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Derek Hough’s wife, Hayley Erbert, medically cleared to return to dance tour 4 months after emergency brain surgery

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Hayley Erbert is ready to put on her dancing shoes again and get back onstage.

The professional dancer, 29, happily announced alongside her husband, Derek Hough, in a video posted on his Instagram Story Friday that she has been medically cleared to go back on tour.

“I am so excited to announce that I have been cleared to rejoin the Symphony of Dance tour, and I will be dancing when the tour begins on April 14th in Melbourne, Fla.,” she said in the clip.

Hayley Erbert and Derek Hough.
Hayley Erbert announced four months after undergoing brain surgery that she will be going back on tour in April. Instagram/@derekhough
Hayley Erbert and Derek Hough.
The pro dancer said in a video alongside her husband, Derek Hough, that she is “so excited” to share the news. Instagram/@derekhough

Hough, 38, added, “We cannot wait to dance together again on stage and be back with all our fans, and thank them. Thank you all the amazing support that you’ve shown during this time. We cannot wait.”

Erbert further reflected on her recovery in a separate post on Instagram Friday that showed her rehearsing the tour’s dance routines with her husband.

“What a blessing (and surprise) it is to be able to be back on stage dancing with my love after such a crazy past four months,” the “Dancing with the Stars” troupe member wrote.

“My healing journey has been nothing short of extraordinary and being able to dance again is igniting my soul in all the ways; speeding up my recovery even more.”

Derek Hough and Hayley Erbert dancing.
“We cannot wait to dance together again,” Erbert wrote via Instagram. Instagram/@derekhough
Hayley Erbert at dance rehearsal.
It appears Erbert has already been rehearsing for the tour. Instagram/@derekhough
The Symphony of Dance tour dates.
The Symphony of Dance tour kicks off in Melbourne, Fla. Instagram/@derekhough

Erbert thanked her team of doctors who “supported” her decision to dance again, adding that they made sure her “health and safety” were a priority.

In December 2023, the pro dancer underwent emergency brain surgery after she “became disoriented and was taken to the hospital” during a Symphony of Dance tour stop in Washington, DC.

“She was diagnosed with a cranial hematoma from a burst blood vessel and required an emergency craniectomy,” Hough explained on Instagram at the time.

Hayley Erbert and Derek Hough.
Erbert was rushed to the hospital while on tour in December 2023. Getty Images for National Alliance on Mental Illness Westside Los Angeles
Hayley Erbert after her brain injury.
She underwent emergency brain surgery and was diagnosed with a cranial hematoma from a burst blood vessel. Instagram/@hayley.erbert

In the weeks that followed, Erbert underwent a second surgery to replace a “large portion of her skull.”

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She also had to shave all of her hair off, as her scars healed from the invasive procedures.

All the while, Hough stayed by his wife’s side and praised her publicly for her strength.

Derek Hough and wife Hayley Erbert.
Erbert and Hough have been providing updates amid her recovery journey. Derek Hough / Instagram
Hayley Erbert and Derek Hough.
The couple has been married since last August. WireImage

The “DWTS” judge gushed on a red carpet in Feb. 13, “She’s unbelievable. When I married her, I knew she was strong, but I really didn’t realize how strong she really was until now.”

He then added, “She really is a miracle. I don’t really throw that word around lightly, but she really is.”

The couple tied the knot last August in a romantic ceremony at a redwood forest in California.

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