Derek and Julianne Hough Issue Thanksgiving Dance Wars Challenge, Sadie Robertson, Mark Ballas Respond
"Dancing With the Stars" pro dancer Derek Hough and his sister, DWTS judge Julianne Hough, kicked off their annual Thanksgiving Dance Wars on Thursday night. The Houghs were joined by their friends and family as they performed a choreographed routine to "Geronimo." Derek posted the video on his Instagram and captioned it, "#thanksgivingdancewars has begun!!! What really happens during family prayer."
Maria Menounos responded to the challenge by performing "Shake It Off" with her family and friends. The E! host took to Instagram as well and wrote, "Here we go…@juleshough & @derekhough started while I was still cooking, but we are gonna crush everyone tonight!"
Mark Ballas and Sadie Robertson also joined in the fun, and their first video showed them dancing outside a barn. They step away, and Sadie's father Willie also showed off his dance moves. Ballas wrote, "This is war part 1" then challenged Alfonso Ribeiro, Witney Carson, Erin Andrews, Val Chmerkovskiy and Janel Parrish.
The Houghs posted three more videos wherein they introduced some family members and did a routine to Pitbull's "Fireball."
For her next routine, Menounos donned a blonde wig and danced to "Bang Bang." "Can you top that," she wrote.
Julianne accepted Menounos' challenge and performed a chair dance. "The girls are on FIRE!!! It's time to step it up @mariamenounos WE CAN DO THIS IN OUR SLEEP," she wrote.
Cara Delevingne posted her own Dance Wars video featuring her, Kate Hudson, and some friends and family members. "First and best thanksgiving ever!" Delevingne wrote. "Thank you @katehudson and family #thanksgivingdancewars @juleshough thanks for the count in Goldie."
The Hough siblings created Dance Wars last year. Menounos was partnered with Derek on "DWTS" and they have remained friends since then.
