Let's Dance (German season 1)
| Let's Dance 2006 | |
|---|---|
| Country of origin | Germany |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | RTL Television |
| Original run | April 21, 2006 – March 22, 2007 |
| Additional information | |
| Celebrity winner | Wayne Carpendale |
| Professional winner | Isabel Edvardsson |
The first series 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 Katharina Witt were the judges.
Couples
| Celebrity | Occupation | Professional Partner | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Axel Bulthaupt | TV-Host | Anna Karina Mosmann | Eliminated 1st on April 10, 2006 |
| Heike Henkel | Former Athlete | Dirk Bastert | Eliminated 2nd on April 17, 2006 |
| Jochen Horst | TV Actor | Sofia Bogdanova | Eliminated 3rd on April 24, 2006 |
| Jürgen Hingsen | Former Decathlete | Uta Deharde | Eliminated 4th on May 1, 2006 |
| Heide Simonis | Former Politician | Hendrik Höfken | on May 8, 2006 |
| Sandy Mölling | Singer & Part of No Angels | Roberto Albanese | Third Place on May 15, 2006 |
| Wolke Hegenbarth | TV Actress | Oliver Seefeldt | Runners-Up on May 21, 2006 |
| Wayne Carpendale | TV Actor | Isabel Edvardsson | Winners on May 21, 2006 |
Judges scores
| Couple | Place | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne & Isabel | ||||||||||
| Wolke & Oliver | ||||||||||
| Sandy & Roberto | ||||||||||
| Heide & Hendrik | ||||||||||
| Jürgen & Uta | ||||||||||
| Jochen & Sofia | ||||||||||
| Heike & Dirk | ||||||||||
| Axel & Anna | ||||||||||
- 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 | 11 | 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 |
| 5 | 6 | Jochen & Sofia | 88 | 4 | 22.0 |
| 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 | |
| Axel & Anna | 20 (5,5,5,5) | Waltz | |
| Jochen & Sofia | 23 (8,5,5,5) | Cha-Cha-Cha | |
| Heide & Hendrik | 15 (2,6,4,3) | Waltz | |
| Wayne & Isabel | 24 (5,7,6,6) | Cha-Cha-Cha | |
| Sandy & Roberto | 27 (7,8,7,5) | Waltz | |
| Jürgen & Uta | 23 (7,7,6,3) | Cha-Cha-Cha | |
| Heike & Dirk | 28 (8,7,7,6) | Waltz | |
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 | ||||||||||||
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