Let's Dance (German TV series) season 1
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| Let's Dance | |
|---|---|
| Season 1 | |
| Hosted by | Nazan Eckes Hape Kerkeling |
| Judges | Michael Hull Joachim Llambi Markus Schöffl Katarina Witt |
| Celebrity winner | Wayne Carpendale |
| Professional winner | Isabel Edvardsson |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
| Release | |
| Original network | RTL Television |
| Original release | April 3 – May 21, 2006 |
| Season chronology | |
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.
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
[edit]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
[edit]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:
| 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
Weekly scores
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
| 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
[edit]- ^ Mantel, Uwe (14 May 2006). "RTL unschlagbar: Durchgehend hervorragender Samstagabend". DWDL.de (in German).
- ^ Mantel, Uwe (22 May 2006). ""Let's dance": Sieg für Wayne Carpendale und RTL". DWDL.de (in German).