Let's Dance (German TV series)

Let's Dance
Genre	Reality competition
Based on	Strictly Come Dancing
Country of origin	Germany
Original language(s)	German
No. of seasons	9
No. of episodes	86
Release
Original network	RTL
Original release	April 3, 2006 – present
External links
Website

Let's Dance is the German version of Dancing with the Stars / Strictly Come Dancing. The show was first broadcast in 2006 on RTL.

Cast

Hosts

Nazan Eckes has been the host for seasons one to three. In season one and two, her co-host was Hape Kerkeling and in season three Daniel Hartwich. Since season four, Daniel Hartwich and Sylvie Meis are the hosts of the show.

Key

     Presenter of Let's Dance

     Contestant

Presenter	Series 1	Series 2	Series 3	Series 4	Series 5	Series 6	Series 7	Series 8	Series 9
Hape Kerkeling
Nazan Eckes
Daniel Hartwich
Sylvie Meis

Judging panel

The judges in season one were Michael Hull, Markus Schöffl, Katarina Witt and Joachim Llambi. In season two Ute Lemper replaced Katarina Witt. The judges in season three were Harald Glööckler, Peter Kraus, Isabel Edvardsson and Joachim Llambi. In season four Roman Frieling replaced Peter Kraus and Motsi Mabuse replaced Isabel Edvardsson. In season five Maite Kelly replaced Harald Glööckler. The judges in season six and seven were Jorge Gonzalez, Motsi Mabuse and Joachim Llambi. Only Joachim Llambi appeared in all eight seasons.

Key

     Judge

     Professional dancer

     Contestant

Judge	Series 1	Series 2	Series 3	Series 4	Series 5	Series 6	Series 7	Series 8	Series 9
Joachim Llambi
Motsi Mabuse
Jorge Gonzalez
Michael Hull
Markus Schöffl
Katarina Witt
Ute Lemper^B
Harald Glööckler
Peter Kraus
Isabel Edvardsson
Roman Frieling
Maite Kelly

Notes

^A Dieter Bohlen filled in for Ute Lemper in the season 2 final after Lempr couldn't make it

Professional partners

Color key:

     Winner

     Runner-up

     3rd place

     Celebrity partner was eliminated first for the season

     Celebrity partner withdrew from the competition

     Still participating in the current season

• Bold Denotes Current Professional Dancer

Professional dancer	Season
	Series 1	Series 2	Series 3	Series 4	Series 5	Series 6	Series 7	Series 8	Series 9
Anastasiya Kravchenko		Markus Majowski
Anna-Karina Mosmann	Axel Bulthaupt	Eralp Uzun
Cathrin Hissnauer								Miloš Vuković
Christian Bärens			Sylvie Meis
Christian Polanc		Susan Sideropoulos	Hillu Schwetje	Maite Kelly	Joana Zimmer	Sila Sahin	Carmen Geiss	Enissa Amani	Nastassja Kinski
			Sylvie Meis
Christine Decke		Ben
Dirk Bastert	Heike Henkel
Ekaterina Leonova						Paul Janke	Patrice Bouédibéla	Matthias Steiner	Julius Brink
Erich Klann				Kristina Bach	Magdalena Brzeska	Simone Ballack	Lily Becker	Cora Schumacher	Victoria Swarowski
Gennady Bondarenko					Gitte Haenning
Helena Kaschurow				Jörn Schlönvoigt	Uwe-Fahrenkrog-Petersen
Hendrik Höfken	Heide Simonis	Jasmin Wagner
Ilia Russo									Sonja Kirchberger
Isabel Edvardsson	Wayne Carpendale	Giovane Élber		Tim Lobinger	Patrick Lindner	Tetje Mierendorf	Alexander Klaws	Detlef Steves	Michael Wendler
Kathrin Menzinger								Hans Sarpei	Ulli Potofski
Katja Kalugina					Ardian Bujupi		Dirk Moritz
Marius Iepure							Cindy Berger	Cathy Fischer
Marta Arndt					Lars Riedel
Massimo Sinato			Sophia Thomalla	Liliana Matthäus	Rebecca Mir	Manuela Wisbeck	Larissa Marolt	Minh-Khai Phan-Thi	Jana Pallaske
Melissa Ortiz-Gomez			Raul Richter	Moritz A. Sachs	Patrick Bach	Manuel Cortez
Motsi Mabuse		Guildo Horn	Rolf Scheider
Nikita Bazev						Gülcan Kamps
Nina Uszkureit			Arthur Abraham	Bernd Herzsprung
Oana Nechiti						Jürgen Milski	Alexander Leipold	Ralf Bauer	Eric Stehfest
Oliver Seefeldt	Wolke Hegenbarth	Katja Ebstein
Oliver Tienken			Brigitte Nielsen
Otlile Mabuse								Daniel Kübelböck	Niels Ruf
Oxana Lebedew									Attila Hildmann
Paul Lorenz								Katja Burkard
Regina Luca								Thomas Drechsel	Thomas Häßler
Robert Beitsch									Sarah Lombardi
Roberto Albanese	Sandy Mölling		Nina Bott
Sarah Latton			Achim Mentzel	Thomas Karaoglan	Marc Terenzi	Balian Buschbaum	Bernhard Brink
Sascha Karabey		Jenny Elvers-Ebertzhagen
Sergiu Luca								Panagiota Petridou	Alessandra Meyer-Wölden
Sergiy Plyuta				Regina Halmich	Stefanie Hertel
Sofia Bogdanova	Jochen Horst
Stefano Terrazzino				Andrea Sawatzki	Mandy Capristo	Marijke Amado
Tatjana Kuschill			Mathieu Carriere
Uta Deharde	Jürgen Hingsen
Vadim Garbuzov								Beatrice Richter	Franziska Traub
									Sonja Kirchberger
Willi Gabalier							Tanja Szewczenko

Series overview

Season	No. of stars	No. of weeks	Duration dates	Celebrity honor places
				First place	Second place	Third place
1) 2006	8	8	April 2006 – May 2006	Wayne Carpendale & Isabel Edvardsson	Wolke Hegenbarth & Oliver Seefeldt	Sandy Mölling & Roberto Albanese
2) 2007	10	8	May 2007 – June 2007	Susan Sideropoulos & Christian Polanc	Katja Ebstein & Oliver Seefeldt	Giovane Élber & Isabel Edvardsson
3) 2010	10	8	April 2010 – May 2010	Sophia Thomalla & Massimo Sinato	Sylvie van der Vaart & Christian Polanc/Bärens	Nina Bott & Roberto Alabanese
4) 2011	10	9	March 2011 - May 2011	Maite Kelly & Christian Polanc	Moritz A. Sachs & Melissa Ortiz-Gomez	Thomas Karaoglan & Sarah Latton
5) 2012	12	11	March 2012 - May 2012	Magdalena Brzeska & Erich Klann	Rebecca Mir & Massimo Sinato	Stefanie Hertel & Sergiy Plyuta
6) 2013	10	9	April 2013 - May 2013	Manuel Cortez & Melissa Ortiz-Gomez	Sila Sahin & Christian Polanc	Paul Janke & Ekaterina Leonova
7) 2014	10	9	March 2014 - May 2014	Alexander Klaws & Isabel Edvardsson	Tanja Szewczenko & Willi Gabalier	Carmen Geiss & Christian Polanc
8) 2015	14	12	March 2015 - June 2015	Hans Sarpei & Kathrin Menzinger	Minh-Khai Phan-Thi & Massimo Sinato	Matthias Steiner & Ekaterina Leonova
9) 2016	14	12	March 2016 - June 2016	Victoria Swarovski & Erich Klann	Sarah Lombardi & Robert Beitsch	Jana Pallaske & Massimo Sinato

Dances

Dance	Series 1	Series 2	Series 3	Series 4	Series 5	Series 6	Series 7	Christmas special	Series 8	Series 9
Cha-cha-cha
Waltz
Rumba
Quickstep
Jive
Tango
Paso doble
Foxtrot/Slowfox
Samba
Viennese Waltz
Freestyle
Salsa
West Coast Swing
Rock'n'Roll
Discofox
Contemporary
Argentine tango
American Smooth
Disco
Charleston
Hip Hop
Bollywood
Flamenco
Jazz
Team Dance
Lindy Hop
Lambada
Merengue

Records

Highest-scoring celebrities

The scores presented below represent the best overall accumulative average scores the celebrity gained each season. Points have been adjusted because some seasons had 30 points some 40 points.

Rank	Celebrity	Professional	Average score	Place	Season
1	Victoria Swarovski	Erich Klann	27.00	1/14	Season 9
	Jana Pallske	Massimo Sinato		3/14	Season 9
3	Alexander Klaws	Isabel Edvardsson	26.80	1/10	Season 7
4	Minh-Khai Phan Thi	Massimo Sinato	25.10	2/14	Season 8
5	Hans Sarpei	Kathrin Menzinger	24.60	1/14	Season 8
6	Tanja Szewczenko	Willi Gabalier	24.40	2/10	Season 7
	Eric Stehfest	Oana Nechiti		4/14	Season 9
8	Enissa Amani	Christian Polanc	23.70	4/14	Season 8
9	Sila Sahin	Christian Polanc	23.50	2/10	Season 6
10	Sophia Thomalla	Massimo Sinato	23.17	1/10	Season 5

Lowest-scoring celebrities

The scores presented below represent the worst overall accumulative average scores the celebrity gained each season.

Rank	Celebrity	Professional	Average score	Place	Season
1	Bernhard Brink	Sarah Latton	5.3	7/10	Season 7
2	Ulli Potofski	Kathrin Menzinger	6.7	6/14	Season 9
3	Niels Ruf	Otlile Mabuse	7.0	14/14	Season 9
4	Cora Schumacher	Erich Klann	8.0	13/14	Season 8
5	Cindy Berger	Marius Iepure	8.5	9/10	Season 7
6	Uwe Fahrenkrog-Pertersen	Helena Kaschurow	9.0	12/12	Season 5
	Patrice Bouédibéla	Ekaterina Leonova	9.0	10/10	Season 7
	Cathy Fischer	Marius Iepure	9.0	14/14	Season 8
9	Attila Hildmann	Oxana Lebedew	9.3	12/14	Season 9
10	Michael Wendler	Isabel Edvardsson	9.7	9/14	Season 9

     indicates the winning contestant in his/her season.

     indicates the runner-up contestant in his/her season.

     indicates the third place contestant in his/her season.

     indicates the contestant eliminated first in his/her season.

Specials

"Let’s Dance – Let’s Christmas"

The show celebrated a special called "Let’s Dance – Let’s Christmas" with 5 Celebrities from the past seasons on December 20, 2013 and on December 21, 2013.

Magdalena Brzeska won the special.

Celebrity	Occupation / known for	Professional partner^1	Status
Susan Sideropoulos	Actress	Stefano Terrazzino	Eliminated on December 20, 2013
Manuel Cortez	Actor	Oana Nechiti	Eliminated on December 20, 2013
Moritz Sachs	Actor	Isabel Edvardsson	Third place on December 21, 2013
Sophia Thomalla	Actress	Massimo Sinató	Runner-up on December 21, 2013
Magdalena Brzeska	Gymnast	Erich Klann	Winner on December 21, 2013

Scoring chart

Couple	Place	1	2
			Top 3	Top 2
Magdalena & Erich	1	26+23=49	28+29=57	+29=86
Sophia & Massimo	2	26+30=56	28+29=57	+29=86
Moritz & Melissa	3	26+25=51	20+26=46
Susan & Stefano	5	21+24=45
Manuel & Oana	5	23+21=44

Red numbers indicates the lowest score for each week.

Green numbers indicates the highest score for each week.

     indicates the couple eliminated that week.

     indicates the returning couple that finished in the bottom two/three.

     indicates the winning couple.

     indicates the runner-up couple.

     indicates the third-place couple.

Averages

This table only counts for dances scored on a traditional 30-points scale.

Rank by Average	Place	Couple	Number of Dances	Average
1	2	Sophia & Massimo	5	28.4
2	1	Magdalena & Erich	5	27.0
3	3	Moritz & Isabel	4	24.3
4	5	Susan & Stefano	2	22.5
5	5	Manuel & Oana	2	22.0

Highest and lowest scoring performances

The best and worst performances in each dance according to the judges' 30-point scale are as follows:

Dance	Best dancer(s)	Highest score	Worst dancer(s)	Lowest score
Paso doble	Magdalena Brzeska	29	Susan Sideropoulos	21
Jive	Sophia Thomalla	28	Manuel Cortez	23
Tango	Magdalena Brzeska	26
Salsa	Moritz Sachs	26
Rumba	Sophia Thomalla	26
Waltz	Manuel Cortez	21
Contemporary	Sophia Thomalla	29	Magdalena Brzeska	23
Foxtrot	Magdalena Brzeska	28	Moritz Sachs	25
Quickstep	Sophia Thomalla	30
Viennese Waltz	Magdalena Brzeska	29	Moritz Sachs	20
Jazz	Sophia Thomalla	29
Cha-cha-cha	Sophia Thomalla	29
Flamenco	Magdalena Brzeska	29
American Smooth	Magdalena Brzeska	29
Freestyle	Magdalena Brzeska Sophia Thomalla	29	Moritz Sachs	26

Daily scores

Unless indicated otherwise, individual judges scores in the charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Jorge Gonzalez, Motsi Mabuse, Joachim Llambi.

Show 1: December 20, 2013

Running order

Couple	Score	Style	Music
Susan & Stefano	21 (8, 8, 5)	Paso Doble	"Left Outside Alone" — Anastacia
	24 (9, 9, 6)	Jive	"All I Want For Christmas Is You" — Mariah Carey
Manuel & Oana	23 (10, 9, 4)	Jive	"You Never Can Tell" — Chuck Berry
	21 (8, 8, 5)	Waltz	"Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas" — Ralph Blane
Magdalena & Erich	26 (10, 10, 6)	Tango	"Por Una Cabeza" — Carlos Gardel
	23 (10, 10, 3)	Contemporary	"Last Christmas" — WHAM!
Moritz & Isabel	26 (9, 10, 7)	Salsa	"Baila Me" — Gipsy Kings
	25 (9, 9, 7)	Foxtrot	"Santa Baby" — Eartha Kitt
Sophia & Massimo	26 (9, 9, 8)	Rumba	"Fields Of Gold" — Eva Cassidy
	30 (10, 10, 10)	Quickstep	"Sleigh Ride" — Leroy Anderson

Show 2: December 21, 2013

Running order

Couple	Score	Style	Music
Sophia & Massimo	28 (10, 9, 9)	Jive	"Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree" — Brenda Lee
	29 (10, 10, 9)	Freestyle Jazz Jazz Cha-Cha-Cha	Michael Jackson-Medley Smooth Criminal — Michael Jackson Thriller — Michael Jackson Black or White — Michael Jackson
	29 (10, 9, 10)	Contemporary	"Ave Maria" — Charles Gounod
Moritz & Isabel	20 (8, 7, 5)	Viennese Waltz	"White Christmas" — Bing Crosby
	26 (9, 9, 8)	Freestyle Paso Doble Jive Viennese Waltz	Queen-Medley We Will Rock You — Queen Don't Stop Me Now — Queen We Are the Champions — Queen
Magdalena & Erich	28 (10, 10, 8)	Foxtrot	"Winter Wonderland" — Felix Bernard
	29 (10, 10, 9)	Freestyle Paso Doble Flamenco Viennese Waltz	Pirates of the Caribbean-Medley He's a Pirate — Klaus Badelt Angelica — Hans Zimmer The Black Pearl — Klaus Badelt
	29 (10, 10, 9)	American Smooth	"I'll Be Home for Christmas" — Bing Crosby

External links

• Official website