Let's Dance (German TV series) season 8

The eight series of Let's Dance started on 13 March 2015. Sylvie Meis and Daniel Hartwich returned as hosts while Motsi Mabuse, Joachim Llambi and Jorge Gonzalez also returned as the judges.

Let's Dance
Season 8
Celebrity winnerHans Sarpei
Professional winnerKathrin Menzinger
No. of episodes12
Release
Original networkRTL Television
Original releaseMarch 13 (2015-03-13) –
June 5, 2015 (2015-06-05)
Season chronology
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Season 9

For the first time 14 couples danced on the show.

Couples

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Celebrity Occupation / Known for Professional partner Status
Cathy Fischer [de] It-Girl Marius Iepure Eliminated 1st
on March 13, 2015
Cora Schumacher Model Erich Klann Eliminated 2nd
on March 20, 2015
Panagiota Petridou [de] Television presenter Sergiu Luca Eliminated 3rd
on March 27, 2015
Miloš Vuković [de] Actor Cathrin Hissnauer Eliminated 4th
on April 10, 2015
Detlef Steves [de] TV Personality Isabel Edvardsson Eliminated 5th
on April 17, 2015
Beatrice Richter Actress Vadim Garbuzov Eliminated 6th
on April 24, 2015
Ralf Bauer [de] Actor Oana Nechiti Withdrew[1]
on May 4, 2015
Katja Burkard Television presenter Paul Lorenz Eliminated 7th & 8th
on May 8, 2015
Daniel Küblböck Singer Oti Mabuse Eliminated 9th
on May 15, 2015
Thomas Drechsel Actor Regina Murtasina Eliminated 10th
on May 22, 2015
Enissa Amani Comedian Christian Polanc Eliminated 11th
on May 29, 2015
Matthias Steiner Weightlifter Ekaterina Leonova Third Place
on June 5, 2015
Minh-Khai Phan-Thi [de] Actress Massimo Sinato Runners-Up
on June 5, 2015
Hans Sarpei Footballer Kathrin Menzinger Winners
on June 5, 2015

Scoring chart

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Couple Place 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Hans & Kathrin
1 21 23 26 26 24 13 28 21+3=24 25+23=48 24+28=52 26+29+28=83 24+29+29=82
Minh-Khai & Massimo
2 16 25 30 25 23 28 29 20+2=22 16+25=41 27+25=52 25+26+28=79 25+30+30=85
Matthias & Ekaterina
3 13 17 21 15 20 13 25 27+1=28 17+20=37 14+14=28 24+28+26=78 23+29+24=76
Enissa & Christian
4 21 23 19 27 23 19 19 29+4=33 24+27=51 29+29=58 21+22+22=65
Thomas & Regina
5 16 13 19 23 28 11 25 15+8=23 25+18=43 17+14=31
Daniel & Otlile
6 15 16 20 12 14 19 19 19+10=29 14+17=31
Katja & Paul
7 17 15 11 10 7 16 8 7+6=13
Ralf & Oana
8 14 22 14 27 21 19 18
Beatrice & Vadim
9 13 17 13 16 18 12
Detlef & Isabel
10 7 10 13 11 11
Miloš & Cathrin
11 21 16 12 9
Panagiota & Sergiu
12 15 8 10
Cora & Erich
13 9 7
Cathy & Marius
14 9
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 couple that withdrew from the competition.
  indicates the couple was eliminated but later returned to the competition.
  indicates the winning couple.
  indicates the runner-up couple.
  indicates the third-place couple.

Weekly scores and songs

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Week 1: Opening Night

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Running order
Couple Dance Music González Mabuse Llambi Score Result
Thomas & Regina Cha-Cha-Cha "Traum"—Cro 5 5 6 16 Safe
Minh-Khai & Massimo Quickstep "Jungle Drum"—Emilíana Torrini 6 5 5 16 Safe
Detlef & Isabel Cha-Cha-Cha "Rasputin"—Boney M. 3 3 1 7 Bottom 3
Katja & Paul Waltz "There Must Be an Angel (Playing with My Heart)"—Eurythmics 7 6 4 17 Safe
Cathy & Marius Cha-Cha-Cha "I Love It"—Icona Pop 3 4 2 9 Eliminated
Matthias & Ekaterina Waltz "Can't Help Falling in Love"—Elvis 6 5 2 13 Safe
Ralf & Oana Quickstep "Good Days"—Sascha Schmitz 5 5 4 14 Safe
Beatrice & Vadim Cha-Cha-Cha "Don't Go Breaking My Heart"—Elton John 5 5 3 13 Safe
Panagiota & Sergiu Quickstep "Valerie"—Amy Winehouse 5 6 4 15 Safe
Hans & Kathrin Cha-Cha-Cha "Auf uns"—Andreas Bourani 7 7 7 21 Safe
Miloš & Cathrin Waltz "You're Beautiful"—James Blunt 8 7 6 21 Safe
Daniel & Otlile Quickstep "You're The One That I Want"—John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John 6 6 3 15 Safe
Enissa & Christian Cha-Cha-Cha "All About That Bass"—Meghan Trainor 8 8 5 21 Safe
Cora & Erich Waltz "Beneath Your Beautiful"—Labrinth feat. Emeli Sandé 3 4 2 9 Bottom 2

Week 2

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Running order
Couple Dance Music González Mabuse Llambi Score Result
Matthias & Ekaterina Jive "Crazy Little Thing Called Love"—Queen 7 6 4 17 Safe
Panagiota & Sergiu Rumba "Titanium"—David Guetta feat. Sia 3 3 2 8 Bottom 3
Miloš & Cathrin Jive "Einmal um die Welt"—Cro 5 5 6 16 Safe
Ralf & Oana Rumba "Against All Odds"—Westlife 8 7 7 22 Safe
Beatrice & Vadim Foxtrot "Stumblin' In"—Chris Norman & Suzi Quatro 7 6 4 17 Safe
Thomas & Regina Foxtrot "My Girl"—The Temptations 5 5 3 13 Bottom 2
Cora & Erich Jive "Shake It Off"—Taylor Swift 3 3 1 7 Eliminated
Detlef & Isabel Rumba "(Everything I Do) I Do It For You"—Bryan Adams 4 4 2 10 Safe
Minh-Khai & Massimo Rumba "If I Were A Boy"—Beyoncé 9 8 8 25 Safe
Katja & Paul Jive "Shake A Tail Feather"—Ray Charles 6 5 4 15 Safe
Hans & Kathrin Foxtrot "L.O.V.E."—Nat King Cole 9 8 6 23 Safe
Daniel & Otlile Rumba "Mad World"—Gary Jules 6 6 4 16 Safe
Enissa & Christian Foxtrot "Back to Black"—Amy Winehouse 9 8 6 23 Safe

Week 3: 80's Night

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  • The couples performed to a song from the 1980s
Running order
Couple Dance Music González Mabuse Llambi Score Result
Thomas & Regina Paso Doble "Wild Boys"—Duran Duran 7 7 5 19 Safe
Panagiota & Sergiu Cha-Cha-Cha "It's Raining Men"—The Weather Girls 4 4 2 10 Eliminated
Daniel & Otlile Contemporary "Jeanny"—Falco 6 8 6 20 Safe
Katja & Paul Rumba "True"—Spandau Ballet 5 4 2 11 Bottom 3
Detlef & Isabel Quickstep "Live Is Life"—Opus 5 5 3 13 Safe
Beatrice & Vadim Contemporary "Forever Young"—Alphaville 6 5 2 13 Bottom 2
Matthias & Ekaterina Rumba "Ohne Dich"—Münchener Freiheit 8 7 6 21 Safe
Miloš & Cathrin Paso Doble "Fade to Grey"—Visage 5 5 2 12 Safe
Enissa & Christian Tango "West End Girls"—Pet Shop Boys 8 7 4 19 Safe
Ralf & Oana Foxtrot "Words"—F. R. David 6 6 2 14 Safe
Hans & Kathrin Tango "Personal Jesus"—Depeche Mode 9 9 8 26 Safe
Minh-Khai & Massimo Contemporary "Nothing Compares 2 U"—Sinéad O'Connor 10 10 10 30 Safe

Week 4

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Running order
Couple Dance Music González Mabuse Llambi Score Result
Katja & Paul Quickstep "Mister Sandman"—The Chordettes 4 4 2 10 Bottom 3
Thomas & Regina Rumba "Stay with Me"—Sam Smith 8 8 7 23 Safe
Miloš & Cathrin Salsa "Smooth"—Santana feat. Robin Thomas 4 4 1 9 Eliminated
Minh-Khai & Massimo Hip-Hop "Scream & Shout"—will.i.am feat. Britney Spears 9 8 8 25 Safe
Daniel & Otlile Cha-Cha-Cha "Tragedy"—Bee Gees 5 5 2 12 Safe
Ralf & Oana Argentine Tango "El Choclo"—Ángel Villoldo 10 9 8 27 Safe
Enissa & Christian Salsa "Let's Get Loud"—Jennifer Lopez 10 10 7 27 Safe
Beatrice & Vadim Quickstep "The Lady Is a Tramp"—Frank Sinatra 6 6 4 16 Safe
Matthias & Ekaterina Paso Doble "Supermassive Black Hole"—Muse 6 6 3 15 Safe
Detlef & Isabel Salsa "Papa Loves Mambo"—Perry Como 4 4 3 11 Bottom 2
Hans & Kathrin Hip-Hop "Black or White"—Michael Jackson 10 9 7 26 Safe

Week 5: Musical Night

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  • The couples performed to a song from a musical.
Running order
Couple Dance Music González Mabuse Llambi Score Result
Ralf & Oana Salsa "La Bamba"—from La Bamba 8 7 6 21 Safe
Beatrice & Vadim Waltz "Memory"—from Cats 7 7 4 18 Bottom 3
Thomas & Regina Jive "Don't Stop Me Now"—from We Will Rock You 9 10 9 28 Safe
Daniel & Otlile Waltz "Yesterday"—from All You Need Is Love 6 6 2 14 Bottom 2
Detlef & Isabel Paso Doble "Eye of the Tiger"—from Rocky the Musical 4 4 3 11 Eliminated
Katja & Paul Cha-Cha-Cha "Mamma Mia"—from Mamma Mia! 3 3 1 7 Safe
Matthias & Ekaterina Foxtrot "Ich war noch niemals in New York"—from Ich war noch niemals in New York 8 7 5 20 Safe
Minh-Khai & Massimo Salsa "America"—from West Side Story 8 8 7 23 Safe
Hans & Kathrin Rumba "A Whole New World"—from Aladdin 9 9 6 24 Safe
Enissa & Christian Jive "I Will Follow Him"—from Sister Act 8 9 6 23 Safe

Week 6

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Running order
Couple Dance Music González Mabuse Llambi Score Result
Matthias & Ekaterina Salsa "Get Lucky"—Daft Punk feat. Pharrell Williams 5 5 3 13 Bottom 3
Beatrice & Vadim Paso Doble "Explosive"—Bond 5 4 3 12 Eliminated
Hans & Kathrin Samba "Talk Dirty"—Jason Derulo 5 5 3 13 Safe
Katja & Paul Tango "A Night Like This"—Caro Emerald 7 5 4 16 Safe
Ralf & Oana Paso Doble "Love Runs Out"—OneRepublic 7 7 5 19 Bottom 2
Daniel & Otlile Hip-Hop "Sing"—Ed Sheeran 7 7 5 19 Safe
Minh-Khai & Massimo Tango "Cell Block Tango"—from Chicago 10 9 9 28 Safe
Enissa & Christian Rumba "Time After Time"—Eva Cassidy 8 7 4 19 Safe
Thomas & Regina Samba "It's Not Unusual"—Tom Jones 5 5 1 11 Safe

Week 7: Idols Night

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  • The couples performed to a song from her idol.
Running order
Couple Dance Music Idol González Mabuse Llambi Score Result
Ralf & Oana Jive "I Won't Dance" Frank Sinatra 7 6 5 18 Bottom 3
Charleston
Katja & Paul Tango "Strong Enough" Cher 3 3 2 8 Eliminated
Quickstep
Matthias & Ekaterina Jive "Jailhouse Rock" Elvis 9 9 7 25 Safe
Foxtrot
Daniel & Otlile Jazz "Born This Way" Lady Gaga 8 7 4 19 Bottom 2
Paso Doble
Enissa & Christian Rumba "Happy Birthday, Mr. President" Marilyn Monroe 8 7 4 19 Safe
Jive "I Wanna Be Loved By You"
Thomas & Regina Argentine Tango "Goldfinger" James Bond 9 9 7 25 Safe
Rumba "GoldenEye"
Hans & Kathrin Contemporary "I Believe I Can Fly" R. Kelly 10 10 8 28 Safe
Jazz
Minh-Khai & Massimo Paso Doble "Billie Jean" Michael Jackson 10 10 9 29 Safe
Rumba

Week 8

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  • On May 4, 2015, Ralf Bauer had to withdraw from the competition because of health issues. Katja Burkard returned to the competition.[2]
Running order
Couple Dance Music González Mabuse Llambi Score Result
Daniel & Otlile Samba "Livin' La Vida Loca"一Ricky Martin 7 7 5 19 Safe
Matthias & Ekaterina Quickstep "I Wan'na Be Like You"—from The Jungle Book 10 9 8 27 Safe
Hans & Kathrin Jive "Oh Johnny"一Jan Delay 7 8 6 21 Safe
Enissa & Christian Paso Doble "Zorongo"一Paco Peña 10 10 9 29 Safe
Thomas & Regina Tango "Kein Schwein ruft mich an"一Max Raabe 6 5 4 15 Bottom 2
Minh-Khai & Massimo Foxtrot "Stay"一Rihanna feat. Mikky Ekko 7 7 6 20 Bottom 3
Katja & Paul Hip-Hop "Girl You Know It's True"一Milli Vanilli 3 3 1 7 Eliminated
Matthias & Ekaterina
Minh-Khai & Massimo
Hans & Kathrin
Enissa & Christian
Katja & Paul
Thomas & Regina
Daniel & Otlile
Disco Marathon "Fliegerlied"一Tim Toupet
"Traum von Amsterdam"一Axel Fischer
"Verlieben, verloren, vergessen, verzeih'n"一Wolfgang Petry
"Mein Herz"一Beatrice Egli
"Du hast mich tausendmal belogen"一Andrea Berg
"Das geht ab!"一Frauenarzt
"Ich will immer wieder... dieses Fieber spür'n"一Helene Fischer
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Week 9: Dance Duels Night

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  • For the first time a "Dance Duel" was introduced to the show. Two couples had to perform at the same time a dance style with the same choreography. The Rock n' Roll was also introduced as a new dance style.
Running order
Couple Dance Music González Mabuse Llambi Score Result
Matthias & Ekaterina Hip-Hop "Stayin' Alive"一N-Trance 7 6 4 17 Safe
Daniel & Otlile Tango "When Doves Cry"一Prince 6 6 2 14 Eliminated
Minh-Khai & Massimo Cha-Cha-Cha "Wrapped Up"一Olly Murs 6 6 4 16 Bottom 2
Hans & Kathrin Paso Doble "Run Boy Run"一Woodkid 9 9 7 25 Safe
Thomas & Regina Contemporary "Auf anderen Wegen"一Andreas Bourani 9 9 7 25 Safe
Enissa & Christian Waltz "People Help the People"一Birdy 9 9 6 24 Safe
Matthias & Ekaterina
Hans & Kathrin
Charleston "Bang Bang"一Will.i.am 7 7 6 20
8 9 6 23
Daniel & Otlile
Thomas & Regina
Rock n' Roll "Surfin' U.S.A."一The Beach Boys 6 7 4 17
6 7 5 18
Minh-Khai & Massimo
Enissa & Christian
Bollywood "Pretty Woman"一Kal Ho Naa Ho 9 8 8 25
9 10 8 27

Week 10

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Running order
Order Couple Dance Music González Mabuse Llambi Score Result
1 Hans & Kathrin Quickstep "All Night"一Parov Stelar 9 9 6 24 Bottom 2
Contemporary "Earned It"—from Fifty Shades of Grey 10 9 9 28
2 Thomas & Regina Hip-Hop "Die Da!?!"一Die Fantastischen Vier 7 6 4 17 Eliminated
Quickstep "Girls! Girls! Girls!"—from Girls! Girls! Girls! 6 6 2 14
3 Matthias & Ekaterina Cha-Cha-Cha "Kiss"一Prince 6 5 3 14 Safe
Samba "La Camisa Negra"一Juanes 6 6 2 14
4 Minh-Khai & Massimo Waltz "Jar of Hearts"一Christina Perri 9 9 9 27 Safe
Jive "Hit the Road Jack"一Ray Charles 9 8 8 25
5 Enissa & Christian Samba "We Are One (Ole Ola)"一Pitbull feat. Jennifer Lopez & Claudia Leitte 10 10 9 29 Safe
Contemporary "Chandelier"一Sia 10 10 9 29

Week 11: Semi-Final

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  • For the first time every semi-finalist had to learn three individual dances while the third dance was an "impro dance" which means that the celebrities got the music only 20 minutes before they had to perform. They did not know the dance style and their costumes too.
Running order
Order Couple Dance Music González Mabuse Llambi Score Result
1 Enissa & Christian Quickstep "Crazy in Love"—Emeli Sandé and The Bryan Ferry Orchestra 8 8 5 21 Eliminated
Hip-Hop "Don't Cha"—The Pussycat Dolls 9 9 4 22
Cha-Cha-Cha "Call Me Maybe"—Carly Rae Jepsen 8 8 6 22
2 Hans & Kathrin Salsa "Dr. Beat"—Miami Sound Machine 9 9 8 26 Safe
Waltz "I Belong to You"—Eros Ramazzotti 10 10 9 29
Cha-Cha-Cha "Ain't No Mountain High Enough"—Marvin Gaye 10 9 9 28
3 Matthias & Ekaterina Tango "Grenade"—Bruno Mars 8 9 7 24 Safe
Contemporary "One"—U2 10 10 8 28
Rumba "You'll Be in My Heart"—Phil Collins 9 9 8 26
4 Minh-Khai & Massimo Samba "Boum Boum Boum"—MIKA 9 8 8 25 Bottom 2
Paso Doble "Carmen Suites (Bizet/Guiraud)"—Georges Bizet 9 9 8 26
Rumba "Dear Darlin'"—Olly Murs 10 9 9 28

Week 12: Finale

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Order Couple Dance Music González Mabuse Llambi Score Result
1 Matthias & Ekaterina Salsa "Jump in the Line (Shake, Senora)"—Harry Belafonte 8 8 7 23 Third place
Quickstep "I Wan'na Be Like You"—from The Jungle Book 10 10 9 29
Freestyle Medley of Andreas Gabalier 9 8 7 24
2 Minh-Khai & Massimo Quickstep "Rehab"—Amy Winehouse 9 8 8 25 Runner-Up
Contemporary "Nothing Compares 2 U"—Sinéad O'Connor 10 10 10 30
Freestyle Medley of Gladiator 10 10 10 30
3 Hans & Kathrin Samba "All Night Long (All Night)"—Lionel Richie 8 8 8 24 Winner
Hip-Hop "Black or White"—Michael Jackson 10 10 9 29
Freestyle Africa Medley 10 10 9 29
Encore performances by the eliminated couples
Order Couple Dance Music
1 Cathy & Marius Cha-Cha-Cha "I Love It"—Icona Pop
2 Cora & Erich Waltz "Beneath Your Beautiful"—Labrinth feat. Emeli Sandé
3 Panagiota & Sergiu Quickstep "Valerie"—Amy Winehouse
4 Miloš & Cathrin Waltz "You're Beautiful"—James Blunt
5 Detlef & Isabel Salsa "Papa Loves Mambo"—Perry Como
6 Beatrice & Vadim Quickstep "The Lady Is a Tramp"—Frank Sinatra
7 Ralf & Oana Argentine Tango "El Choclo"—Ángel Villoldo
8 Katja & Paul Cha-Cha-Cha "Mamma Mia"—from Mamma Mia!
9 Daniel & Otlile Hip-Hop "Sing"—Ed Sheeran
10 Thomas & Regina Jive "Don't Stop Me Now"—from We Will Rock You
11 Enissa & Christian Paso Doble "Zorongo"一Paco Peña

Dance chart

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  Highest scoring dance
  Lowest scoring dance
  Did not scored (encore performance in the finale)
  Withdrew from the competition
Couple 1 [3] 2 [4] 3 [5] 4 [6] 5 [7] 6 [8] 7 8 [9] 9 [10] 10 11 12[11]
Hans & Kathrin Cha-Cha-Cha Foxtrot Tango Hip-Hop Rumba Samba Contemporary
Jazz
Jive Disco Marathon Paso Doble Charleston Quickstep Contemporary Salsa Waltz Cha-Cha-Cha Samba Hip-Hop Freestyle
Minh-Khai & Massimo Quickstep Rumba Contemporary Hip-Hop Salsa Tango Paso Doble
Rumba
Foxtrot Disco Marathon Cha-Cha-Cha Bollywood Waltz Jive Samba Paso Doble Rumba Quickstep Contemporary Freestyle
Matthias & Ekaterina Waltz Jive Rumba Paso Doble Foxtrot Salsa Jive
Foxtrot
Quickstep Disco Marathon Hip-Hop Charleston Cha-Cha-Cha Samba Tango Contemporary Rumba Salsa Quickstep Freestyle
Enissa & Christian Cha-Cha-Cha Foxtrot Tango Salsa Jive Rumba Rumba
Jive
Paso Doble Disco Marathon Waltz Bollywood Samba Contemporary Quickstep Hip-Hop Cha-Cha-Cha Paso doble
Thomas & Regina Cha-Cha-Cha Foxtrot Paso Doble Rumba Jive Samba Argentine Tango
Rumba
Tango Disco Marathon Contemporary Rock n' Roll Hip-Hop Quickstep Jive
Daniel & Otlile Quickstep Rumba Contemporary Cha-Cha-Cha Waltz Hip-Hop Jazz
Paso Doble
Samba Disco Marathon Tango Rock n' Roll Hip-Hop
Katja & Paul Waltz Jive Rumba Quickstep Cha-Cha-Cha Tango Tango
Quickstep
Hip-Hop Disco Marathon Cha-Cha-Cha
Ralf & Oana Quickstep Rumba Foxtrot Argentine Tango Salsa Paso Doble Jive
Charleston
Argentine tango
Beatrice & Vadim Cha-Cha-Cha Foxtrot Contemporary Quickstep Waltz Paso Doble Quickstep
Detlef & Isabel Cha-Cha-Cha Foxtrot Quickstep Salsa Paso Doble Salsa
Miloš & Cathrin Waltz Jive Paso Doble Salsa Waltz
Panagiota & Sergiu Quickstep Rumba Cha-Cha-Cha Quickstep
Cora & Erich Waltz Jive Waltz
Cathy & Marius Cha-Cha-Cha Cha-Cha-Cha

References

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  1. ^ "Ralf Bauer withdrew from Let's Dance, Katja returned" (in German). 4 May 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
  2. ^ "Ralf Bauer withdrew from Let's Dance, Katja returned" (in German). 4 May 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
  3. ^ "Let's Dance 2015: Die Tänze in der ersten Liveshow".
  4. ^ "Let's Dance 2015: Das sind die Tänze der zweiten Liveshow".
  5. ^ "Let's Dance 2015: Diese Tänzen kommen in der dritten Liveshow aufs Parkett".
  6. ^ "Let's Dance 2015: Die Tänzen der vierten Liveshow".
  7. ^ "Let's Dance 2015: Die Tänzen der fünften Liveshow".
  8. ^ "Let's Dance 2015: Die Tänzen der sechsten Liveshow".
  9. ^ "Let's Dance 2015: Diese Tänze kommen in der achten Liveshow aufs Parkett".
  10. ^ "Let's Dance 2015: Die Tänze der neunten Show".
  11. ^ "Let's Dance 2015: Die Tänze des Finales".