She said it after the last season, too, and changed her mind, but Julianne Hough claims she'll be "taking next season off" in an interview with E!

The two-time DWTS champion -- with Apolo Anton Ohno in Season 4 and Helio Castroneves in Season 5 -- is stepping away to concentrate on her budding country-music career. Her self-titled album debuted at #1 on the Billboard country music chart last year, and she was recently named top new artist at the American Country Music awards show.

She told E!: "I want to make the best record I can and show everyone I’m committed and that’s where my heart is. It’s hard to do both and there’s a step you have to take," and told FOX News she wanted to "bring out the 'real' Julianne Hough."

Even though she's the most popular female DWTS pro according to a DWTS.org poll, it sounds like Julianne may be done with DWTS for good, at least as long as her music career stays hot. Maybe a combined tour with her boyfriend and DWTS Season 8 partner Chuck Wicks?

Of her decision to come back for one more season, Julianne told FOX News, "I wasn't planning to come back this season because I wanted to focus on my music. But I went back and it's been so much fun to dance with my good friend who happens to be my boyfriend." Isn't that nice?