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Let's Dance (German TV series) season 1

The first season of Let's Dance debuted on RTL Television on 3 April 2006. Eight celebrities were paired with eight professional ballroom dancers. Nazan Eckes and Hape Kerkeling were the hosts,[1] while Michael Hull, Joachim Llambi, Markus Schöffl, and Katarina Witt were the judges.

Let's Dance
Season 1
Hosted byNazan Eckes
Hape Kerkeling
JudgesMichael Hull
Joachim Llambi
Markus Schöffl
Katarina Witt
Celebrity winnerWayne Carpendale
Professional winnerIsabel Edvardsson
No. of episodes8
Release
Original networkRTL Television
Original releaseApril 3 (2006-04-03) –
May 21, 2006 (2006-05-21)
Season chronology
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Season 2

On 21 May 2006, actor Wayne Carpendale and Isabel Edvardsson were announced as the winners,[2] while actress Wolke Hegenbarth and Oliver Seefeldt finished in second place.

Couples

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This season featured eight celebrity contestants.

Celebrity Notability Professional partner Status
Axel Bulthaupt Television host Anna Karina Mosmann Eliminated 1st
on April 10, 2006
Heike Henkel Olympic high jumper Dirk Bastert Eliminated 2nd
on April 17, 2006
Jochen Horst Actor Sofia Bogdanova Eliminated 3rd
on April 24, 2006
Jürgen Hingsen Olympic decathlete Uta Deharde Eliminated 4th
on May 1, 2006
Heide Simonis Politician Hendrik Höfken Withdrew
on May 8, 2006
Sandy Mölling Singer Roberto Albanese Eliminated 6th
on May 15, 2006
Wolke Hegenbarth Actress Oliver Seefeldt Runners-up
on May 21, 2006
Wayne Carpendale Actor Isabel Edvardsson Winners
on May 21, 2006

Scoring chart

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The highest score each week is indicated in bold green with a dagger (†), while the lowest score each week is indicated in italicized red with a double-dagger (‡).

Color key:

  Winners
  Runners-up
  Withdrew from competition
  Eliminated
Let's Dance (season 1) - Weekly scores
Couple Pl. Week
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Wayne & Isabel 1st 24 29† 31† 30 32 30+34=64 30+30=60‡ 36+36=72‡[a]
Wolke & Oliver 2nd 27 29† 29 34 33 33+32=65† 32+35=67† 37+39=76†[b]
Sandy & Roberto 3rd 27 28 21 38† 34† 27+34=61‡ 31+36=67†[c]
Heide & Hendrik 4th 15‡ 17 15‡ 14‡ 14‡ [d]
Jürgen & Uta 5th 23 16‡ 23 23 25[c]
Jochen & Sofia 6th 23 24 20 21[c]
Heike & Dirk 7th 28† 24 21[c]
Axel & Anna 8th 20 21[c]
Notes
  1. ^ This couple finished in first place.
  2. ^ This couple finished in second place.
  3. ^ a b c d e This couple was eliminated.
  4. ^ This couple withdrew from the competition.

Weekly scores

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Individual judges scores in charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Michael Hull, Katarina Witt, Markus Schöffl, Joachim Llambi.

Week 1

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Each couple performed either the cha-cha-cha or the waltz. Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Couple Scores Dance Music
Wolke & Oliver 27 (6, 8, 7, 6) Cha-cha-cha "Think" — Aretha Franklin
Axel & Anna 20 (5, 5, 5, 5) Waltz "You Light Up My Life" — Kasey Cisyk
Jürgen & Uta 23 (7, 7, 6, 3) Cha-cha-cha "I'm Outta Love" — Anastacia
Sandy & Roberto 27 (7, 8, 7, 5) Waltz "Moon River" — Audrey Hepburn
Jochen & Sofia 23 (8, 5, 5, 5) Cha-cha-cha "Uptown Girl" — Billy Joel
Heike & Dirk 28 (8, 7, 7, 6) Waltz "If You Don't Know Me by Now" — Simply Red
Wayne & Isabel 24 (5, 7, 6, 6) Cha-cha-cha "Hung Up" — Madonna
Heide & Hendrik 15 (2, 6, 4, 3) Waltz "Three Times a Lady" — The Commodores

Week 2

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Each couple performed either the quickstep or the rumba. Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Couple Scores Dance Music
Sandy & Roberto 28 (8, 7, 7, 6) Rumba "Mandy" — Barry Manilow
Jochen & Sofia 24 (6, 7, 6, 5) Quickstep "Puttin' On the Ritz" — Harry Richman
Heide & Hendrik 17 (3, 5, 5, 4) Rumba "Somethin' Stupid" — Frank & Nancy Sinatra
Wayne & Isabel 29 (8, 8, 7, 6) Quickstep "Gekommen, um zu bleiben" — Wir sind Helden
Heike & Dirk 24 (7, 7, 6, 4) Rumba "Your Song" — Elton John
Jürgen & Uta 16 (2, 6, 5, 3) Quickstep "Part-Time Lover" — Stevie Wonder
Axel & Anna 21 (5, 5, 6, 5) Rumba "Too Lost in You" — Sugababes
Wolke & Oliver 29 (7, 9, 7, 6) Quickstep "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" — Carol Channing

Dance chart

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The couples performed the following each week:

  • Week 1: One unlearned dance (cha-cha-cha or waltz)
  • Week 2: One unlearned dance (quickstep or rumba)
  • Week 3: One unlearned dance (jive or tango)
  • Week 4: One unlearned dance (foxtrot or paso doble)
  • Week 5: Samba & Viennese waltz group dance
  • Week 6: Two unlearned dances
  • Week 7: Two unlearned dances
  • Week 8 (Finals): Favorite Latin dance, favorite ballroom dance, Viennese waltz & freestyle
Let's Dance (season 1) - Dance chart
Couple Week
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Wayne & Isabel Cha-cha-cha Quickstep Jive Foxtrot Samba Group
Viennese waltz 		Waltz Rumba Tango Paso doble Quickstep Jive Viennese waltz Freestyle
Wolke & Oliver Cha-cha-cha Quickstep Jive Foxtrot Samba Waltz Rumba Tango Paso doble Foxtrot Samba Viennese waltz Freestyle
Sandy & Roberto Waltz Rumba Tango Paso doble Samba Quickstep Cha-cha-cha Foxtrot Jive
Heide & Hendrik Waltz Rumba Tango Paso doble Samba
Jürgen & Uta Cha-cha-cha Quickstep Jive Foxtrot Samba
Jochen & Sofia Cha-cha-cha Quickstep Jive Foxtrot
Heike & Dirk Waltz Rumba Tango
Axel & Anna Waltz Rumba

References

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  1. ^ Mantel, Uwe (14 May 2006). "RTL unschlagbar: Durchgehend hervorragender Samstagabend". DWDL.de (in German).
  2. ^ Mantel, Uwe (22 May 2006). ""Let's dance": Sieg für Wayne Carpendale und RTL". DWDL.de (in German).
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