Let's Dance – Kids (German TV series)

Let's Dance – Kids is a German children's dance competition television series that premiered on April 9, 2021, on the premium sector TVNOW and on the television channel RTL, which premiered on May 16, 2021.[1][2] It is a spin-off of the Let's Dance series and based on the American version Dancing with the Stars: Juniors. The format of the show features celebrity children (either in their own right or having celebrity parentage) paired with professional junior ballroom dancers and mentored by an adult professional dancer. The couples compete against each other by performing choreographed dance routines in front of a panel of judges.[3]

Let's Dance – Kids
GenreReality competition
Based onDancing with the Stars: Juniors
Let's Dance
Presented by
Judges
Opening themePepe Lienhard OrchesterLet’s Dance TV Theme
Country of originGermany
Original languageGerman
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes4
Production
Production locationsCologne, Germany
Production companySeapoint Productions
Original release
NetworkTVNOW
Release9 April (2021-040-09) –
30 April 2021 (2021-04-30)
NetworkRTL
Release16 May (2021-05-16) –
6 June 2021 (2021-06-06)

The first Dancing Sternchen was Jona Szewczenko & Tizio Tiago Domingues da Silva and with Roberto Albanese as the coach.[4]

Cast

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Hosts and judges

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The show was originally presented from current hosts of Let’s Dance Daniel Hartwich and Victoria Swarovski and also the three judges were from the current season of Let’s Dance Joachim Llambi, Motsi Mabuse and Jorge González.[5]

Couples and mentors

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In April 2021, TVNOW and RTL announced the five celebrity kids, the professional partners and the coaches.[6]

Celebrity Notability (known for) Professional partner Coach Status
Maris Ohneck Erdoğan Atalay son Jana Lebersky Sergiu Luca Eliminated 1st
on May 16, 2021
Spencer König Die Pfefferkörner actor Selma Lohmann Melissa Ortiz-Gomez Eliminated 2nd
on May 23, 2021
Zoé Baillieu Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten actress Mischa Bakscheev Regina Luca
Third place
on May 30, 2021
Angelina Stecher-Williams Judith Williams daughter Erik Rettich Victoria Kleinfelder-Cibis
Runner-up
on June 6, 2021
Jona Szewczenko Tanja Szewczenko daughter Tizio Tiago Domingues da Silva Roberto Albanese
Winner
on June 6, 2021

Scoring chart

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Couple Place 1 2 3 4
Jona & Tizio 1 27 26 30+9=39 29+30=59
Angelina & Erik 2 24 27 24+9=33 29+30=59
Zoé & Mischa 3 20 23 24+9=33
Spencer & Selma 4 27 21
Maris & Jana 5 17
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.
  indicates the winning couple.
  indicates the runner-up couple.

Averages

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

Rank by Average Place Couple Total Points Performances Average
1 1 Jona & Tizio 142 5 28.4
2 2 Angelina & Erik 134 5 26.8
3 4 Spencer & Selma 48 2 24.0
4 3 Zoé & Mischa 67 3 22.3
5 5 Maris & Jana 17 1 17.0

Highest and lowest scoring performances

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The best and worst performances in each dance according to the judges' marks are as follows:

Dance Best dancer(s) Best score Worst dancer(s) Worst score
Quickstep Spencer König 27 Zoé Baillieu 20
Jive Jona Szewczenko 30 Maris Ohneck 17
Cha-Cha-Cha Jona Szewczenko 29 Spencer König 21
Samba Angelina Stecher-Williams 29 Angelina Stecher-Williams 24
Waltz Zoé Baillieu 23
Slowfox Jona Szewczenko 26
Viennese Waltz Angelina Stecher-Williams 27
Freestyle
(Finale)
Angelina Stecher-Williams
Jona Szewczenko
30

Couples' highest and lowest scoring dances

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According to the traditional 30-point scale.

Couples Highest Scoring Dances Score Lowest Scoring Dances Score
Jona & Tizio Jive
Freestyle
30 Slowfox 26
Angelina & Erik Freestyle 30 Samba
Cha-Cha-Cha
24
Zoé & Mischa Cha-Cha-Cha 24 Quickstep 20
Spencer & Selma Quickstep 27 Cha-Cha-Cha 21
Maris & Jana Jive 17

Weekly scores and songs

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Week 1: Summer Party

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  • Original airdate:
    • TVNOW: April 9, 2021
    • RTL: May 16, 2021
Running order
Order Couple Dance Music Judge's Scores Total Result
Gonzalez Mabuse Llambi
1 Zoé & Mischa Quickstep "Walking on Sunshine"–Katrina and the Waves 7 7 6 20 Bottom two
2 Maris & Jana Jive "Surfin' U.S.A."–The Beach Boys 6 6 5 17 Eliminated
3 Jona & Tizio Cha-Cha-Cha "Baby"–Justin Bieber ft. Ludacris 9 9 9 27 Safe
4 Spencer & Selma Quickstep "Hurra, hurra, die Schule brennt"–Extrabreit 10 9 8 27 Safe
5 Angelina & Erik Samba "La Isla Bonita"–Madonna 9 8 7 24 Safe

Week 2: Movie Night

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  • Original airdate:
    • TVNOW: April 16, 2021
    • RTL: May 23, 2021
Running order
Order Couple Dance Music Movie Judge's Scores Total Result
Gonzalez Mabuse Llambi
1 Spencer & Selma Cha-Cha-Cha "The Power of Love"–Huey Lewis and the News Back to the Future 8 7 6 21 Eliminated
2 Zoé & Mischa Waltz "Die Schöne und das Biest"–Peter Hofmann & Jana Werner Beauty and the Beast 8 8 7 23 Safe
3 Jona & Tizio Slowfox "My Girl"–The Temptations My Girl 9 9 8 26 Bottom two
4 Angelina & Erik Viennese Waltz "Hedwig's Theme"–John Williams Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone 9 9 9 27 Safe

Week 3: Time Travel

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  • Original airdate:
    • TVNOW: April 23, 2021
    • RTL: May 30, 2021
Running order
Order Couple Dance Music Decade Judge's Scores Total Result
Gonzalez Mabuse Llambi
1 Angelina & Erik Cha-Cha-Cha "Mamma Mia"–ABBA 1970's 8 8 8 24 Bottom two
2 Jona & Tizio Jive "We Go Together"–John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John 1950s 10 10 10 30 Safe
3 Zoé & Mischa Cha-Cha-Cha "Girls Just Want to Have Fun"–Cyndi Lauper 1980's 8 8 8 24 Eliminated
Paso Doble Dance-off
Angelina & Erik
Jona & Tizio
Zoé & Mischa
Paso Doble "He's A Pirate"–Klaus Badelt 9
9
9

Week 4: Finale

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  • Original airdate:
    • TVNOW: April 30, 2021
    • RTL: June 6, 2021
Running order
Order Couple Dance Music Judge's Scores Total Result
Gonzalez Mabuse Llambi
1 Angelina & Erik Samba "Mas que Nada"–Jorge Ben 10 10 9 29 Runner-up
Freestyle "Colors of the Wind"–Judy Kuhn 10 10 10 30
2 Jona & Tizio Cha-Cha-Cha "Call Me Maybe"–Carly Rae Jepsen 10 10 9 29 Winner
Freestyle "Let It Go"–Idina Menzel 10 10 10 30

Dance chart

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  Highest scoring dance
  Lowest scoring dance
Couple Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4
Jona & Tizio Cha-Cha-Cha Slowfox Jive Paso Doble Cha-Cha-Cha Freestyle
Angelina & Erik Samba Viennese Waltz Cha-Cha-Cha Paso Doble Samba Freestyle
Zoé & Mischa Quickstep Waltz Cha-Cha-Cha Paso Doble
Spencer & Selma Quickstep Cha-Cha-Cha
Maris & Jana Jive

References

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  1. ^ ""Let's Dance – Kids": Kinder-Ableger geht an den Start". fernsehserien.de (in German). 9 April 2021.
  2. ^ "RTL bringt "Let's Dance – Kids" ins Fernsehen". fernsehserien.de (in German). 20 April 2021.
  3. ^ ""Let's Dance - Kids": Das sind die Tanzprofis und Coaches der Show". rtl.de (in German). 16 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Jona Szewczenko ist das erste "Dancing Sternchen" von "Let's Dance - Kids"". rtl.de (in German). 11 June 2021.
  5. ^ "RTL zeigt "Let's Dance Kids" am Sonntagvorabend". dwdl.de (in German). 20 April 2021.
  6. ^ "Wer wird das "Dancing Sternchen 2021"?: Diese Promi-Minis machen bei der Kids-Version von "Let's Dance" mit". rtl.de (in German). April 2021.
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