Let's Dance (German TV series)
| Let's Dance | |
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| Genre | Reality competition |
| Based on | Strictly Come Dancing |
| Presented by | |
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| Opening theme | Pepe Lienhard Orchester – Let’s Dance TV Theme |
| Country of origin | Germany |
| Original language | German |
| No. of seasons | 14 |
| No. of episodes | 151 |
| Production | |
| Production locations | Cologne, Germany (1–2, 4–) Berlin, Germany (3) |
| Production companies | ITV Studios Germany (1–7) Seapoint Productions (8–) |
| Release | |
| Original network | RTL |
| Original release | April 3, 2006 – present |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Let's Dance is a German dance competition television series that premiered on April 3, 2006, on RTL and filmed live in Cologne. The show is based on the British BBC Television series Strictly Come Dancing and is part of BBC Worldwide's Dancing with the Stars franchise.
The format of the show consists of a celebrity paired with a professional dancer. Each couple performs predetermined dances and competes against the others for judges' points and audience votes. The couple receiving the lowest combined total of judges' points and audience votes is eliminated each week until only the champion dance pair remains.
Format[]
Celebrities dance in the programs with a professional or successful tournament dancer in several dances. At the end of each performance, each jury member gives a score between one and ten. Which couples on the next Let's Dance show will participate and which not, will be determined by the jury rating and the audience, who can vote for their favorites by telephone at the end of the program. The last placed in the jury evaluation receives one point, the penultimate two points and so on. The same applies to the placements of the audience rating. (The organizer does not publish the results of the audience rating (number of callers or ranking list).) The highest placed person receives as many points as there are still couples in the race in the respective episode. Jury and spectator ratings are added together, the pair with the fewest points is eliminated. If there are several last-placed couples with the same rating, the couple with the lowest audience rating will be eliminated.[1]
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. Between season four and ten Hartwich has been presenting alongside Sylvie Meis. The program is currently hosted by Hartwich and Austrian singer and former winner Victoria Swarovski. Oliver Geissen replaced Daniel Hartwich in the first regular show of season 11.
| Presenter | Season | |||||||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | |
| Nazan Eckes | Main | Contestant | ||||||||||||
| Hape Kerkeling | Main | |||||||||||||
| Daniel Hartwich | Main | |||||||||||||
| Sylvie Meis | Contestant | Main | ||||||||||||
| Victoria Swarovski | Contestant | Main | ||||||||||||
| Oliver Geissen | Guest | |||||||||||||
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. From season six the judges are Jorge González, Motsi Mabuse and Joachim Llambi. Dieter Bohlen filled in for Ute Lemper for the season 2 final due to Lemper's scheduling conflicts.
| Judge | Season | |||||||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | |
| Joachim Llambi | Main | |||||||||||||
| Michael Hull | Main | |||||||||||||
| Markus Schöffl | Main | |||||||||||||
| Katarina Witt | Main | |||||||||||||
| Ute Lemper | Main | |||||||||||||
| Harald Glööckler | Main | |||||||||||||
| Peter Kraus | Main | |||||||||||||
| Isabel Edvardsson | Professional dancer | Main | Professional dancer | Professional dancer | ||||||||||
| Motsi Mabuse | Professional dancer | Main | ||||||||||||
| Roman Frieling | Main | |||||||||||||
| Maite Kelly | Contestant | Main | ||||||||||||
| Jorge González | Main | |||||||||||||
| Dieter Bohlen | Guest | |||||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||||
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| Season 1 | Season 2 | Season 3 | Season 4 | Season 5 | Season 6 | Season 7 | Season 8 | Season 9 | Season 10 | Season 11 | Season 12 | Season 13 | Season 14 | |
| Alexandru Ionel | Vanessa Neigert | |||||||||||||
| Alona Uehlin | Sükrü Pehlivan | |||||||||||||
| Anastasiya Kravchenko | Markus Majowski | |||||||||||||
| Andrzej Cibis | Cheyenne Pahde | Loiza Lamers | Auma Obama | |||||||||||
| Anna-Karina Mosmann | Axel Bulthaupt | Eralp Uzun | ||||||||||||
| Cathrin Hissnauer | Miloš Vuković | |||||||||||||
| Christian Bärens | Sylvie van der Vaart | |||||||||||||
| Christian Polanc | Susan Sideropoulos | Hillu Schwetje | Maite Kelly | Joana Zimmer | Sıla Şahin | Carmen Geiss | Enissa Amani | Nastassja Kinski | Vanessa Mai | Iris Mareike Steen | Nazan Eckes | Laura Müller | Lola Weippert | |
| Sylvie van der Vaart | ||||||||||||||
| Christina Luft | Giovanni Zarrella | Oliver Pocher | Luca Hänni | Jan Hofer | ||||||||||
| Christine Deck | Ben | |||||||||||||
| Dirk Bastert | Heike Henkel | |||||||||||||
| Ekaterina Leonova | Paul Janke | Patrice Bouédibéla | Matthias Steiner | Julius Brink | Gil Ofarim | Ingolf Lück | Pascal Hens | |||||||
| Erich Klann | Kristina Bach | Magdalena Brzeska | Simone Ballack | Lilly Becker | Cora Schumacher | Victoria Swarowski | Anni Friesinger-Postma | Judith Williams | Sabrina Mockenhaupt | Ilka Bessin | ||||
| Evgeny Vinokurov | Evelyn Burdecki | Ilse DeLange | ||||||||||||
| 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 | Maximilian Arland | Benjamin Piwko | Aílton | |||
| Jürgen Schlegel | Margarethe Schreinemakers | |||||||||||||
| Kathrin Menzinger | Hans Sarpei | Ulli Potofski | Heinrich Popow | Heiko Lochmann | Thomas Rath | Tijan Njie | Kai Ebel | |||||||
| Katja Kalugina | Ardian Bujupi | Dirk Moritz | Roman Lochmann | Lukas Rieger | ||||||||||
| Malika Dzumaev | Mickie Krause | |||||||||||||
| Marius Iepure | Cindy Berger | Cathy Fischer | ||||||||||||
| Marta Arndt | Lars Riedel | Jörg Draeger | Chakall | Özcan Cosar | Martin Klempnow | Erol Sander | ||||||||
| Giovanni Zarrella | Bela Klentze | |||||||||||||
| Massimo Sinató | Sophia Thomalla | Liliana Matthäus | Rebecca Mir | Manuela Wisbeck | Larissa Marolt | Minh-Khai Phan-Thi | Jana Pallaske | Angelina Kirsch | Julia Dietze | Barbara Becker | Lilli Paul-Roncalli | |||
| Melissa Ortiz-Gomez | Raúl Richter | Moritz A. Sachs | Patrick Bach | Manuel Cortez | ||||||||||
| Motsi Mabuse | Guildo Horn | Rolfe Scheider | ||||||||||||
| Nikita Bazev | Gülcan Kamps | |||||||||||||
| Nikita Kuzmin | Sabrina Setlur | |||||||||||||
| Nina Uszkureit | Arthur Abraham | Bernd Herzsprung | ||||||||||||
| Oana Nechiti | Jürgen Milski | Alexander Leipold | Ralf Bauer | Eric Stehfest | Faisal Kawusi | Bela Klentze | ||||||||
| Oliver Seefeldt | Wolke Hegenbarth | Katja Ebstein | ||||||||||||
| Oliver Tienken | Brigitte Nielsen | |||||||||||||
| Otlile Mabuse | Daniel Kübelböck | Niels Ruf | ||||||||||||
| Oxana Lebedew | Attila Hildmann | |||||||||||||
| Paul Lorenz | Katja Burkard | |||||||||||||
| Pasha Zvychaynyy | Kim Riekenberg | |||||||||||||
| Patricija Belousova | Simon Zachenhuber | |||||||||||||
| Regina Luca | Thomas Drechsel | Thomas Häßler | Thomas Hermanns | Kerstin Ott | John Kelly | |||||||||
| Renata Lusin | Jimi Blue Ochsenknecht | Jan Hartmann | Moritz Hans | Rúrik Gíslason | ||||||||||
| Robert Beitsch | Sarah Lombardi | Susi Kentikian | Jessica Paszka | Ulrike Frank | Steffi Jones | Senna Gammour | ||||||||
| Laura Müller | ||||||||||||||
| Roberto Albanese | Sandy Mölling | Nina Bott | ||||||||||||
| Sarah Latton | Achim Mentzel | Thomas Karaoglan | Marc Terenzi | Balian Buschbaum | Bernhard Brink | Bastiaan Ragas | ||||||||
| Maximilian Arland | ||||||||||||||
| Sascha Karabey | Jenny Elvers-Elbertzhagen | |||||||||||||
| Sergiu Luca | Panagiota Petridou | Alessandra Meyer-Wölden | Ann-Kathrin Brömmel | Barbara Meier | ||||||||||
| 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 | Chiara Ohoven | Tina Ruland | Nicolas Puschmann | |||||||||
| Sonja Kirchberger | ||||||||||||||
| Valentin Lusin | Charlotte Würdig | Ella Endlich | Ulrike von der Groeben | Valentina Pahde | ||||||||||
| Willi Gabalier | Tanja Szewczenko | |||||||||||||
Series overview[]
| Season | Number of | Duration dates | Celebrity honor places | ||||
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| Couples | Weeks | Premiere | Finale | First place | Second place | Third place | |
| 1 | 8 | 8 | April 3, 2006 | May 21, 2006 | Wayne Carpendale & Isabel Edvardsson | Wolke Hegenbarth & Oliver Seefeldt | Sandy Mölling & Roberto Albanese |
| 2 | 10 | May 14, 2007 | June 30, 2007 | Susan Sideropoulos & Christian Polanc | Katja Ebstein & Oliver Seefeldt | Giovane Élber & Isabel Edvardsson | |
| 3 | April 9, 2010 | May 28, 2010 | Sophia Thomalla & Massimo Sinató | Sylvie van der Vaart & Christian Polanc / Christian Bärens | Nina Bott & Roberto Albanese | ||
| 4 | 9 | March 23, 2011 | May 18, 2011 | Maite Kelly & Christian Polanc | Moritz A. Sachs & Melissa Ortiz-Gomez | Thomas Karaoglan & Sarah Latton | |
| 5 | 12 | 11 | March 14, 2012 | May 23, 2012 | Magdalena Brzeska & Erich Klann | Rebecca Mir & Massimo Sinató | Stefanie Hertel & Sergiy Plyuta |
| 6 | 10 | 9 | April 5, 2013 | May 31, 2013 | Manuel Cortez & Melissa Ortiz-Gomez | Sıla Şahin & Christian Polanc | Paul Janke & Ekaterina Leonova |
| 7 | March 28, 2014 | May 30, 2014 | Alexander Klaws & Isabel Edvardsson | Tanja Szewczenko & Willi Gabalier | Carmen Geiss & Christian Polanc | ||
| 8 | 14 | 12 | March 13, 2015 | June 5, 2015 | Hans Sarpei & Kathrin Menzinger | Minh-Khai Phan-Thi & Massimo Sinató | Matthias Steiner & Ekaterina Leonova |
| 9 | March 11, 2016 | June 3, 2016 | Victoria Swarovski & Erich Klann | Sarah Lombardi & Robert Beitsch | Jana Pallaske & Massimo Sinató | ||
| 10 | 13 | February 24, 2017 | June 9, 2017 | Gil Ofarim & Ekaterina Leonova | Vanessa Mai & Christian Polanc | Angelina Kirsch & Massimo Sinató | |
| 11 | March 9, 2018 | June 8, 2018 | Ingolf Lück & Ekaterina Leonova | Judith Williams & Erich Klann | Barbara Meier & Sergiu Luca | ||
| 12 | March 15, 2019 | June 14, 2019 | Pascal Hens & Ekaterina Leonova | Ella Endlich & Valentin Lusin | Benjamin Piwko & Isabel Edvardsson | ||
| 13 | February 21, 2020 | May 22, 2020 | Lili Paul-Roncalli & Massimo Sinató | Moritz Hans & Renata Lusin | Luca Hänni & Christina Luft | ||
| 14 | February 26, 2021 | May 28, 2021 | Rúrik Gíslason & Renata Lusin | Valentina Pahde & Valentin Lusin | Nicolas Puschmann & Vadim Garbuzov | ||
Dances[]
| Dance style | Season 1 | Season 2 | Season 3 | Season 4 | Season 5 | Season 6 | Let's Christmas |
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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 and others 40 points.
| Rank | Celebrity | Professional | Average score | Place | Season |
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| 1 | Ella Endlich | Valentin Lusin | 28.53 | 2/14 | Season 12 |
| 2 | Lili Paul-Roncalli | Massimo Sinató | 27.95 | 1/14 | Season 13 |
| 3 | Vanessa Mai | Christian Polanc | 27.55 | 2/14 | Season 10 |
| 4 | Valentina Pahde | Valentin Lusin | 27.37 | 2/14 | Season 14 |
| 5 | Victoria Swarovski | Erich Klann | 27.00 | 1/14 | Season 9 |
| Jana Pallaske | Massimo Sinató | 3/14 | Season 9 | ||
| 7 | Rúrik Gíslason | Renata Lusin | 26.89 | 1/14 | Season 14 |
| 8 | Luca Hänni | Christina Luft | 26.63 | 3/14 | Season 13 |
| 9 | Gil Ofarim | Ekaterina Leonova | 26.35 | 1/14 | Season 10 |
| 10 | Pascal Hens | Ekaterina Leonova | 26.26 | 1/14 | Season 12 |
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 |
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| 1 | Bernhard Brink | Sarah Latton | 5.25 | 7/10 | Season 7 |
| 2 | Ulli Potofski | Kathrin Menzinger | 6.70 | 6/14 | Season 9 |
| 3 | Uwe Fahrenkrog-Petersen | Helena Kaschurow | 6.75 | 12/12 | Season 5 |
| 4 | Niels Ruf | Otlile Mabuse | 7.00 | 14/14 | Season 9 |
| Jörg Draeger | Marta Arndt | 14/14 | Season 10 | ||
| 6 | Cora Schumacher | Erich Klann | 8.00 | 13/14 | Season 8 |
| 7 | Arthur Abraham | Nina Uszkureit | 8.25 | 10/10 | Season 3 |
| 8 | Chakall | Marta Arndt | 8.40 | 11/14 | Season 11 |
| 9 | Cindy Berger | Marius Iepure | 8.50 | 9/10 | Season 7 |
| 10 | Jenny Elvers | Sascha Karabey | 9.00 | 10/10 | Season 2 |
| Patrice Bouédibéla | Ekaterina Leonova | 10/10 | Season 7 | ||
| Cathy Hummels | Marius Iepure | 14/14 | Season 8 | ||
| Kerstin Ott | Regina Luca | 10/14 | Season 12 |
- 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.
Perfect scores[]
This is a list of celebrities who earned perfect scores (team dances are not included).
| No° | Season | Place | Celebrity | Professional |
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| 10 | 12 | Runner-up | Ella Endlich | Valentin Lusin |
| 9 | 10 | Runner-up | Vanessa Mai | Christian Polanc |
| 8 | 13 14 |
Champion Runner-up |
Lili Paul-Roncalli Valentina Pahde |
Massimo Sinató Valentin Lusin |
| 7 | 13 14 |
3rd Champion |
Luca Hänni Rúrik Gíslason |
Christina Luft Renata Lusin |
| 6 | 9 10 13 |
Champion Champion Runner-up |
Victoria Swarovski Gil Ofarim Moritz Hans |
Erich Klann Ekaterina Leonova Renata Lusin |
| 5 | 9 11 12 |
3rd 4th Champion |
Jana Pallaske Julia Dietze Pascal Hens |
Massimo Sinató Massimo Sinató Ekaterina Leonova |
| 3 | 8 8 9 11 11 12 13 14 |
Champion Runner-up Runner-up Champion Runner-up 3rd 4th 3rd |
Alexander Klaws Minh-Khai Phan-Thi Sarah Lombardi Ingolf Lück Judith Williams Benjamin Piwko Tijan Njie Nicolas Puschmann |
Isabel Edvardson Massimo Sinató Robert Beitsch Ekaterina Leonova Erich Klann Isabel Edvardson Kathrin Menzinger Vadim Garbuzov |
| 2 | 9 10 11 |
4th 3rd 3rd |
Eric Stehfest Angelina Kirsch Barbara Meier |
Oana Nechiti Massimo Sinató Sergiu Luca |
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Champion Champion Runner-up Runner-up 4th 4th |
Sophia Thomalla Magdalena Brzeska Sıla Şahin Tanja Szewczenko Giovanni Zarrella Nazan Eckes |
Massimo Sinató Erich Klann Christian Polanc Willi Gabalier Marta Arndt Christian Polanc |
Professionals with perfect scores[]
| No° | Professional |
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| 24 | Massimo Sinató |
| 18 | Valentin Lusin |
| 14 | Ekaterina Leonova |
| 13 | Renata Lusin |
| 11 | Christian Polanc |
| 10 | Erich Klann |
| 7 | Christina Luft |
| 6 | Isabel Edvardson |
| 3 | Robert Beitsch Kathrin Menzinger Vadim Garbuzov |
| 2 | Oana Nechiti Sergiu Luca |
| 1 | Willi Gabalier Marta Arndt |
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 | Known for | Let's Dance history |
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| Manuel Cortez | Actor | season 6 winner | Oana Nechiti | Eliminated on December 20, 2013 |
| Susan Sideropoulos | Actress | season 2 winner | Stefano Terrazzino | Eliminated on December 20, 2013 |
| Moritz A. Sachs | Actor | season 4 runner-up | Isabel Edvardsson | Third place on December 21, 2013 |
| Sophia Thomalla | Actress | season 3 winner | Massimo Sinató | Runner-Up on December 21, 2013 |
| Magdalena Brzeska | Gymnast | season 5 winner | Erich Klann | Winner on December 21, 2013 |
Let’s Dance – Die große Profi-Challenge[]
- indicates the winning couple.
- indicates the runner-up couple.
- indicates the third-place couple.
2019[]
On the show Let's Dance – Die große Profi-Challenge (The big professional challenge), only the professionals competed for the first time on June 27, 2019. The judges were Jorge González, Motsi Mabuse and Joachim Llambi, they judged but didn't gave points. The hosts were Daniel Hartwich and Victoria Swarovski. The show was pre-recorded on June 19, 2019. Because of that, a voting of the studio audience decided on the winners.
The solo dancers and some of the couples had other dancers on the floor. The professional challenge was won by Ekaterina Leonova and Massimo Sinató, second came Kathrin Menzinger and Vadim Garbuzov and third came Renata Lusin and Valentin Lusin. The winners were promised that one of them will be allowed to choose his or her own prominent dance partner at Let's Dance 2020.
- Running order
| Order | Couple | Freestyle dance |
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| 1 | Renata Lusin & Valentin Lusin | Tango & Slowfox |
| 2 | Christina Luft | Aerial acrobatics & Freestyle |
| 3 | Regina Luca & Sergiu Luca | Hip Hop, Rhythmic gymnastics, Cha-cha-cha, Rumba & Jive |
| 4 | Ekaterina Leonova & Massimo Sinató | Argentine tango |
| 5 | Kathrin Menzinger & Vadim Garbuzov | Contemporary & Rumba |
| 6 | Robert Beitsch & Anastasia Bodnar | Cha-Cha-Cha, Charleston, Waacking, Breakdance, Samba & Salsa |
| 7 | Marta Arndt & Evgeny Vinokurov & Evgenij Voznyuk | Contemporary, Rumba & Paso Doble |
| 8 | Christian Polanc | Contemporary & Paso Doble |
| 9 | Katja Kalugina & Andrzej Cibis | Samba, Rumba & Commercial |
| 10 | Erich Klann & Oana Nechiti | Argentine tango & Contemporary |
2020[]
In 2020, there was also a professional challenge, which was broadcast live on May 29, 2020, differently than in the previous year due to the pandemic without a studio audience, who had decided on the winner in the previous year. The judges were again Jorge González, Motsi Mabuse and Joachim Llambi, they judged but didn't gave points. The hosts were again Daniel Hartwich and Victoria Swarovski.
Christina Luft and Christian Polanc won the second professional challenge and second came Isabel Edvardsson and Marcus Weiß. As in the previous year, Renata Lusin and Valentin Lusin took third place. For Let's Dance 2021, one of the two winners will be allowed to choose his or her own partner among the celebrities.
- Running order
| Order | Couple | Freestyle dance |
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| 1 | Marta Arndt & Robert Beitsch | Contemporary, Rumba & Samba |
| 2 | Kathrin Menzinger & Vadim Garbuzov | Argentine tango, Rumba, Paso Doble & Contemporary |
| 3 | Andrzej Cibis & Victoria Kleinfelder-Cibis | Rumba, Contemporary, Argentine tango & Paso Doble |
| 4 | Christina Luft & Christian Polanc | Paso Doble, Flamenco, Samba, Salsa, Argentine tango & Rumba |
| 5 | Alona Uehlin & Anton Skuratov | Slowfox, Tango, Viennese waltz & Hip Hop |
| 6 | Evgeny Vinokurov & Nina Bezzubova | Rumba, Samba & Contemporary |
| 7 | Regina Luca & Sergiu Luca | Samba, African Dance & Rumba |
| 8 | Renata Lusin & Valentin Lusin | Tango, Viennese waltz, Quickstep & Slowfox |
| 9 | Erich Klann & Anne-Marie Kot | Contemporary & Pole dance |
| 10 | Isabel Edvardsson & Marcus Weiß | Rumba, American Smooth & Slowfox |
2021[]
In 2021, there was a professional challenge as well, which was broadcast live on June 4, 2021. The judges were again Jorge González, Motsi Mabuse and Joachim Llambi, they judged but didn't gave points. The hosts were again Daniel Hartwich and Victoria Swarovski. Due to a COVID-19 infection or COVID-19 contact, three originally planned couples, Alona Uehlin & Anton Skuratov, Malika Dzumaev & Zsolt Sándor Cseke and Regina Luca & Sergiu Luca, could not take part in the competition.
Renata Lusin and Valentin Lusin won the second professional challenge and second came Kathrin Menzinger and Vadim Garbuzov. As in season 13, Christina Luft and Luca Hänni took third place. For Let's Dance 2022, one of the two winners will be allowed to choose his or her own partner among the celebrities.
- Running order
| Order | Couple | Freestyle dance |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrzej Cibis & Victoria Kleinfelder-Cibis | Contemporary, Freestyle & Jitterbug |
| 2 | Evgeny Vinokurov & Nina Bezzubova | Rumba & Contemporary |
| 3 | Marta Arndt & Christian Polanc | Paso Doble, Argentine tango, Slow Jive, Rumba & Contemporary |
| 4 | Robert Beitsch, Oxana Lebedew & Katharina Lebedew | Acrobatics, Rumba, Contemporary & Samba |
| 5 | Christina Luft & Luca Hänni | Viennese waltz, Contemporary & Freestyle |
| 6 | Patricija Belousova & Alexandru Ionel | Tango, Paso Doble & Slowfox |
| 7 | Renata Lusin & Valentin Lusin | Tango, Waltz & Paso Doble |
| 8 | Kathrin Menzinger & Vadim Garbuzov | Rumba, Argentine tango, Contemporary, Samba & Paso Doble |
Llambis Tanzduell[]
In 2019 and 2020, RTL broadcast the spin-off show Llambis Tanzduell (Llambi's dance duel). In each episode, Let's Dance judge Joachim Llambi sends two professional dancers or celebrities abroad, where they learn unknown local dances. They are supported by local dance trainers. Afterwards, both of them present their skills in front of spectators in national costume together with a local dance group and also solo. Back in Germany, the professional dancers meet Llambi again and review their experiences with the images. At the end of the dance, the local dance trainers and Llambi give it a grade between 1 and 10. The sum of both points awarded determines the winner of the duel.
The results of the duels were as follows:
| Duel | Date | Location | Dance style | Winning contestant | 1st points (dance trainers) + 2nd points (Joachim Llambi) = total points | Losing contestant | 1st points (dance trainers) + 2nd points (Joachim Llambi) = total points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | April 19, 2019 | Hawaii | Hula | Christian Polanc | 9 (live audience) + 8 = 17 | Massimo Sinató | 8 (live audience) + 7 = 15 |
| 2 | April 19, 2020 | Senegal | Sabar | Oana Nechiti | 9.3 + 8 = 17.3 | Kathrin Menzinger | 6.5 + 8 = 14.5 |
| 3 | April 26, 2020 | Norway | Halling | Massimo Sinató | 5.6 + 7 = 12.6 | Christian Polanc | 6.4 + 6 = 12.4 |
| 4 | May 3, 2020 | New Zealand | Haka | Pascal Hens | 7.5 + 8 = 15.5 | Ingolf Lück | 6.5 + 7 = 13.5 |
| 5 | May 10, 2020 | Georgia | Kazbeguri | Erich Klann | 10 + 9 = 19 | Valentin Lusin | 10 + 8 = 18 |
| 6 | May 17, 2020 | Peru | Scherentanz | Evgeny Vinokurov | 8.6 + 8 = 16.6 | Sergiu Luca | 6.1 + 6 = 12.1 |
| 7 | May 24, 2020 | Ireland | Irish Dance | Marta Arndt | 8 + 6 = 14 | Isabel Edvardsson | 7 + 6 = 13 |
Let’s Dance – Kids[]
In March 2021, RTL announced that it would broadcast Let’s Dance – Kids on its own streaming platform TVNOW from April 9, 2021, for four episodes. As in the original version, Daniel Hartwich and Victoria Swarovski were the presenters. Also formed Joachim Llambi, Motsi Mabuse and Jorge Gonzalez the jury.
The show is based on the American version Dancing with the Stars: Juniors.
Let’s Dance – Die Live-Tour[]
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- indicates the runner-up couple.
- indicates the third-place couple.
2019[]
Let's Dance – Die Live-Tour (The Live Tour) is a nationwide arena tour in Germany. Let's Dance went on tour in autumn 2019 for the first time. It was directed by former contestant Thomas Hermanns. The judges were Jorge González, Motsi Mabuse and Joachim Llambi, they judged and gave points but only the audience in the arena decided on the winning couple every evening. The host was Daniel Hartwich. The group dances were choreographed by Massimo Sinató and Victoria Kleinfelder-Cibis. The aerialist was Sergey Mishchurenko. The tour began on 8 November in Riesa and finished on 29 November in Munich. In total there were 16 cities and 17 shows. 125,000 tickets were sold.
Participating couples and their dances were:
- Season 5 runner-up Rebecca Mir and Massimo Sinató - Salsa and Tango
- Season 12 winner Pascal Hens and Renata Lusin - Salsa and Tango
- Season 12 finalist Benjamin Piwko and Isabel Edvardsson - Rumba and Paso Doble
- Season 12 quarter-finalist Evelyn Burdecki and Valentin Lusin - Jive and Salsa
- Season 12 contestant Oliver Pocher and Christina Luft - Paso Doble and Charleston
- Season 12 contestant Sabrina Mockenhaupt and Erich Klann - Tango and Waltz
Other participating professionals were:
- Marta Arndt
- Robert Beitsch
- Kathrin Menzinger
- Vadim Garbuzov
- Katja Kalugina
- Andrzej Cibis
- Victoria Kleinfelder-Cibis
- Dimitri Boog
The results of the tour were as follows:
| Order | Couples | Number of wins |
Cities | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pascal Hens & Renata Lusin | 1 | Kiel | Nov. 13 |
| 2 | Sabrina Mockenhaupt & Erich Klann | 1 | Cologne | Nov. 28 |
| 3 | Benjamin Piwko & Isabel Edvardsson | 10 | Dortmund, Düsseldorf, Nuremberg, Leipzig, Leipzig, Braunschweig, Bremen, Hamburg, Frankfurt am Main, Munich | Nov. 9, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 22, 24, 27, 29 |
| 4 | Evelyn Burdecki & Valentin Lusin | 0 | - | - |
| 5 | Oliver Pocher & Christina Luft | 1 | Hanover | Nov. 26 |
| 6 | Rebecca Mir & Massimo Sinató | 4 | Riesa, Mannheim, Berlin, Oberhausen | Nov. 8, 10, 20, 21 |
2021[]
Let's Dance went on tour in autumn 2021 for the second time. It was directed by choreographer Gerald van Windt. The judges were Jorge González, Motsi Mabuse and Joachim Llambi again, they judged and gave points but only the audience in the arena decided on the winning couple every evening. The host was Daniel Hartwich. The group dances were choreographed by Vadim Garbuzov and Kathrin Menzinger. The aerialist was Keeva Treanor. The tour began on 2 November in Riesa and finished on 28 November in Düsseldorf. In total there were 14 cities and 19 shows. 135,000 tickets were sold.
Participating couples and their dances were:
- Season 13 winner Lili Paul-Roncalli and Andrzej Cibis - Tango and Magic Moment
- Season 13 runner-up Moritz Hans and Malika Dzumaev - Charleston and Rumba
- Season 13 finalist Luca Hänni and Christina Luft - Cha-cha-cha and Rumba
- Season 13 semi-finalist Tijan Njie and Kathrin Menzinger - Samba and Tango
- Season 14 winner Rúrik Gíslason and Renata Lusin - Paso Doble and Jive
- Season 14 runner-up Valentina Pahde and Valentin Lusin - Magic Moment and Viennese waltz
- Season 14 finalist Nicolas Puschmann and Vadim Garbuzov - Waltz and Charleston
Other participating professionals were:
- Marta Arndt
- Victoria Kleinfelder-Cibis
- Alexandru Ionel
- Zsolt Sándor Cseke
- Regina Luca
- Jesse Wijnans
- Evgeny Vinokurov
The results of the tour were as follows:
| Order | Couples | Number of wins |
Cities | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luca Hänni & Christina Luft | 5 | Oberhausen, Nürnberg, Nürnberg, Berlin, Braunschweig | Nov. 7, 12, 13, 18, 23 |
| 2 | Lili Paul-Roncalli & Andrzej Cibis | 1 | Frankfurt am Main | Nov. 16 |
| 3 | Tijan Njie & Kathrin Menzinger | 1 | Frankfurt am Main | Nov. 17 |
| 4 | Valentina Pahde & Valentin Lusin | 1 | Riesa | Nov. 3 |
| 5 | Nicolas Puschmann & Vadim Garbuzov | 4 | Riesa, Hanover, Hamburg, Düsseldorf | Nov. 2, 5, 6, 28 |
| 6 | Rúrik Gíslason & Renata Lusin | 6 | Leipzig, Dortmund, Bremen, Mannheim, Braunschweig, Cologne | Nov. 10, 14, 19, 20, 22, 27 |
| 1 / 4 | Moritz Hans & Malika Dzumaev | 1 | Leipzig | Nov. 9 |
References[]
- ^ "Let's Dance: Was ist erlaubt und was ist verboten?". rtl.de (in German). June 1, 2016.
External links[]
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