No, this is not a trick. Julianne Hough will still be absent from the next season of Dancing with the Stars, but she has now made it clear that it won’t be a permanent move.

“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.”

Derek Hough also recently announced that he and fellow professional dancer and bandmate, Mark Ballas, might be leaving to pursue a music career, also. I wonder how Mark’s victory with Shawn Johnson on last night’s show will affect that decision.

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