Amber Riley & Derek Hough: 'DWTS' Practice Before 'Ellen' Appearance

Amber Riley and Derek Hough head inside the studio in Los Angeles on Thursday afternoon (September 12).

Later in the day, the Dancing With the Stars season 17 partners made an appearance on Ellen.

Amber and Derek talked up their debut on the dance floor next week before Amber chatted about Glee and filming the memorial episode for Cory Monteith.

“Singing the song to him, the specific song I sing, it’s very touching,” Amber shared. “People are going to recognize the song when they hear it. But we also were laughing, you know, reminiscing, watching old videos of Cory dancing, and our first time in New York on a private plan and how goofy we were. It was times of laughter, also.”

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