Admittedly, this past season of Dancing with the Stars has been a blast, and it seems like most if not everyone is very happy on the success it again has garnered among viewers and its participants. Now that the season has officially closed, let's take a look into what is keeping our professional dancers busy after the celebrity competition.



One dancer is about to transition from the dance floor to the stage, as she is ready to hone her other talents. Dancer turned singer Julianne Hough released her first single last May through iTunes. The song entitled "Will You Dance With Me" peaked at 100 on the Billboard's Pop 100 singles chart. After her successful season in Dancing with the Stars, the 19-year-old is ready to blast into the pop music scene.

"I just signed with Universal Records, so I'm going to be singing!" Hough said excitedly. "I have my first album out in April, and my first single's out in January. I'm excited!"

The young artist will be recording her album in Nashville in December and will be traveling a lot to keep up with her other projects.

"I'm going to be back and forth between Nashville and L.A. all the time," she explained. "Maybe New York too!"

On the other hand, the more sullen runner-up Maksim Chmerkovskiy isn't all smiles when it comes to moving on from the show. In fact, he is considering leaving the show for good.

"If this is the limit of where I can get in the show, well then let it be," the 27-year-old dancer said in a conversation with Extra. "I'm satisfied and moving on. I've already been asked to choreograph other huge projects in Germany and in China and Macau ."

Moreover, he said in a conversation with OK! Magazine, "I don't want to look back 10 years from now and see my life as a failure."

Nonetheless, no one can say what the future may hold, as he may be back with Dancing with the Stars in the future, after he has toured the world and accomplished his other projects.