[Nicky91]

Originally Posted by Sagittarius27

Interesting that both Lusins got the highest scoring celeb of each gender, is it their last year and RTL wants them both in the final? Glad that Rurik, Nicolas & Simon all have potential, was worried that none of the men would be any good.

Erol & Marta will be interesting, they could do quite well. Christian choosing Lola was a surprise, she was around the middle of the leaderboard. Maybe he just wanted the youngest celeb?

more in who he saw most potential, rather than going for the one who is top of leaderboard

and he loves a good challenge anyway



feel like someone like a Kai/Mickie/Jan will get massive public support, someone on twitter for example about Kai, ''really happy we have someone from F1 on this show, also someone who has been at that job since 1995'' so yeah to some of hardcore german F1 fans he is a legend

[Nicky91]

launch show viewer ratings and facts

Let's Dance is making a brilliant comeback! On Friday night, the popular dance format flickered across the TV screens for the first time this year. After their first group dances, the celebrities around Rérig Goslason (33), Nicolas Puschmann (29) and Lola Weippert (24) were coupled with their pros and the golden ticket for the coming week was awarded. A real spectacle – which was well received by the spectators!

In a survey, the majority of Promiflash readers were enthusiastic about the opening episode: A good 52 percent of the survey participants (2,273 votes out of a total of 4,368) felt well entertained on Friday.

The audience's response was also reflected in the evening's ratings: According to DWDL, almost five million people tuned in to the CULT RTL show and ensured a strong 16.6 percent market share. With this, "Let's Dance" was able to prevail against the competition Joko against Klaas - The Duel around the World.

also Victoria Swarovski has a new look

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songs/dances for week 1

Ilse DeLange & Evgeny Vinokurov Viennese Waltz to ''One and Only'' by Adele

Valentina Pahde & Valentin Lusin Tango to ''The Kiss of Fire'' by Louis Armstrong

Rúrik Gislason & Renata Lusin Salsa to ''Vivir Mi Vida'' by Marc Anthony

Kai Ebel & Kathrin Menzinger Quickstep to ''Im Wagen Vor Mir'' by Henry Valentino

Auma Obama & Andrzej Cibis Waltz to ''Natural Woman'' by Aretha Franklin

Simon Zachenhuber & Patricija Belousova Viennese Waltz to ''Keine Rosen'' by Teesy

Vanessa Neigert & Alexandru Ionel Salsa to ''Tres Deseos'' by Gloria Estefan

Nicolas Puschmann & Vadim Garbuzov Cha Cha Cha to ''Its Raining Men'' by Weather Girls, Klaas

Erol Sander & Marta Arndt Tango to ''Viele Jahreszeiten: Winter'' by Antonio Vivaldi

Mickie Krause & Malika Dzumaev Cha Cha Cha to ''Party Rock Anthem'' by LMFAO

Jan Hofer & Christina Luft Cha Cha Cha to ''Don't Go Breaking my Heart'' by Elton John & Kiki Dee

Kim Riekenberg & Pasha Zvychaynyy Waltz to ''I'm Kissing You'' by Des'Ree

Lola Weippert & Christian Polanc Quickstep to ''Rama Lama Ding Dong'' by Rocky Sharpe & The Replays

Senna Gammour & Robert Beitsch Tango to ''Shut Up'' by Black Eyed Peas


opening pro dance is a medley of ''Blinding Lights'' by The Weeknd, ''Diamonds'' by Rihanna, ''Ray of Light'' by Madonna

[Nicky91]

overall a good bunch of music selection again whoever does that in their production team,

great variety in older classics and new/modern

[Sagittarius27]

The results are through - Vanessa is out. Kinda surprised, I thought a younger singer would have more potential. Neither took the elimination well if the short clip online is anything to go by.

Rúrik and Valentina still very much front of the pack. Kim really improved this week - gained 13 more points than last week (10 to 23). Erol & Lola also improved whilst Simon, Nicolas & Ilse also all did well.

On the other side of the leaderboard - disaster for Mickie with a total score of only 7/30. Poor Malika.

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Mickie was a disaster anyway, i feel sorry for Malika being stuck with such a obvious no hoper, but i knew he wouldn't be out bc of his popularity



Jan & Christina for me personally bit undermarked, was a enjoyable performance, maybe not technically the best cha cha, also nothing sexy but i wasn't expecting any of that, good to see a man of his age just having a good time, and i love the look of this pair, so cute


Erol's tango well good the classical music choice paid off, umm lol at him nearly breaking Marta's hand in training



Nicolas & Vadim, well first same-sex pair i can fully support, love them and what a great energetic cha cha that was



Vanessa was boring, also technically very bad i felt for Alexandru how he got stuck with her, hope he gets a second chance (i fear he may not)


Kim was either do or die, if she was down there she would've went home, she has lesser fanbase than Vanessa so this high score saved her i think



Kai & Kathrin were hilarious yet i was surprised he was at least a bit light on his feet (for a '''hunchback of notre dame'' sort of posture Llambi's comment) great F1/Car theme either for their quickstep


found Valentina better than last week i guess, but more my bias since i like Valentin overall as a pro (him and ulrike last year were among my faves)



Lola i told you so, good choice by Christian, i already saw less of the loose cannon now in her

[Sagittarius27]

It seems like if you're a new pro, you have to stay a while for them to bring you back next year (most winning pros won in their 1st or 2nd series) so it doesn't look good for Alexandru but Patricija is his pro dance partner and if she does well with Simon, they might keep him as well. Couldn't warm to Vanessa and it seems like she wasn't that well known.

Lots of potentially strong partnerships to enjoy this series. I wonder who is out next week.

[Nicky91]

Originally Posted by Sagittarius27

It seems like if you're a new pro, you have to stay a while for them to bring you back next year (most winning pros won in their 1st or 2nd series) so it doesn't look good for Alexandru but Patricija is his pro dance partner and if she does well with Simon, they might keep him as well. Couldn't warm to Vanessa and it seems like she wasn't that well known.

Lots of potentially strong partnerships to enjoy this series. I wonder who is out next week.

wonder if the bottom two bounce vote (what we usually tend to see at strictly) also will occur here

depends also if Kim has really improved or more a one hit wonder with the ballrooms, and i'm waiting for my judgment until we see one more latin of her, if she has really improved from the salsa group

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Week 2 Songs and Dances

Ilse DeLange & Evgeny Vinokurov Rumba to Time after Time by Eva Cassidy

Valentina Pahde & Valentin Lusin Quickstep to Whatever it Takes by Milow

Rúrik Gislason & Renata Lusin Viennese Waltz to Powerful by Major Lazer & Ellie Goulding ft Tarrus Riley

Kai Ebel & Kathrin Menzinger Cha Cha Cha to Sex Bomb by Tom Jones

Auma Obama & Andrzej Cibis Salsa to Quimbara by Celia Cruz

Simon Zachenhuber & Patricija Belousova Cha Cha Cha to Take you dancing by Jason DeRulo

Nicolas Puschmann & Vadim Garbuzov Tango to Breaking Me by Topic & A7S

Erol Sander & Marta Arndt Cha Cha Cha to You're my first, my last, my everything by Barry White

Mickie Krause & Malika Dzumaev Quickstep to Help! by The Beatles

Jan Hofer & Christina Luft Rumba to Always on my mind by Elvis Presley

Kim Riekenberg & Pasha Zvychaynyy Cha Cha Cha to Head Shoulders Knees & Toes by Ofenbach & Quarterhead

Lola Weippert & Christian Polanc Tango to Whatever Lola Wants by Sarah Vaughan

Senna Gammour & Robert Beitsch Jive to Einmal um die welt by Cro

[Nicky91]

opening dance for tonight is

Hold back the river (james bay) & Rain on me (lady gaga) Rain (Madonna)

[Nicky91]

right person went, Kim was dull also lesser known so i knew she would be outed compared to more known Jan, Kai, Mickie


Kai was hilarious also not a bad CCC at all, Kathrin really worked hard with him this week


Erol underscored, a 2 what the **** he did too much but at least he can dance, and not flat-footed like Mickie whose quickstep annoyed me


Nicolas & Vadim are amazing, their tango one of best week 2 tango's i've seen so far


Jan so adorable, a quite emotional take on rumba

[Nicky91]

also Auma Obama was sensational last night, with her Salsa

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Week 3 Songs and Dances (guest performer is Maite Kelly to promote her newest album Hello)

Ilse DeLange & Evgeny Vinokurov Cha Cha Cha to Yes Sir I can Boogie by Baccara

Valentina Pahde & Valentin Lusin Rumba to Endless Love by Luther Vandross & Mariah Carey

Kai Ebel & Kathrin Menzinger Paso Doble to You Really Got Me by The Kinks

Rúrik Gislason & Renata Lusin Jive to Don't Worry Be Happy by Bobby McFerrin

Auma Obama & Andrzej Cibis Foxtrot to Will you love me tomorrow by The Shirelles

Simon Zachenhuber & Patricija Belousova Contemporary to I Don't want to miss a thing by Aerosmith

Nicolas Puschmann & Vadim Garbuzov Foxtrot to Enter Sandman by Metallica

Erol Sander & Marta Arndt Viennese Waltz to Nights in white satin by The Moody Blues

Mickie Krause & Malika Dzumaev Rumba to Your Song by Sir Elton John

Jan Hofer & Christina Luft Tango to Rote Rosen, Rote Lippen, Roter Wein by René Carol

Lola Weippert & Christian Polanc Jive to Wannabe by Spice Girls

Senna Gammour & Robert Beitsch Foxtrot to I was made for loving you by Kiss


opening pro dance songs: Ain't no other man (Christina Aguilera), Sexy Back (Justin Timberlake), SOS (Rihanna), Buttons (Pussycat Dolls), Hips don't lie (Shakira), Sorry (Madonna), Everytime we touch (Cascada)

[Nicky91]

recap of last night (the theme was Born In birthyear of the celebs

Lola & Christian: good jive, just got bit of criticism she could be more energetic but neat footwork throughout, and judges are very eager now of seeing in a slow dance which she could be fab at they think

Erol & Marta: another improvement i guess, i personally thought he danced well, also performed it well with all his many years of acting experience, judges critique was he could try to attack the dance more but they do also see the potential still in him

Kai & Kathrin: scores don't mean a thing here, Kai is a cult icon, and he delivered another fab entertaining surprise with his efforts at the Paso Doble

Nicolas & Vadim: got their first 10's, very Hollywood foxtrot what Motsi said, very nice big band version of that metallica song either

Auma & Andrzej: out of hold she is stylish, elegant, free, but in hold she still has work to do to be more confident there too, overall foxtrot came across as very elegant

Simon & Patricija: needed more storytelling since contemporaries main basic is to tell a story, but dance wise it was good enough

Jan & Christina: i fully disagree with judges here, they act like he's 20, but telling a man of 68 he got to use his knees and be more aggressive show some respect judges pls his knees might not be what they were like many years ago, i thought he did great at Tango, also a very lovely classic schlager song and excellent choreo by Christina, making his acting/performing shine

Valentina & Valentin: not as perfect as the perfect 30 of last week, but still decent for difficult dance what the rumba is

Senna & Robert: kinda forgettable for me, and the blindfold seriously foxtrot is not the perfect dance for that at all

Ilse & Evgeny: discotastic, i am loving this pair more and more, they have so much good fun on and off the dancefloor (no bias since i am dutch, i didn't know what Ilse's dance qualities were like tbh) she's not that bad

Mickie & Malika: first dance i thought he did decent in lol, some very neat and sexy rumba walks, also Daniel calling Sir Elton John the Mickie Krause of UK

Rúrik & Renata: the whole concept of this jive reminded me of Jay & Aliona's somehow, yes he can dance thats for sure


bottom four was Jan & Christina, Kai & Kathrin, Senna & Robert, Erol & Marta

came down to Kai & Kathrin and Senna & Robert


Senna & Robert were eliminated


next week is Boys vs Girls so a solo routine for all and Team Boys, Team Girls for extra points

[Sagittarius27]

Poor Robert, always out early. He deserves a chance at winning.

[Nicky91]

Originally Posted by Sagittarius27

Poor Robert, always out early. He deserves a chance at winning.

yes, also didn't help that they complained at judges criticism i think


was a fun theme anyway, all those lovely childhood photos too


Auma with that video of the children in Kenya

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Week 4 Boys vs Girls

Boys vs Girls songs ''Streetdance battle'': Rasputin (Majestic, Boney M) Push It (Salt N Pepa) The Winner takes it all (ABBA) Roar (Katy Perry)


Ilse DeLange & Evgeny Vinokurov Charleston to Baby Face by Julie Andrews

Valentina Pahde & Valentin Lusin Salsa to Flor Palida by Marc Anthony

Rúrik Gislason & Renata Lusin Paso Doble to Believer by Imagine Dragons

Kai Ebel & Kathrin Menzinger Foxtrot to Ich Brech die herzen der stolzesten frau'n by Heinz Ruhmann

Auma Obama & Andrzej Cibis Cha Cha Cha to Disco Inferno by Tina Turner

Simon Zachenhuber & Patricija Belousova Paso Doble to Uccen by Taalbi Brothers

Nicolas Puschmann & Vadim Garbuzov Contemporary to Unsteady by X Ambassadors

Erol Sander & Marta Arndt Rumba to Te Busco by Celia Cruz

Mickie Krause & Malika Dzumaev Foxtrot to Pink Panther Theme by Henry Mancini

Jan Hofer & Christina Luft Samba to Help Yourself by Sir Tom Jones

Lola Weippert & Christian Polanc Viennese Waltz to Stuck with U by Ariana Grande & Justin Bieber

[Sagittarius27]

Kai is out - first male celeb gone.

At least Kai was kinda entertaining at times (same with Mickie). Why is Jan still in? He's the boring type of dud who would usually be first/second out on Strictly or DWTS. Whilst not every older celeb has to be the comedy type, his dances are just slow motion, stomping and basic steps. As interesting as watching paint dry.

[Nicky91]

don't call Jan a dud pls?

he danced great for his age, i mean not every day you see a 69 yr old dancing a samba (one of the hardest dances out there)

also Christina's choreo's for him are lovely, i enjoy their partnership so damn much


Kai i found better than Mickie last night, i mean Mickie i just cringe at his flatfootedness all the time, and i feel sorry for Malika cuz she seems like a wonderful dancer but trying to teach him how to dance well a hopeless case sadly


Erol i actually thought was undermarked too, his rumba was very charming, sensual, smooth rumba walks


Nicolas & Vadim very well deserving of that perfect score i mean WOW



next week no show due to easter break, so extra week of training for our remaining 10 couples, and we have a lets dance best of, A-Z special instead

[Nicky91]

tonight that best of special

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Week 5 Summer Party

Ilse DeLange & Evgeny Vinokurov Tango to Voyage, Voyage by Desireless

Valentina Pahde & Valentin Lusin Foxtrot to Sunny by Boney M

Rúrik Gislason & Renata Lusin Quickstep to Summer in the City by The Lovin' Spoonful

Auma Obama & Andrzej Cibis Rumba to Kokomo by The Beach Boys

Simon Zachenhuber & Patricija Belousova Jive to Escape by Rupert Holmes

Nicolas Puschmann & Vadim Garbuzov Charleston to Du Hast den Farbfilm vergessen by Nina Hagen

Erol Sander & Marta Arndt Samba to All Night Long by Lionel Richie

Mickie Krause & Malika Dzumaev Salsa to Tequila by The Champs

Jan Hofer & Christina Luft Foxtrot to Summerwind by Frank Sinatra

Lola Weippert & Christian Polanc Salsa to Margarita by Wilkens

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hoping Swarovski is replaced as of next year, with Lili Paul-Roncalli for her presenting debut, tbh majority of people all find Lili very natural likeable, charismatic

also think it would be good for Lili to try again something new as for presenting skill, do think she would be quite nice at that, also would be nice to give that role again to a past winner (but now to the most successful winner first one with 3 perfect scores in final)

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****

why does the judges keep hyping up Mickie ''woody mcflatfoot'' krause no way that was worth score of 16, should've deserved all 1's, i feel so bad for Malika trying to make this moron to learn how to dance


Erol still had way more to give than him for sure his samba wasn't that bad either



happy Jan went through though, no way he deserves to be bottom of leaderboard every time when Mickie sadly exists, his foxtrot did have nice swing and tbh it wasn't bad for a old man, nice tune from Sinatra too


Nicolas & Vadim are wow, hope strictly will have their first male same-sex this year too Mark Feehily & Johannes Radebe yes pls, back to Nicolas he is a stunning dance student and Vadim is a amazing teacher, wonderful charleston song choice either, love a good bit of Nina Hagen myself either


Valentina another perfect score, well deserved she looked like a pro there also of course Sunny fits her well duh her soap character


all those football puns with Rúrik, last week he went in the tango a la Lionel Messi, now in the quickstep a la Gareth Bale



nice teaser of lets dance kids premiere



ok with our top 9 now

i'd say my final 4 prediction would be like

Rúrik & Renata

Valentina & Valentin

Nicolas & Vadim

Simon & Patricija




oh we didn't have it about Auma Obama yet, dance wise she isn't among the best but tbh she is very watchable, also luv the song choice this time what judges were laughing at kokomo melody being like a nice theme tune for her a very tropical rumba, also it was a emotional week for her, her grandmother passed away but it did help with the rumba getting genuine emotion come through in this particular dance/performance

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Week 6 (Guest Performance of DSDS2021 winner Jan-Marten Block with ''Never Not Try'')

Ilse DeLange & Evgeny Vinokurov Quickstep to Suddenly I See by KT Tunstall

Valentina Pahde & Valentin Lusin Jive to One Fine Day by The Chiffons

Rúrik Gislason & Renata Lusin Rumba to Wicked Game by Grace Carter

Auma Obama & Andrzej Cibis Charleston to Bang Bang by Will I Am

Simon Zachenhuber & Patricija Belousova Foxtrot to Power Over Me by Dermot Kennedy

Nicolas Puschmann & Vadim Garbuzov Waltz to At This Moment by Michael Bublé

Mickie Krause & Malika Dzumaev Charleston to Schmidtchen Schleicher by Nico Haak

Jan Hofer & Christina Luft Jive to Forever Young by The Baseballs (Live performance from The Baseballs)

Lola Weippert & Christian Polanc Cha Cha Cha to My Head, My Heart by Ava Max

[Nicky91]

FINALLY woody mcflatfoot is GONE, Krause is OUT YASSSSSSSSSSS



am happy Jan is through again, even tho not the best dancer it is a joy to see an old man just try the best he can



another perfect score for Nicolas & Vadim, 30 for their waltz


Auma was very good either (despite not in the best mood after deaths of her grandmother last week and now this week death of her mother)




next week Love Week and Jury dances (so 11 performances then)