Let's Dance (German TV series) season 1

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

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

This season featured eight celebrity contestants.

CelebrityNotabilityProfessional partnerStatus
Axel Bulthaupt Television hostAnna Karina MosmannEliminated 1st
on April 10, 2006
Heike Henkel Olympic high jumper Dirk BastertEliminated 2nd
on April 17, 2006
Jochen Horst ActorSofia BogdanovaEliminated 3rd
on April 24, 2006
Jürgen Hingsen Olympic decathlete Uta DehardeEliminated 4th
on May 1, 2006
Heide Simonis PoliticianHendrik HöfkenWithdrew
on May 8, 2006
Sandy Mölling SingerRoberto AlbaneseEliminated 6th
on May 15, 2006
Wolke Hegenbarth ActressOliver SeefeldtRunners-up
on May 21, 2006
Wayne Carpendale Actor Isabel Edvardsson Winners
on May 21, 2006

Scoring chart

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
CouplePl.Week
12345678
Wayne & Isabel1st2429†31†3032 30+34=64 30+30=60‡36+36=72‡ [a]
Wolke & Oliver2nd2729†293433 33+32=65† 32+35=67†37+39=76† [b]
Sandy & Roberto3rd27282138†34† 27+34=61‡31+36=67† [c]
Heide & Hendrik4th15‡1715‡14‡14‡ [d]
Jürgen & Uta5th2316‡232325 [c]
Jochen & Sofia6th23242021 [c]
Heike & Dirk7th28†2421 [c]
Axel & Anna8th2021 [c]
Notes
  1. ↑ This couple finished in first place.
  2. ↑ This couple finished in second place.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 This couple was eliminated.
  4. ↑ This couple withdrew from the competition.

Weekly scores

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

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

CoupleScoresDanceMusic
Wolke & Oliver27 (6, 8, 7, 6)Cha-cha-cha"Think" — Aretha Franklin
Axel & Anna20 (5, 5, 5, 5)Waltz"You Light Up My Life" — Kasey Cisyk
Jürgen & Uta23 (7, 7, 6, 3)Cha-cha-cha"I'm Outta Love" — Anastacia
Sandy & Roberto27 (7, 7, 7, 6)Waltz"Moon River" — Audrey Hepburn
Jochen & Sofia23 (8, 5, 5, 5)Cha-cha-cha"Uptown Girl" — Billy Joel
Heike & Dirk28 (8, 7, 7, 6)Waltz"If You Don't Know Me by Now" — Simply Red
Wayne & Isabel24 (5, 7, 6, 6)Cha-cha-cha"Hung Up" — Madonna
Heide & Hendrik15 (2, 6, 4, 3)Waltz"Three Times a Lady" — The Commodores

Week 2

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

CoupleScoresDanceMusic
Sandy & Roberto28 (7, 7, 7, 7)Rumba"Mandy" — Barry Manilow
Jochen & Sofia24 (6, 7, 6, 5)Quickstep"Puttin' On the Ritz" — Harry Richman
Heide & Hendrik17 (3, 5, 5, 4)Rumba"Somethin' Stupid" — Frank & Nancy Sinatra
Wayne & Isabel29 (8, 8, 7, 6)Quickstep"Gekommen, um zu bleiben" — Wir sind Helden
Heike & Dirk24 (7, 7, 6, 4)Rumba"Your Song" — Elton John
Jürgen & Uta16 (2, 6, 5, 3)Quickstep"Part-Time Lover" — Stevie Wonder
Axel & Anna21 (5, 5, 6, 5)Rumba"Too Lost in You" — Sugababes
Wolke & Oliver29 (7, 9, 7, 6)Quickstep"Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" — Carol Channing

Dance chart

The couples performed the following each week:

Let's Dance (season 1) - Dance chart
CoupleWeek
12345678
Wayne & IsabelCha-cha-chaQuickstepJiveFoxtrotSambaGroup
Viennese waltz		WaltzRumbaTangoPaso dobleQuickstepJiveViennese waltzFreestyle
Wolke & OliverCha-cha-chaQuickstepJiveFoxtrotSambaWaltzRumbaTangoPaso dobleFoxtrotSambaViennese waltzFreestyle
Sandy & RobertoWaltzRumbaTangoPaso dobleSambaQuickstepCha-cha-chaFoxtrotJive
Heide & HendrikWaltzRumbaTangoPaso dobleSamba
Jürgen & UtaCha-cha-chaQuickstepJiveFoxtrotSamba
Jochen & SofiaCha-cha-chaQuickstepJiveFoxtrot
Heike & DirkWaltzRumbaTango
Axel & AnnaWaltzRumba

References

  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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