Let's Dance (German season 1)
| 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 |
| Country of origin | Germany |
| 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, 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, while actress Wolke Hegenbarth and Oliver Seefeldt finished in second place.
Couples
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
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
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.
| 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
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
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 | ||||||||||||