Derek Hough's Wife Hayley Erbert Is Returning to Symphony of Dance Tour After Craniectomy

Hayley Erbert is returning to the dance floor after a trying health battle. The 29-year-old dancer and wife of Derek Hough will waltz together again on the Symphony of Dance Tour following her traumatic brain injury and subsequent surgeries. 

"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 14," Hayley shared on Friday's Good Morning America.

A smiling Derek added, "We cannot wait to dance together again on stage and be back with all our fans and thank them, thank you all for the amazing support that you have shown during this time."

Hayley was rushed to the hospital on Dec. 6 after she became "disoriented" during a performance on the couple's tour stop in Washington, D.C. She was diagnosed with a cranial hematoma from a burst blood vessel, which required an emergency craniectomy. That injury ultimately led to another invasive and painful surgery, which replaced a large portion of her skull.

Derek paused the dance tour in the wake of his wife's struggles, and shared with ET in February that he initially wasn't sure whether Hayley would be able to return to the dance floor. 

"She's doing amazing," he told ET at the time. "She really is. I can't say enough, I really can't, how inspiring she is."

He added, "She's doing better each day. There are still some things we need to sort out, but even now, when I look back at where we were just a couple of months ago to where she is now, it's miraculous. It really is."

Prior to the couple's announcement, Derek told ET of the upcoming return to the tour, "Her presence will always be there. We're not really there yet to see what the involvement is physically, but yeah, she's always there." 

As for what Derek is most looking forward to when the show returns, the 38-year-old Dancing With the Stars judge previously said, "I just love it. I love seeing people face to face. I love giving them big hugs and dancing with them and answering their questions. I feel like even that was really helpful during this whole process."

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