Get Well Soon, Derek Hough!

April 22, 2015

It seems like Derek Hough is carrying the whole dance world on his shoulders—or, more realistically, his feet—these days. Between his starring role in the Radio City Spring Spectacular and his stellar partnership with Nastia Liukin on “Dancing with the Stars,” he’s become a bicoastal dancing MACHINE.

A machine that is now, sadly, suffering some mechanical problems: DHough just had a freak accident and ended up suffering injuries to both his right foot and his left ankle. Yipes.

What happened, exactly? Unclear—but apparently it was stair-related. “Wish I had a cooler story to tell,” Hough said in an Insta caption. “All that dancing, flipping, jumping and the thing that stops me in my tracks is something as simple as a light and some stairs.”

Luckily, best bud Mark Ballas was by his side in the emergency room. And luckily for us, even in the face of ickiness, the two of them were still able to snap goofy sadface photos, as best buds do:

Womp. (Instagram)

Double womp. (Instagram)

Hough’s understudy, Taylor Frey, will be taking over for him in the Spring Spectacular. But at the moment it’s unclear who might step into his “DWTS” shoes—or if there’s a chance he’ll be back in time for Monday night’s performance. We’re sending all our healthy-foot vibes his way!

In the meantime, true to form, Hough is staying positive: