Derek Hough returns to Dancing With The Stars stage to do paso doble with girlfriend Hayley Erbert

Derek Hough returns to the Dancing With The Stars stage after a FOUR YEAR break to partner with girlfriend Hayley Erbert

Derek Hough returned to the Dancing With The Stars stage after four years to perform with his girlfriend Hayley Erbert.

The 35-year-old used to be a pro dancer on the program and won a grand total of six seasons, more than anyone else.

The professional ballroom dancer last competed in the autumn of 2016 but then worked with Jennifer Lopez on World Of Dance. Derek returned this fall to judge the competition as a replacement for Len Goodman.

Movers and shakers: Derek Hough returned to the Dancing With The Stars stage after four years to perform with his girlfriend Hayley Erbert on Monday

Len could not judge this season because of coronavirus protocols that prevented him from traveling to the United States from his native England.

However he is not absent from the show entirely as he still occasionally does virtual pop-ins via pre-taped videos.

On this Monday night’s episode Derek stepped out from behind the judge’s table to join his romantic partner as her dance partner.

He and Hayley whirled across the floor in a paso doble to the tune of the 2010 number Uccen by the Taalbi Brothers. 

Sensational: The 35-year-old beefcake used to be a pro dancer on the program and won a grand total of six seasons, more than anyone else

Sensational: The 35-year-old beefcake used to be a pro dancer on the program and won a grand total of six seasons, more than anyone else

The dynamic duo were a sizzling sensation on the dance floor as they drew close to each other, demonstrating their chemistry.

Hayley, who has spent half a decade with Derek, is a troupe member on Dancing With The Stars meaning she does not compete alongside a celebrity. 

Derek comes from a Dancing With The Stars family as his sister Julianne Hough was also a professional on the show for many years.

Smoldering: He and Hayley whirled across the floor in a paso doble to the tune of the 2010 number Uccen by the Taalbi Brothers

Smoldering: He and Hayley whirled across the floor in a paso doble to the tune of the 2010 number Uccen by the Taalbi Brothers

Feel the heat: The dynamic duo were a sizzling sensation on the dance floor as they drew close to each other, demonstrating their chemistry

Feel the heat: The dynamic duo were a sizzling sensation on the dance floor as they drew close to each other, demonstrating their chemistry

He himself spent 17 seasons on the program culminating in the 23rd season when he moved to NBC to judge World Of Dance with Jennifer Lopez and Ne-Yo.

On Dancing With The Stars he joins a judges panel with Carrie Ann Inaba and Bruno Tonioli who are returning to their old positions.

The current season has seen a number of shakeups as hosts Tom Bergeron and Erin Andrews were controversially replaced by Tyra Banks. 

They have a lot in common: The duo, who have been together for five years, are both dancers

They have a lot in common: The duo, who have been together for five years, are both dancers