JULIANNE

At a spacious studio in Hollywood, a barefoot Julianne Hough is hyping up a group of dancers auditioning to become trainers for a new workout method she has created. Wearing shiny mauve leggings and a matching sports bra, she paces back and forth, doing her best to make eye contact with each person. “We’re creating an environment that’s inclusive and where everyone is accepted,” says Julianne, eliciting cheers of “Yayyyy!” and “I hear that!” from the crowd. “That’s the world I want to live in.”

Dance has always been a part of Julianne’s life – she began competing at age nine in her home state of Utah and went on to become a pro (and later a judge) on the US version of . She landed her first lead-acting role in the 2011 remake of , yet never really understood what dance