Let's Dance – Let's Christmas (German TV series) explained

Genre:Reality competition
Based On:Let's Dance
Country:Germany
Language:German
Judges:
Presenter:
Num Seasons:1
Num Episodes:2
Channel:RTL

Let's Dance – Let's Christmas was a Christmas special show of the german dance competition Let's Dance. The show was broadcast in 2 live shows on December 20 and 21, 2013, on RTL. The judges were Jorge Gonzalez, Motsi Mabuse and Joachim Llambi. The hosts were Daniel Hartwich and Sylvie Meis.

Under the motto "Let's Dance – Let's Christmas", five former participants competed against each other in this two-part special edition. As announced on November 12, these were all previous season winners with the exception of Wayne Carpendale and Maite Kelly. Kelly was originally scheduled for the show, but canceled its participation due to scheduling reasons, which is why it was replaced by Moritz A. Sachs.[1]

Couples

CelebrityKnown for
history
Professional partnerStatus
Manuel CortezActorseason 6 winnerOana NechitiEliminated
on December 20, 2013
Susan SideropoulosActressseason 2 winnerStefano TerrazzinoEliminated
on December 20, 2013
Moritz A. SachsActorseason 4 runner-upIsabel EdvardssonThird place
on December 21, 2013
Sophia ThomallaActressseason 3 winnerMassimo SinatóRunner-up
on December 21, 2013
Magdalena BrzeskaGymnastseason 5 winnerErich KlannWinner
on December 21, 2013

Scoring chart

CouplePlace12
Magdalena & Erich126+23=4928+29+29=86
Sophia & Massimo226+30=5628+29+29=86
Moritz & Isabel326+25=5120+26=46
Susan & Stefano421+24=45
Manuel & Oana423+21=44
Red numbers indicates the lowest score for each week.Green numbers indicates the highest score for each week.

indicates the couple eliminated that week.

indicates the returning couple that finished in the bottom three.

indicates the winning couple.

indicates the runner-up couple.

indicates the third-place couple.

Averages

This table only counts for dances scored on a traditional 30-points scale.

Rank by AveragePlaceCoupleTotal PointsPerformancesAverage
1 2 Sophia & Massimo 142 5 28.4
2 1 Magdalena & Erich 135 5 27.0
3 3 Moritz & Isabel 97 4 24.3
4 4 Susan & Stefano 45 2 22.5
5 4 Manuel & Oana 44 2 22.0

Highest and lowest scoring performances

The best and worst performances in each dance according to the judges' 30-point scale are as follows:

DanceBest dancer(s)Highest scoreWorst dancer(s)Lowest score
Paso doble29 21
Jive28 23
Tango26
Salsa26
Rumba30 23
Waltz21
Contemporary29
Foxtrot28 25
Quickstep26
Viennese Waltz29 20
Jazz29
Cha-cha-chaSophia Thomalla29
Flamenco29
American Smooth29
Freestyle29 26

Weekly scores and songs

Unless indicated otherwise, individual judges scores in the charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Jorge Gonzalez, Motsi Mabuse, Joachim Llambi.

Show 1: December 20, 2013

Running order
CoupleScoreStyleMusic
Susan & Stefano21 (8, 8, 5)Paso Doble"Left Outside Alone" — Anastacia
24 (9, 9, 6)Jive"All I Want For Christmas Is You" — Mariah Carey
Manuel & Oana23 (10, 9, 4)Jive"You Never Can Tell" — Chuck Berry
21 (8, 8, 5)Waltz"Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas" — Ralph Blane
Magdalena & Erich26 (10, 10, 6)Tango"Por Una Cabeza" — Carlos Gardel
23 (10, 10, 3)Rumba"Last Christmas" — WHAM!
Moritz & Isabel26 (9, 10, 7)Salsa"Baila Me" — Gipsy Kings
25 (9, 9, 7)Foxtrot"Santa Baby" — Eartha Kitt
Sophia & Massimo26 (9, 9, 8)Quickstep"Sleigh Ride" — LeRoy Anderson
30 (10, 10, 10)Rumba"Fields of Gold" — Sting

Show 2: December 21, 2013

Running order
CoupleScoreStyleMusic
Sophia & Massimo28 (10, 9, 9)Jive"Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" — Brenda Lee
29 (10, 10, 9)Freestyle
Jazz
Jazz
Cha-Cha-Cha
Michael Jackson-Medley
Smooth CriminalMichael Jackson
ThrillerMichael Jackson
Black or WhiteMichael Jackson
29 (10, 9, 10)Contemporary"Ave Maria" — Charles Gounod
Moritz & Isabel20 (8, 7, 5)Viennese Waltz"White Christmas" — Bing Crosby
26 (9, 9, 8)Freestyle
Paso Doble
Jive
Viennese Waltz
Queen-Medley
We Will Rock You — Queen
Don't Stop Me Now — Queen
We Are the Champions — Queen
Magdalena & Erich28 (10, 10, 8)Foxtrot"Winter Wonderland" — Felix Bernard
29 (10, 10, 9)Freestyle
Paso Doble
Flamenco
Viennese Waltz
Pirates of the Caribbean-Medley
He's a PirateKlaus Badelt
Angelica — Hans Zimmer
The Black Pearl — Klaus Badelt
29 (10, 10, 9)American Smooth"I'll Be Home for Christmas" — Bing Crosby

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Let's Dance – Let's Christmas: Moritz A. Sachs vertritt Maite Kelly. rtl.de. November 21, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131121130738/http://www.rtl.de/cms/sendungen/lets-dance/news/let-s-dance-let-s-christmas-moritz-a-sachs-vertritt-maite-kelly-347bf-4e22-93-1707875.html. November 21, 2013.