Derek Hough is very open for Mark Ballas returning as a permanent judge on Dancing With the Stars. “I’m absolutely here for it,” Hough, 39, exclusively told Us Weekly following week 5 of Dancing With the Stars on Tuesday5.

Dancing with the Stars’ guest judge Mark Ballas tells Fox News Digital he was one of the first calls that fellow alum Derek Hough made when they learned of his wife’s tragic brain surgery news.

Hayley Erbert is back in the ballroom. The "So You Think You Can Dance" alum, 30, made a triumphant return to "Dancing with the Stars" on Tuesday to perform a contemporary routine with her husband and "DWTS" judge Derek Hough to an acoustic version of "Beautiful Things" by Benson Boone.