Derek Hough Is Footloose And Fancy Free At DWTS Rehearsals

Channeling Kevin Bacon, Derek Hough cut footloose on Tuesday after he and celeb partner Amber Riley scored top marks from the judges on Monday night's Dancing with the Stars' season 17 premiere. The 28-year-old dancer was clearly on cloud nine when he sported jeans, a t-shirt and a baseball cap for Tuesday's rehearsal in Hollywood.

After earning an almost perfect sore of three nines, judge Bruno Tolioni called the Glee actress the "tigress of season 17." Looks like Derek lucked out with his sexy tigress!

On Monday night, stars foxtrotted and cha cha'd their way into our hearts. Amber Riley and Derek were the leaders of the pack with a score of 27. Corbin Bleu and pro partner Karina Smirnoff tied with Elizabeth Berkley and pro partner Val Chmerkovskiy tied in second place, with a score of 24. Snooki and partner Sasha Farber came fourth overall with a score of 23. However not everyone proved they could bust a move -- Bill Nye (the Science Guy) and his partner Tyne Stecklein were at the bottom of the board with a score of 14.

Dancing with the Stars is on Monday nights on ABC.