Let's Dance | |
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Season 15 | |
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Original network | RTL |
Original release | 18 February 25 February 2022 – 20 May 2022 | (launch)
Season chronology |
The fifteenth season of Let's Dance started on February 18, 2022, with the launch show on RTL, with the first regular show starting on February 25, 2022. Daniel Hartwich and Victoria Swarovski returned as hosts. Joachim Llambi, Motsi Mabuse and Jorge Gonzalez returned as judges. [1]
Like in the previous seasons during the launch show the 14 celebrities found out which professional dancer they will dance with for the next few weeks.
Dancing Stars 2022 were René Casselly & Kathrin Menzinger.
In January 2022, RTL announced the 14 celebrities which will participate this season. [2] On February 4, 2022, the professional dancers of the season were announced. [3]
Celebrity | Known for | Professional partner | Status |
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Hardy Krüger jr. | Actor | Patricija Ionel | Withdrew on March 2, 2022 |
Cheyenne Ochsenknecht | Model & social media influencer | Evgeny Vinokurov | Eliminated 2nd on March 4, 2022 |
Riccardo Basile | Television presenter | Isabel Edvardsson | Eliminated 3rd on March 18, 2022 |
Lilly zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg | Princess & socialite | Andrzej Cibis Jimmie Surles (Week 2) | Eliminated 1st & 3rd on February 25 & March 18, 2022 |
Michelle | Schlager singer | Christian Polanc | Withdrew on March 30, 2022 |
Caroline Bosbach | Politician, author & daughter of Wolfgang Bosbach | Valentin Lusin | Eliminated 4th & 5th on March 25 & April 1, 2022 |
Timur Ülker | Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten actor | Malika Dzumaev Patricija Ionel (Week 2) | Eliminated 6th on April 8, 2022 |
Mike Singer | Singer-songwriter | Christina Luft | Eliminated 7th on April 22, 2022 |
Bastian Bielendorfer | Comedian & former candidate on Wer wird Millionär? | Ekaterina Leonova | Eliminated 8th on April 29, 2022 |
Sarah Mangione | Actress & television presenter | Vadim Garbuzov | Eliminated 9th on May 6, 2022 |
Amira Pocher | Television presenter | Massimo Sinató | Eliminated 10th on May 13, 2022 |
Mathias Mester | Paralympic athlete | Renata Lusin Patricija Ionel (Week 5) | Third place on May 20, 2022 |
Janin Ullmann | Television presenter & actress | Zsolt Sándor Cseke | Runners-up on May 20, 2022 |
René Casselly | Ninja Warrior Germany champion, Circus performer | Kathrin Menzinger Regina Luca (Week 4) | Winners on May 20, 2022 |
Couple | Place | LS | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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René & Kathrin | 1 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 29 | 26+8=34 | — | 20 | 30+19=49 | 26+4=30 | 30+30=60 | 23+30=53 | 28+29+27=84 | 28+30+30=88 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Janin & Zsolt | 2 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 30 | 26+7=33 | 28 | 29 | 30+19=49 | 30+8=38 | 30+30=60 | 30+30=60 | 26+30+24=80 | 27+29+30=86 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mathias & Renata | 3 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 21 | 29+8=37 | 25 | 16 | 26+19=45 | 20+10=30 | 22+20=42 | 26+27=53 | 24+29+19=72 | 24+30+30=84 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Amira & Massimo | 4 | 21 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 22+7=29 | 25 | 30 | 22+19=41 | 23+6=29 | 30+25=55 | 28+23=51 | 23+28+22=73 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sarah & Vadim | 5 | 15 | 16 | 22 | 20 | 30+7=37 | 21 | 23 | 22+19=41 | 22+3=25 | 22+26=48 | 22+25=47 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bastian & Ekaterina | 6 | 10 | 8 | — | 7 | 9+8=17 | 13 | 17 | 17+19=36 | 16+2=18 | 13+13=26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mike & Christina | 7 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 19 | 15+8=23 | 23 | 26 | 22+19=41 | 22+1=23 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Timur & Malika | 8 | 18 | 15 | 11 | — | 24+8=32 | 20 | 26 | 19+19=38 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Caroline & Valentin | 9 | 16 | 15 | 11 | — | 16+7=23 | 14 | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michelle & Christian | 10 | 15 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 19+7=26 | 16 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lilly & Andrzej | 11 | 14 | 11 | 7 | — | 16+7=23 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Riccardo & Isabel | 11 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 13+8=21 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cheyenne & Evgeny | 13 | 13 | 20 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hardy & Patricija | 14 | 13 | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This table only counts for dances scored on a traditional 30-points scale.
Rank by Average | Place | Couple | Total Points | Performances | Average |
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1 | 2 | Janin & Zsolt | 523 | 19 | 27.53 |
2 | 1 | René & Kathrin | 477 | 18 | 26.50 |
3 | 3 | Mathias & Renata | 450 | 19 | 23.68 |
4 | 4 | Amira & Massimo | 374 | 16 | 23.38 |
5 | 5 | Sarah & Vadim | 286 | 13 | 22.00 |
6 | 8 | Timur & Malika | 133 | 7 | 19.00 |
7 | 7 | Mike & Christina | 169 | 9 | 18.78 |
8 | 13 | Cheyenne & Evgeny | 48 | 3 | 16.00 |
9 | 10 | Michelle & Christian | 92 | 6 | 15.33 |
10 | 9 | Caroline & Valentin | 88 | 14.67 | |
11 | 11 | Riccardo & Isabel | 73 | 5 | 14.60 |
12 | 14 | Hardy & Patricija | 13 | 1 | 13.00 |
13 | 6 | Bastian & Ekaterina | 123 | 10 | 12.30 |
14 | 11 | Lilly & Andrzej | 48 | 4 | 12.00 |
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 |
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Bachata | Sarah Mangione | 26 | Amira Pocher | 25 |
Cha-cha-cha | René Casselly | 28 | Bastian Bielendorfer | 7 |
Charleston | Amira Pocher Janin Ullmann | 30 | Bastian Bielendorfer | 9 |
Contemporary | Janin Ullmann Sarah Mangione | 30 | Mathias Mester | 24 |
Discofox | Mathias Mester | 10 | Mike Singer | 1 |
Foxtrot | Janin Ullmann René Casselly | 30 | Bastian Bielendorfer | 13 |
Freestyle | Amira Pocher René Casselly Janin Ullmann Mathias Mester | 30 | Bastian Bielendorfer | 13 |
Jive | Timur Ülker Mathias Mester | 26 | Riccardo Basile | 15 |
Lindy Hop | René Casselly Janin Ullmann | 30 | / | / |
Paso doble | Mathias Mester | 30 | Bastian Bielendorfer | 16 |
Quickstep | Janin Ullmann | 30 | Bastian Bielendorfer | 8 |
Rumba | Janin Ullmann | 30 | Lilly zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg | 7 |
Salsa | Janin Ullmann Mathias Mester | 29 | Bastian Bielendorfer Mike Singer | 10 |
Samba | Mathias Mester | 27 | René Casselly | 20 |
Street dance | Mathias Mester | 20 | Bastian Bielendorfer | 13 |
Tango | René Casselly Janin Ullmann | 30 | Hardy Krüger jr. | 13 |
Viennese waltz | Sarah Mangione | 22 | Riccardo Basile | 13 |
Waltz | Janin Ullmann | 28 | Michelle | 14 |
According to the traditional 30-point scale.
Couples | Highest Scoring Dances | Score | Lowest Scoring Dances | Score |
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René & Kathrin | Tango (twice), Freestyle (Magic Moment), Lindy Hop, Foxtrot & Freestyle (Finale) | 30 | Cha-cha-cha & Waltz | 19 |
Janin & Zsolt | Contemporary, Charleston, Quickstep, Freestyle (Magic Moment), Lindy Hop, Foxtrot, Tango, Rumba & Freestyle (Finale) | 30 | Cha-cha-cha | 20 |
Mathias & Renata | Paso Doble & Freestyle (Finale) | 30 | Salsa & Rumba | 16 |
Amira & Massimo | Charleston & Freestyle (Magic Moment) | 30 | Salsa | 14 |
Sarah & Vadim | Contemporary | 30 | Cha-cha-cha | 15 |
Bastian & Ekaterina | Tango & Rumba | 17 | Cha-cha-cha | 7 |
Mike & Christina | Contemporary | 26 | Salsa | 10 |
Timur & Malika | Jive | 26 | Rumba | 11 |
Caroline & Valentin | Viennese waltz, Tango & Waltz | 16 | Salsa | 11 |
Michelle & Christian | Jive | 19 | Cha-cha-cha | 11 |
Lilly & Andrzej | Quickstep | 16 | Rumba | 7 |
Riccardo & Isabel | Cha-cha-cha | 17 | Viennese waltz & Salsa | 13 |
Cheyenne & Evgeny | Quickstep | 20 | Cha-cha-cha | 13 |
Hardy & Patricija | Tango | 13 | / | / |
For the sixth time, there was a launch show in which each celebrity met their partner for the first time. This show aired on 18 February 2022. In this first live show the celebrities and the professional partners danced in groups and each celebrity was awarded points by the judges and the viewers. At the end of the show the couple with the highest combined points was granted immunity from the first elimination in the following week.
After Renata and Valentin Lusin won the Profi Challenge together the year before, Renata Lusin was allowed to choose a celebrity partner. Afterwards Lusin chose Mathias Mester as her celebrity partner.
Due to a COVID-19 infection, Joachim Llambi was replaced by last year's winner Rúrik Gíslason.
Order | Celebrity | Dance | Music | Judge's Scores | Total | ||
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González | Mabuse | Gíslason | |||||
1 | René Casselly | Cha-cha-cha | "Bongo Cha Cha Cha (Summer Anthem)" - El Profesor | 6 | 6 | 7 | 19 |
Timur Ülker | 6 | 5 | 7 | 18 | |||
2 | Caroline Bosbach | Viennese waltz | "I Put a Spell on You" - Annie Lennox | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 |
Lilly zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg | 5 | 4 | 5 | 14 | |||
3 | Amira Pocher | Tango | "Fever" - Peggy Lee | 7 | 6 | 8 | 21 |
Janin Ullmann | 7 | 7 | 8 | 22 | |||
4 | Michelle | Quickstep | "I Get a Kick Out of You" - Frank Sinatra | 5 | 4 | 6 | 15 |
Mike Singer | 5 | 4 | 6 | 15 | |||
5 | Cheyenne Ochsenknecht | Cha-cha-cha | "Out Out" - Joel Corry, Jax Jones, Charli XCX & Saweetie | 5 | 4 | 4 | 13 |
Sarah Mangione | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | |||
6 | Hardy Krüger jr. | Tango | "Fade To Grey" - Visage | 5 | 4 | 4 | 13 |
Riccardo Basile | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | |||
7 | Bastian Bielendorfer | Salsa | "A Banda (Ah Bahn-da)" - France Gall | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
Mathias Mester | 4 | 6 | 6 | 16 | |||
Due to a COVID-19 infection, Hardy & Patricija were unable to perform. Under the rules of the show, they were given a bye to the following week. [4]
Order | Couple | Dance | Music | Judge's Scores | Total | Result | ||
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González | Mabuse | Llambi | ||||||
1 | Timur & Malika | Quickstep | "Şımarık" - Tarkan | 6 | 5 | 4 | 15 | Safe |
2 | Lilly & Andrzej | Cha-cha-cha | "Waiting for a Star to Fall" - Boy Meets Girl | 5 | 4 | 2 | 11 | Eliminated |
3 | René & Kathrin | Waltz | "No Time to Die" - Billie Eilish | 7 | 7 | 5 | 19 | Safe |
4 | Cheyenne & Evgeny | Quickstep | "Strip" - Lena | 7 | 7 | 6 | 20 | Safe |
5 | Sarah & Vadim | Tango | "Toxic" - Britney Spears | 6 | 6 | 4 | 16 | Safe |
6 | Michelle & Christian | Tango | "Disturbia" - Rihanna | 6 | 6 | 5 | 17 | Safe |
7 | Bastian & Ekaterina | Quickstep | "Millionär" - Die Prinzen | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | Bottom two |
8 | Caroline & Valentin | Quickstep | "Cheek to Cheek" - Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga | 6 | 5 | 4 | 15 | Safe |
9 | Janin & Zsolt | Cha-cha-cha | "Hung Up" - Madonna | 7 | 6 | 7 | 20 | Safe |
10 | Mike & Christina | Salsa | "Felices Los 4" - Maluma and Marc Anthony | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | Safe |
11 | Mathias & Renata | Cha-cha-cha | "Giant" - Calvin Harris and Rag'n'Bone Man | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | Safe |
12 | Riccardo & Isabel | Viennese waltz | "Se bastasse una canzone" - Eros Ramazzoti | 6 | 5 | 2 | 13 | Bottom three |
13 | Amira & Massimo | Salsa | "Sedúceme" - La India | 5 | 5 | 4 | 14 | Immune |
The couples danced one unlearned dance to a song that came out the year the celebrities were born.
Due to his ongoing COVID-19 infection, Hardy Krüger jr. had to leave the show. Lilly zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, who was eliminated in the last show, returned to the competition.
Andrzej Cibis and Malika Dzumaev also tested positive for COVID-19 and where replaced by Jimmie Surles and Patricija Ionel. [5]
Due to a cold, Bastian & Ekaterina were unable to perform. They were given a bye to the following week. [6]
Order | Couple | Dance | Music | Judge's Scores | Total | Result | ||
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González | Mabuse | Llambi | ||||||
1 | Michelle & Christian | Cha-cha-cha | "Eine neue Liebe" - Jürgen Marcus | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | Safe |
2 | Caroline & Valentin | Salsa | "Deseándote" - Frankie Ruiz | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | Safe |
3 | Sarah & Vadim | Viennese waltz | "What's a Woman?" - Vaya Con Dios | 8 | 7 | 7 | 22 | Safe |
4 | Mike & Christina | Cha-cha-cha | "Summer Jam" - The Underdog Project and Alle Farben | 6 | 6 | 5 | 17 | Safe |
5 | René & Kathrin | Paso doble | "Insomnia" - Faithless | 8 | 8 | 7 | 23 | Safe |
6 | Lilly & Jimmie | Rumba | "Heart of Gold" - Neil Young | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | Safe |
7 | Amira & Massimo | Foxtrot | "Everytime We Touch" - Maggie Reilly | 6 | 6 | 5 | 17 | Safe |
8 | Riccardo & Isabel | Jive | "The One and Only" - Chesney Hawkes | 6 | 5 | 4 | 15 | Bottom three |
9 | Timur & Patricija | Rumba | "Right Here Waiting" - Richard Marx | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | Bottom two |
10 | Janin & Zsolt | Jive | "Kids in America" - Kim Wilde | 8 | 7 | 7 | 22 | Safe |
11 | Cheyenne & Evgeny | Rumba | "She's Got That Light" - Orange Blue | 6 | 5 | 4 | 15 | Eliminated |
12 | Mathias & Renata | Paso doble | "The Final Countdown" - Europe | 9 | 8 | 8 | 25 | Safe |
Due to a COVID-19 infection, Caroline & Valentin and Timur & Malika were unable to perform. They were given a bye to the following week. [7] [8]
Due to his ongoing COVID-19 infection, Andrzej Cibis could not return as dance partner for Lilly zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg. She was supposed to continue the show with Robert Beitsch. Since she was also tested positive, she was unable to perform and was given a bye to the following week as well. [9]
No elimination took place. [10] As the winners of the evening, René & Kathrin received a bonus jury ranking point for the following show. [11]
Order | Couple | Dance | Music | Judge's Scores | Total | ||
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González | Mabuse | Llambi | |||||
1 | Riccardo & Isabel | Cha-cha-cha | "Katchi" - Ofenbach and Nick Waterhouse | 6 | 6 | 5 | 17 |
2 | Mike & Christina | Charleston | "Englishman in New York" - Sting | 7 | 7 | 5 | 19 |
3 | Amira & Massimo | Rumba | "Havana" - Camila Cabello | 8 | 7 | 6 | 21 |
4 | Michelle & Christian | Waltz | "Open Arms" - Mariah Carey | 6 | 5 | 3 | 14 |
5 | Sarah & Vadim | Cha-cha-cha | "Dopamine" - Purple Disco Machine & Eyelar | 7 | 7 | 6 | 20 |
6 | René & Kathrin | Quickstep | "It Don't Mean A Thing" - Duke Ellington | 10 | 10 | 9 | 29 |
7 | Mathias & Renata | Waltz | "If I Were A Painting" - Kenny Rogers | 8 | 7 | 6 | 21 |
8 | Bastian & Ekaterina | Cha-cha-cha | "Sexy and I Know It" - LMFAO | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
9 | Janin & Zsolt | Contemporary | "Stone Cold" - Demi Lovato | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
Due to a COVID-19 infection Kathrin Menzinger was replaced by Regina Luca. [12] A double elimination took place. [13]
Order | Couple | Dance | Music | Judge's Scores | Total | Result | ||
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González | Mabuse | Llambi | ||||||
1 | Amira & Massimo | Jive | "The Boy Does Nothing" - Alesha Dixon | 8 | 8 | 6 | 22 | Safe |
2 | Lilly & Andrzej | Quickstep | "Two Princes" - Spin Doctors | 6 | 6 | 4 | 16 | Eliminated |
3 | Mike & Christina | Viennese waltz | "Ich lebe für dich" - Teesy | 6 | 6 | 3 | 15 | Safe |
4 | Riccardo & Isabel | Salsa | "Toro Mata" - Celia Cruz and Johnny Pacheco | 5 | 6 | 2 | 13 | Eliminated |
5 | Sarah & Vadim | Contemporary | "Control" - Zoe Wees | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | Safe |
6 | Michelle & Christian | Jive | "Ohne Krimi geht die Mimi nie ins Bett" - Bill Ramsey | 7 | 7 | 5 | 19 | Safe |
7 | Timur & Malika | Tango | "Asi Se Baila el Tango" - Adriana Varela | 9 | 8 | 7 | 24 | Safe |
8 | Mathias & Renata | Salsa | "Jump in the Line (Shake, Señora)" - Harry Belafonte | 10 | 10 | 9 | 29 | Safe |
9 | Bastian & Ekaterina | Charleston | "Pinky and the Brain theme" - from Pinky and the Brain | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 | Bottom three |
10 | Caroline & Valentin | Tango | "Be My Baby" - Vanessa Paradis | 6 | 6 | 4 | 16 | Bottom four |
11 | Janin & Zsolt | Samba | "Moi Je Joue" - Brigitte Bardot | 9 | 8 | 9 | 26 | Safe |
12 | René & Regina | Rumba | "Photograph" - Ed Sheeran | 9 | 9 | 8 | 26 | Safe |
Boys vs Girls Battle | ||||||||
1 | Team Boys | Freestyle | "Eye of the Tiger" - Survivor "It's Tricky" - Run-D.M.C. "Hollaback Girl" - Gwen Stefani "I Like To Move It" - Reel 2 Real, The Mad Stuntan and Erick Morillo "Who Let the Dogs Out" - Baha Men "Gangnam Style" - PSY | 8 | The Boys won the Boys vs Girls Battle | |||
2 | Team Girls | Freestyle | "Eye of the Tiger" - Survivor "It's Tricky" - Run-D.M.C. "Hollaback Girl" - Gwen Stefani "I Like To Move It" - Reel 2 Real, The Mad Stuntan and Erick Morillo "Who Let the Dogs Out" - Baha Men "Gangnam Style" - PSY | 7 |
The couples danced one unlearned dance to German music.
Due to COVID-19 infections, René & Kathrin were unable to perform and Renata Lusin was replaced by Patricija Ionel. René & Kathrin were given a bye to the following week. [14] [15] Host Daniel Hartwich also tested positive and was replaced by Jan Köppen. [16] [17]
Order | Couple | Dance | Music | Judge's Scores | Total | Result | ||
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González | Mabuse | Llambi | ||||||
1 | Timur & Malika | Cha-cha-cha | "In Your Arms" - Topic, Robin Schulz, Nico Santos and Paul Van Dyk | 7 | 7 | 6 | 20 | Safe |
2 | Caroline & Valentin | Foxtrot | "Du trägst keine Liebe in dir" - Echt | 5 | 5 | 4 | 14 | Eliminated |
3 | Sarah & Vadim | Jive | "Elektrisches Gefühl" - Juli | 8 | 7 | 6 | 21 | Safe |
4 | Amira & Massimo | Contemporary | "Dein ist mein ganzes Herz" - Heinz Rudolf Kunze | 8 | 8 | 9 | 25 | Safe |
5 | Michelle & Christian | Rumba | "Ohne dich" - Münchener Freiheit | 6 | 6 | 4 | 16 | Bottom two |
6 | Mathias & Patricija | Charleston | "Mein kleiner grüner Kaktus" - Max Raabe | 9 | 9 | 7 | 25 | Safe |
7 | Bastian & Ekaterina | Foxtrot | "Frauen regier'n die Welt" - Roger Cicero | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 | Bottom three |
8 | Mike & Christina | Quickstep | "Verdammt ich lieb' dich" - Matthias Reim | 8 | 8 | 7 | 23 | Safe |
9 | Janin & Zsolt | Waltz | "Das Beste" - Silbermond | 10 | 9 | 9 | 28 | Safe |
Due to back problems, Michelle had to withdraw from the show. Caroline Bosbach, who was eliminated in the last show, returned to the competition. [18]
Order | Couple | Dance | Music | Judge's Scores | Total | Result | ||
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González | Mabuse | Llambi | ||||||
1 | Timur & Malika | Jive | "Gambling Man" - The Overtones | 9 | 9 | 8 | 26 | Safe |
2 | Mathias & Renata | Rumba | "You're Beautiful" - James Blunt | 6 | 6 | 4 | 16 | Safe |
3 | Sarah & Vadim | Foxtrot | "Can't Smile Without You" - Barry Manilow | 8 | 8 | 7 | 23 | Bottom two |
4 | Janin & Zsolt | Salsa | "Salsa" - Yuri Buenaventura | 9 | 10 | 10 | 29 | Safe |
5 | Caroline & Valentin | Waltz | "People Help the People" - Birdy | 6 | 6 | 4 | 16 | Eliminated |
6 | Amira & Massimo | Charleston | "Yes Sir, That's My Baby" - from Yes Sir, That's My Baby | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | Safe |
7 | Mike & Christina | Contemporary | "It'll Be Okay" - Shawn Mendes | 8 | 9 | 9 | 26 | Bottom three |
8 | Bastian & Ekaterina | Tango | "Mission: Impossible" - from Mission: Impossible | 6 | 6 | 5 | 17 | Safe |
9 | René & Kathrin | Samba | "It's Not Unusual" - Tom Jones | 7 | 7 | 6 | 20 | Safe |
The couples performed one unlearned dance to love songs and a team dance coached by one of the three judges. To avoid favoritism, the judges did not score the couples they coached, so the team dances received a total score out of 20 instead of the usual 30 points.
Order | Couple | Dance | Music | Judge's Scores | Total | Result | ||
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González | Mabuse | Llambi | ||||||
1 | Mike & Christina | Jive | "Runaway Baby" - Bruno Mars | 7 | 8 | 7 | 22 | Bottom three |
2 | Amira & Massimo | Waltz | "Say Something" - A Great Big World and Christina Aguilera | 8 | 8 | 6 | 22 | Bottom two |
3 | Mathias & Renata | Jive | "Everybody Needs Somebody to Love" - The Blues Brothers | 9 | 9 | 8 | 26 | Safe |
4 | Bastian & Ekaterina | Rumba | "I Just Called to Say I Love You" - Stevie Wonder | 6 | 6 | 5 | 17 | Safe |
5 | Sarah & Vadim | Salsa | "Tu amor" - Luis Fonsi | 8 | 8 | 6 | 22 | Safe |
6 | Timur & Malika | Viennese waltz | "Sex on Fire" - Kings of Leon | 7 | 7 | 5 | 19 | Eliminated |
7 | Janin & Zsolt | Charleston | "Bei mir bist du schön" - The Andrews Sisters | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | Safe |
8 | René & Kathrin | Tango | "Assassin's Tango" - John Powell | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | Safe |
Team Battle | ||||||||
1 | Sarah & Vadim Timur & Malika Janin & Zsolt | Freestyle (Team González) | "Moon River" - Audrey Hepburn "Por Una Cabeza" - Carlos Gardel "Mambo No. 5" - Pérez Prado | X | 9 | 10 | 19 | All three teams won the Team Battle |
2 | Mathias & Renata René & Kathrin | Freestyle (Team Mabuse) | "Cry Me a River" - Michael Bublé "Higher" - Michael Bublé "It Had Better Be Tonight" - Michael Bublé | 9 | X | 10 | 19 | |
3 | Mike & Christina Amira & Massimo Bastian & Ekaterina | Freestyle (Team Llambi) | "Sag mir quando, sag mir wann" - Dieter Thomas Kuhn "Über den Wolken" - Dieter Thomas Kuhn "Griechischer Wein" - Dieter Thomas Kuhn "Fiesta Mexicana" - Dieter Thomas Kuhn | 9 | 10 | X | 19 | |
The couples performed one unlearned dance and competed in the discofox marathon. Viewers were able to vote for the songs online. [19]
Order | Couple | Dance | Music | Judge's Scores | Total | Result | |||
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González | Mabuse | Llambi | |||||||
1 | Mike & Christina | Tango | "Tell It to My Heart" - MEDUZA feat. Hozier | 7 | 8 | 7 | 22 | Eliminated | |
2 | Amira & Massimo | Cha-cha-cha | "Kiss" - Prince | 8 | 8 | 7 | 23 | Safe | |
3 | Mathias & Renata | Foxtrot | "For Once in My Life" - Stevie Wonder | 7 | 7 | 6 | 20 | Safe | |
4 | Sarah & Vadim | Quickstep | "Fascination" - Alphabeat | 8 | 8 | 6 | 22 | Safe | |
5 | Bastian & Ekaterina | Paso doble | "Toreador Song" - from Carmen | 6 | 6 | 4 | 16 | Bottom two | |
6 | René & Kathrin | Salsa | "Iboru Iboya" - La Maxima 79 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 26 | Safe | |
7 | Janin & Zsolt | Quickstep | "Another Day of Sun" - from La La Land | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | Safe | |
Discofox Marathon | |||||||||
Mike & Christina Bastian & Ekaterina Sarah & Vadim René & Kathrin Amira & Massimo Janin & Zsolt Mathias & Renata | Discofox | "Einfach Hello" - Maite Kelly "Jetzt oder nie" - Helene Fischer "Der Wellerman Song" - Buddy, Markus Becker and Voxxclub "Cordula Grün" - Josh. "Die Nacht von Freitag auf Montag" - Peter Wackel "An die Wand" - Dicht und Doof "Partyanimal" - Micha von der Rampe | 1 2 3 4 6 8 10 | Mathias & Renata won the Discofox Marathon |
The couples performed a freestyle to celebrate their magic moment in life and competeted in a dance duel.
Order | Couple | Dance | Music | Judge's Scores | Total | Result | ||
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González | Mabuse | Llambi | ||||||
1 | Bastian & Ekaterina | Freestyle | "We Will Rock You" - Queen/ "Experience" - Ludovico Einaudi | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 | Eliminated |
2 | Mathias & Renata | "River Flows In You" - Yiruma/ "Mach dich groß" - Seelemann | 8 | 8 | 6 | 22 | Bottom three | |
3 | Sarah & Vadim | "Neuanfang" - Clueso/ "Midnight City" - M83/ "Roar" - Katy Perry | 8 | 8 | 6 | 22 | Bottom two | |
4 | Amira & Massimo | "Papaoutai" - Stromae | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | Safe | |
5 | René & Kathrin | "Human" - Rag'n'Bone Man | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | Safe | |
6 | Janin & Zsolt | "You've Got the Love" - Florence and the Machine | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | Safe | |
Dance Duels | ||||||||
1 | Sarah & Vadim | Bachata | "Obsesión" - Aventura | 9 | 9 | 8 | 26 | Sarah & Vadim won the Dance Duel |
Amira & Massimo | 9 | 9 | 7 | 25 | ||||
2 | Bastian & Ekaterina | Street dance | "Shape of You" - Major Lazer feat. Nyla & Kranium | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 | Mathias & Renata won the Dance Duel |
Mathias & Renata | 7 | 7 | 6 | 20 | ||||
3 | René & Kathrin | Lindy Hop | "I Need You" - Jon Batiste | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | The couples tied in the Dance Duel |
Janin & Zsolt | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
The couples performed one unlearned dance in round one and a trio dance with another professional partner in round two.
Order | Couple | Dance | Music | Judge's Scores | Total | Result | ||
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González | Mabuse | Llambi | ||||||
1 | Sarah & Vadim (with Malika Dzumaev) | Charleston | "We No Speak Americano" - Yolanda Be Cool & DCUP | 8 | 8 | 6 | 22 | Eliminated |
6 | Rumba | "Don't Be So Shy" - Imany | 9 | 8 | 8 | 25 | ||
2 | Amira & Massimo (with Andrzej Cibis) | Paso doble | "Lux Aeterna" - from Requiem for a Dream | 10 | 9 | 9 | 28 | Bottom two |
7 | Samba | "Shake Your Bon-Bon" - Ricky Martin | 8 | 8 | 7 | 23 | ||
3 | René & Kathrin (with Valentin Lusin) | Jive | "Jailhouse Rock" - Elvis Presley | 8 | 8 | 7 | 23 | Safe |
8 | Foxtrot | "Come Fly With Me" - Frank Sinatra | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | ||
4 | Mathias & Renata (with Christina Luft) | Tango | "Seven Nation Army" - The White Stripes | 9 | 9 | 8 | 26 | Safe |
9 | Samba | "Cuban Pete" - Desi Arnaz | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 | ||
5 | Janin & Zsolt (with Evgeny Vinokurov) | Foxtrot | "Call Me" - Blondie | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | Safe |
10 | Tango | "Für Elise" - Ludwig van Beethoven | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
The couples will perform two unlearned dances and an Impro dance ("Impro Dance Even NOCH More Extreme"). The specific dance style, music and costumes for the Impro dance will be given to the couples only three minutes before their performance.
Order | Couple | Dance | Music | Judge's Scores | Total | Result | ||
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González | Mabuse | Llambi | ||||||
1 | Amira & Massimo | Quickstep | "Valerie" - Amy Winehouse | 8 | 9 | 6 | 23 | Eliminated |
5 | Tango | "Symphony No. 40" - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | 10 | 9 | 9 | 28 | ||
9 | Foxtrot | "Habits" - Tove Lo | 8 | 8 | 6 | 22 | ||
2 | Janin & Zsolt | Paso doble | "Aroul" - Taalbi Brothers | 10 | 9 | 7 | 26 | Safe |
6 | Rumba | "Arráncame" - Vanessa Martín | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | ||
10 | Waltz | "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)" - Phil Collins | 9 | 8 | 7 | 24 | ||
3 | Mathias & Renata | Contemporary | "Perfectly Impferfect" - Declan Donovan | 8 | 9 | 7 | 24 | Bottom two |
7 | Quickstep | "You Can't Hurry Love" - Phil Collins | 10 | 10 | 9 | 29 | ||
11 | Jive | "When the Rain Begins to Fall" - Jermaine Jackson and Pia Zadora | 7 | 7 | 5 | 19 | ||
4 | René & Kathrin | Charleston | "Charleston" - Sam Levine | 10 | 10 | 8 | 28 | Safe |
8 | Contemporary | "Silhouette" - Aquilo | 10 | 10 | 9 | 29 | ||
12 | Salsa | "Hot Hot Hot" - Arrow | 9 | 10 | 8 | 27 | ||
Order | Couple | Dance | Music | Judge's Scores | Total | Result | ||
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González | Mabuse | Llambi | ||||||
1 | Janin & Zsolt | Cha-cha-cha | "Habia Cavour" - La Maxima 79 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 | Runner-up |
4 | Contemporary | "Stone Cold" - Demi Lovato | 10 | 10 | 9 | 29 | ||
7 | Freestyle | Medley from Burlesque - "Express" & "Show Me How You Burlesque" - Christina Aguilera/"Welcome to Burlesque" - Cher | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | ||
2 | Mathias & Renata | Rumba | "It Must Have Been Love" - Roxette | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | Third place |
5 | Paso doble | "The Final Countdown" - Europe | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | ||
8 | Freestyle | Medley from The Smurfs | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | ||
3 | René & Kathrin | Cha-cha-cha | "Cake By The Ocean" - DNCE | 9 | 9 | 10 | 28 | Winner |
6 | Tango | "Assassin's Tango" - John Powell | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | ||
9 | Freestyle | "Pushin' On" - 2WEI feat. Marvin Brooks / "Stole the Show" - Kygo feat. Parson James | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
Couple | Launch show [20] | Week 1 [21] | Week 2 [22] | Week 3 [23] | Week 4 [24] | Week 5 [25] | Week 6 [26] | Week 7 [27] | Week 8 [28] | Week 9 [29] | Week 10 [30] | Week 11 [31] | Week 12 [32] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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René & Kathrin | Cha-cha-cha | Waltz | Paso doble | Quickstep | Rumba | Freestyle | — | Samba | Tango | Freestyle | Salsa | Discofox | Freestyle | Lindy Hop | Jive | Foxtrot | Charleston | Contemporary | Salsa | Cha-cha-cha | Tango | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Janin & Zsolt | Tango | Cha-cha-cha | Jive | Contemporary | Samba | Freestyle | Waltz | Salsa | Charleston | Freestyle | Quickstep | Discofox | Freestyle | Lindy Hop | Foxtrot | Tango | Paso Doble | Rumba | Waltz | Cha-cha-cha | Contemporary | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mathias & Renata | Salsa | Cha-cha-cha | Paso doble | Waltz | Salsa | Freestyle | Charleston | Rumba | Jive | Freestyle | Foxtrot | Discofox | Freestyle | Street dance | Tango | Samba | Contemporary | Quickstep | Jive | Rumba | Paso doble | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Amira & Massimo | Tango | Salsa | Foxtrot | Rumba | Jive | Freestyle | Contemporary | Charleston | Waltz | Freestyle | Cha-cha-cha | Discofox | Freestyle | Bachata | Paso doble | Samba | Quickstep | Tango | Foxtrot | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sarah & Vadim | Cha-cha-cha | Tango | Viennese waltz | Cha-cha-cha | Contemporary | Freestyle | Jive | Foxtrot | Salsa | Freestyle | Quickstep | Discofox | Freestyle | Bachata | Charleston | Rumba | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bastian & Ekaterina | Salsa | Quickstep | Rumba | Cha-cha-cha | Charleston | Freestyle | Foxtrot | Tango | Rumba | Freestyle | Paso doble | Discofox | Freestyle | Street dance | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mike & Christina | Quickstep | Salsa | Cha-cha-cha | Charleston | Viennese waltz | Freestyle | Quickstep | Contemporary | Jive | Freestyle | Tango | Discofox | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Timur & Malika | Cha-cha-cha | Quickstep | Rumba | — | Tango | Freestyle | Cha-cha-cha | Jive | Viennese waltz | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Caroline & Valentin | Viennese waltz | Quickstep | Salsa | — | Tango | Freestyle | Foxtrot | Waltz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michelle & Christian | Quickstep | Tango | Cha-cha-cha | Waltz | Jive | Freestyle | Rumba | Quickstep | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lilly & Andrzej | Viennese waltz | Cha-cha-cha | Rumba | — | Quickstep | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Riccardo & Isabel | Tango | Viennese waltz | Jive | Cha-cha-cha | Salsa | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cheyenne & Evgeny | Cha-cha-cha | Quickstep | Rumba | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hardy & Patricija | Tango | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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