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 1ston April 10, 2006 Heike Henkel Olympic high jumper Dirk Bastert Eliminated 2ndon April 17, 2006 Jochen Horst Actor Sofia Bogdanova Eliminated 3rdon April 24, 2006 Jürgen Hingsen Olympic decathlete Uta Deharde Eliminated 4thon May 1, 2006 Heide Simonis Politician Hendrik Höfken Withdrewon May 8, 2006 Sandy Mölling Singer Roberto Albanese Eliminated 6thon May 15, 2006 Wolke Hegenbarth Actress Oliver Seefeldt Runners-upon May 21, 2006 Wayne Carpendale Actor Isabel Edvardsson Winnerson May 21, 2006
Scoring chart The highest score each week is indicated in with a dagger (), while the lowest score each week is indicated in with a double-dagger ().
Color key:
+Let's Dance (season 1) - Weekly scores Couple Week 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Wayne & Isabel 1st 24 30 32 30+34=64 30+30= 36+36= Wolke & Oliver 2nd 27 29 34 33 33+32= 32+35= 37+39= Sandy & Roberto 3rd 27 28 21 27+34= 31+36= Heide & Hendrik 4th 17 Jürgen & Uta 5th 23 23 23 25 Jochen & Sofia 6th 23 24 20 21 Heike & Dirk 7th 24 21 Axel & Anna 8th 20 21 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. CoupleScoresDanceMusic 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, 7, 7, 6) 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. CoupleScoresDanceMusic 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
+Let's Dance (season 1) - Dance chart Couple Week 1 2 3 45678 Wayne & Isabel -cha Quickstep Jive Foxtrot Samba GroupViennese 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 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
References
External links Official website