

Julianne, 20, and her partner Cody Linley were eliminated from "Dancing with the Stars" this week. This was the fourth season for Julianne to appear on the show. Julianne sang on Tuesday's elimination show and says she hopes to have her music taken seriously. She has just released a Christmas album at Target stores.

Julianne is dating country singer Chuck Wicks and says she is in love. The two met while on the Brad Paisley tour. Julianne and Chuck have a puppy named Lexi, a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel.