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Let's Dance (German season 1)
The inaugural season of Let's Dance began on RTL Television on 21 April 2006. The hosts were Hape Kerkeling and Nazan Eckes, while Joachim Llambi, Michael Hull, Markus Schöffel, and Katarina Witt were the judges.
| Let's Dance | |
|---|---|
| Season 1 | |
| Celebrity winner | Wayne Carpendale |
| Professional winner | Isabel Edvardsson |
| Country of origin | Germany |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
| Release | |
| Original network | RTL Television |
| Original release | April 3 – May 21, 2006 |
| Season chronology | |
Couples
| Celebrity | Occupation | Professional Partner | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Axel Bulthaupt | Television presenter | Anna Karina Mosmann | Eliminated 1st on April 10, 2006 |
| Heike Henkel | Olympic athlete | Dirk Bastert | Eliminated 2nd on April 17, 2006 |
| Jochen Horst | Actor | Sofia Bogdanova | Eliminated 3rd on April 24, 2006 |
| Jürgen Hingsen | Olympic athlete | Uta Deharde | Eliminated 4th on May 1, 2006 |
| Heide Simonis | Politician | Hendrik Höfken | Withdrew on May 8, 2006 |
| Sandy Mölling | Singer | Roberto Albanese | Third Place 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 |
Judges scores
| Couple | Place | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne & Isabel | 1 | 24 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 30+34=64 | 30+30=60 | 36+36=72 | |
| Wolke & Oliver | 2 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 34 | 33 | 33+32=65 | 32+35=67 | 37+39=76 | |
| Sandy & Roberto | 3 | 27 | 28 | 21 | 38 | 34 | 27+34=61 | 31+36=67 | ||
| Heide & Hendrik | 4 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | ||||
| Jürgen & Uta | 5 | 23 | 16 | 23 | 23 | 25 | ||||
| Jochen & Sofia | 6 | 23 | 24 | 20 | 21 | |||||
| Heike & Dirk | 7 | 28 | 24 | 21 | ||||||
| Axel & Anna | 8 | 20 | 21 | |||||||
- Red numbers indicate the lowest score for each week
- Green numbers indicate the highest score for each week
- the couple eliminated that week
- this couple withdrew from the competition
- the winning couple
- the runner-up couple
- the third-place couple
Average chart
This table only counts for dances scored on a traditional 40-point scale.
| Rank by average | Place | Couple | Total | Number of dances | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Wolke & Oliver | 361 | 11 | 32.8 |
| 2 | 1 | Wayne & Isabel | 342 | 31.1 | |
| 3 | 3 | Sandy & Roberto | 276 | 9 | 30.7 |
| 4 | 7 | Heike & Dirk | 73 | 3 | 24.3 |
| 5 | 5 | Jürgen & Uta | 110 | 5 | 22.0 |
| 6 | Jochen & Sofia | 88 | 4 | ||
| 7 | 8 | Axel & Anna | 41 | 2 | 20.5 |
| 8 | 4 | Heide & Hendrik | 75 | 5 | 15.0 |
Highest and lowest scoring performances
| Dance | Celebrity | Highest score | Celebrity | Lowest score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cha-cha-cha | Sandy Mölling | 34 | Jürgen Hingsen Jochen Horst | 23 |
| Waltz | Wolke Hegenbarth | 33 | Heide Simonis | 15 |
| Rumba | Wayne Carpendale | 34 | Heide Simonis | 17 |
| Quickstep | Wayne Carpendale | 36 | Jürgen Hingsen | 16 |
| Jive | Wayne Carpendale Sandy Mölling | 36 | Jochen Horst | 20 |
| Tango | Wolke Hegenbarth | 32 | Heide Simonis | 15 |
| Paso Doble | Sandy Mölling | 38 | Heide Simonis | 14 |
| Foxtrot | Wolke Hegenbarth | 37 | Jochen Horst | 21 |
| Samba | Wolke Hegebarth | 39 | Heide Simonis | 14 |
Couples' highest and lowest scoring performances
According to the traditional 30-point scale.
| Couples | Highest Scoring Dances | Lowest Scoring Dances |
|---|---|---|
| Wayne & Isabel | Quickstep, Jive (36) | Cha-Cha-Cha (24) |
| Wolke & Oliver | Samba (39) | Cha-Cha-Cha (28) |
| Sandy & Roberto | Paso Doble (38) | Tango (21) |
| Heide & Hendrik | Rumba (17) | Paso Doble, Samba (14) |
| Jürgen & Uta | Samba (25) | Quickstep (16) |
| Jochen & Sofia | Quickstep (24) | Jive (20) |
| Heike & Dirk | Waltz (28) | Tango (21) |
| Axel & Anna | Rumba (21) | Waltz (20) |
Weekly scores and songs
Week 1
Individual judges scores in charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Michael Hull, Katharina Witt, Markus Schöffl, Joachim Llambi.
- Running order
| Couple | Score | Style | 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
Individual judges scores in charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Michael Hull, Katharina Witt, Markus Schöffl, Joachim Llambi.
- Running order
| Couple | Score | Style | 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 Chaning |
Dance chart
- Highest scoring dance
- Lowest scoring dance
- Danced, but not scored
The celebrities and professional partners danced one of these routines for each corresponding week:
- Week 1: Cha-Cha-Cha or Waltz
- Week 2: Rumba or Quickstep
- Week 3: Jive or Tango
- Week 4: Paso Doble or Foxtrot
- Week 5: Samba and Group Viennese Waltz (not scored)
- Week 6: Both unlearned dances form Week 1&2
- Week 7: Both unlearned dances form Week 3&4
- Week 8: Favourite Latin & Ballroom routine, Viennese Waltz (not scored) & Freestyle (not scored)
| Couple | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne & Isabel | Cha-Cha-Cha | Quickstep | Jive | Foxtrot | Samba | Viennese Waltz | Waltz | Rumba | Tango | Paso Doble | Foxtrot | Samba | Viennese Waltz | Freestyle |
| Wolke & Oliver | Cha-Cha-Cha | Quickstep | Jive | Foxtrot | Samba | Viennese Waltz | Waltz | Rumba | Tango | Paso Doble | Foxtrot | Samba | Viennese Waltz | Freestyle |
| Sandy & Roberto | Waltz | Rumba | Tango | Paso Doble | Samba | Viennese Waltz | Quickstep | Cha-Cha-Cha | Foxtrot | Jive | ||||
| Heide & Hendrik | Waltz | Rumba | Tango | Paso Doble | Samba | Viennese Waltz | ||||||||
| Jürgen & Uta | Cha-cha-cha | Quickstep | Jive | Foxtrot | Samba | Viennese Waltz | ||||||||
| Jochen & Sofia | Cha-Cha-Cha | Quickstep | Jive | Foxtrot | ||||||||||
| Heike & Dirk | Waltz | Rumba | Tango | |||||||||||
| Axel & Anna | Waltz | Rumba | ||||||||||||