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| Let's Dance | |
|---|---|
| Season 16 | |
| No. of episodes | 1 |
| Release | |
| Original network | RTL |
| Original release | 17 February 2023 (launch) 24 February 2023 – present |
| Season chronology | |
The sixteenth season of Let's Dance started on February 17, 2023, with the launch show on RTL.[1] Daniel Hartwich and Victoria Swarovski returned as hosts. Joachim Llambi, Motsi Mabuse and Jorge Gonzalez returned as judges.
Like in the previous seasons during the launch show the 14 celebrities found out which professional dancer they will dance with for the next few weeks.[2]
Couples
On 6 January 2023, RTL announced the 14 celebrities.[3] On 31 January 2023, were announced the 14 professional dancers.[4] On 15 February 2023, two days before the start of the show, it was announced that Malika Dzumaev replaced the pregnant Renata Lusin.[5]
| Celebrity | Known for | Professional partner | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Mariah Peter | Model & winner of Germany's Next Topmodel | Alexandru Ionel | Eliminated 1st on February 24, 2023 |
| Abdelkarim | Comedian & television presenter | Kathrin Menzinger | Eliminated 2nd on March 3, 2023 |
| Julia Beautx | YouTube personality, singer & actress | Zsolt Sándor Cseke | |
| Ali Güngörmüş | Celebrity chef | Christina Luft | |
| Sharon Battiste | The Bachelorette star | Christian Polanc | |
| Philipp Boy | Former olympic gymnast | Patricia Ionel | |
| Chryssanthi Kavazi | Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten actress | Vadim Garbuzov | |
| Jens „Knossi“ Knossalla | Poker commentator, entertainer & Schlager singer | Isabel Edvardsson | |
| Mimi Kraus | Former handballer | Mariia Maksina | |
| Sally Özcan | YouTube personality, entrepreneur & author | Massimo Sinato | |
| Younes Zarou | TikTok personality & influencer | Malika Dzumaev | |
| Natalia Yegorova | Singer-songwriter, activist & former model | Andrzej Cibis | |
| Anna Ermakova | Model & daughter of Boris Becker | Valentin Lusin | |
| Timon Krause | Magician & author | Ekaterina Leonova |
Scoring chart
| Couple | Place | LS | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julia & Zsolt | 10 | 21 | 22 | 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ali & Christina | 13 | 8 | 16 | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sharon & Christian | 19 | 19 | 25 | 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Philipp & Patricia | 18 | 21 | 29 | 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chryssanthi & Vadim | 19 | 17 | 12 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Knossi & Isabel | 12 | 9 | 20 | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mimi & Mariia | 14 | 9 | 23 | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sally & Massimo | 17 | 15 | 16 | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Younes & Malika | 10 | 15 | 16 | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Natalia & Andrzej | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Anna & Valentin | 23 | 25 | 29 | 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Timon & Ekaterina | 13 | 16 | 19 | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Abdelkarim & Kathrin | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alex Mariah & Alexandru | 14 | 15 | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
- 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 two or three.
- indicates the couple which was immune from elimination.
- indicates the couple that didn't perform due to personal reasons.
- indicates the couple that withdrew from the competition.
- indicates the couple was eliminated but later returned to the competition.
- indicates the winning couple.
- indicates the runner-up couple.
- indicates the third-place couple.
Average chart
This table only counts for dances scored on a traditional 30-points scale.
| Rank by average |
Place | Couple | Total points |
Number of dances |
Total average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anna & Valentin | 107 | 4 | 26.8 | |
| 2 | Philipp & Patricia | 91 | 4 | 22.8 | |
| 3 | Sharon & Christian | 86 | 4 | 21.5 | |
| 4 | Julia & Zsolt | 80 | 4 | 20.0 | |
| 5 | Natalia & Andrzej | 77 | 4 | 19.3 | |
| 6 | Timon & Ekaterina | 73 | 4 | 18.3 | |
| 7 | Mimi & Mariia | 70 | 4 | 17.5 | |
| 8 | Sally & Massimo | 67 | 4 | 16.8 | |
| 9 | Chryssanthi & Vadim | 61 | 4 | 15.3 | |
| 10 | Knossi & Isabel | 60 | 4 | 15.0 | |
| 11 | Younes & Malika | 58 | 4 | 14.5 | |
| 12 | Ali & Christina | 57 | 4 | 14.3 | |
| 13 | 14 | Alex Mariah & Alexandru | 28 | 2 | 14.0 |
| 14 | 13 | Abdelkarim & Kathrin | 31 | 3 | 10.3 |
Highest and lowest scoring performances of the series
The best and worst performances in each dance according to the judges' 30-point scale are as follows.
| Dance | Celebrity | Highest score | Celebrity | Lowest score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cha-Cha-Cha | Julia Beautx | 22 | Mimi Kraus | 9 |
| Charleston | Natalia Yegorova | 19 | Abdelkarim | 11 |
| Foxtrot | Abdelkarim | 10 | ||
| Jive | Philipp Boy | 29 | Ali Güngürmüş | 8 |
| Quickstep | Younes Zarou | 15 | Timon Krause | 13 |
| Rumba | Natalia Yegorova | 20 | Jens „Knossi“ Knossalla | 9 |
| Tango | Anna Ermakova | 25 | Jens „Knossi“ Knossalla Chryssanthi Kavazi |
12 |
| Viennese Waltz | Philipp Boy | 21 | ||
| Waltz | Anna Ermakova | 23 | Alex Mariah Peter | 15 |
Couples' highest and lowest scoring dances
Scores are based upon a potential 30-point maximum.
| Couples | Highest scoring dance | Lowest scoring dance |
|---|---|---|
| Abdelkarim & Kathrin | Charleston (11) | Cha-Cha-Cha, Foxtrot (10) |
| Ali & Christina | Cha-Cha-Cha (16) | Jive (8) |
| Anna & Valentin | Tango (25) | Waltz (23) |
| Chryssanthi & Vadim | Charleston (19) | Tango (12) |
| Julia & Zsolt | Cha-Cha-Cha (22) | Cha-Cha-Cha (10) |
| Knossi & Isabel | Jive (20) | Rumba (9) |
| Mimi & Mariia | Tango (23) | Cha-Cha-Cha (9) |
| Natalia & Andrzej | Rumba (20) | Waltz, Charleston (19) |
| Philipp & Patricia | Jive (29) | Tango (18) |
| Sally & Massimo | Charleston (17) | Cha-Cha-Cha (15) |
| Sharon & Christian | Cha-Cha-Cha, Waltz (19) | |
| Timon & Ekaterina | Cha-Cha-Cha (19) | Quickstep (13) |
| Younes & Malika | Rumba (16) | Cha-Cha-Cha (10) |
| Alex Mariah & Alexandru | Waltz (15) | Cha-Cha-Cha (13) |
Weekly scores and songs
Launch show
For the seventh time, there was a launch show in which each celebrity met their partner for the first time. This show aired on 17 February 2023. In this first live show the celebrities and the professional partners danced in groups and each celebrity was awarded points by the judges and the viewers. At the end of the show the couple with the highest combined points was granted immunity from the first elimination in the following week.[6]
Anna Ermakova received the highest combination of judge's scores and viewer votes and therefore won immunity for next week.
| Order | Celebrity | Dance | Music | Judge's Scores | Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| González | Mabuse | Llambi | Total | |||||
| 1 | Julia Beautx | Cha-Cha-Cha | "Pata Pata"—Miriam Makeba | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | Safe |
| Sharon Battiste | 6 | 7 | 6 | 19 | Safe | |||
| Younes Zarou | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | Safe | |||
| 2 | Sally Özcan | Charleston | "Vielen Dank für die Blumen"—Udo Jürgens | 6 | 6 | 5 | 17 | Safe |
| Chryssanthi Kavazi | 6 | 7 | 6 | 19 | Safe | |||
| Abdelkarim | 5 | 4 | 2 | 11 | Safe | |||
| 3 | Jens „Knossi“ Knossalla | Tango | "Just a Gigolo"—David Lee Roth | 5 | 5 | 2 | 12 | Safe |
| Philipp Boy | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | Safe | |||
| Ali Güngörmüş | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 | Safe | |||
| 4 | Timon Krause | Quickstep | "Ein bisschen Goethe, ein bisschen Bonaparte"—France Gall | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 | Safe |
| Mimi Kraus | 5 | 5 | 4 | 14 | Safe | |||
| 5 | Alex Mariah Peter | Waltz | "See the Day"—Girls Aloud | 6 | 6 | 3 | 15 | Safe |
| Natalia Yegorova | 7 | 7 | 5 | 19 | Safe | |||
| Anna Ermakova | 8 | 8 | 7 | 23 | Won immunity | |||
Week 1
| Order | Couple | Dance | Music | Judge's Scores | Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| González | Mabuse | Llambi | Total | |||||
| 1 | Sally & Massimo | Cha-Cha-Cha | "I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)"—The Four Tops | 6 | 5 | 4 | 15 | Safe |
| 2 | Alex Mariah & Alexandru | Cha-Cha-Cha | "Finally"—Yves V & HUGEL | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 | Eliminated |
| 3 | Julia & Zsolt | Waltz | "Don't Speak"—No Doubt | 8 | 7 | 6 | 21 | Safe |
| 4 | Abdelkarim & Kathrin | Cha-Cha-Cha | "Cha Cha Cha D'Amour"—Dean Martin | 5 | 4 | 1 | 10 | Safe |
| 5 | Chryssanthi & Vadim | Jive | "Shake It Off"—Taylor Swift | 6 | 6 | 5 | 17 | Safe |
| 6 | Natalia & Andrzej | Charleston | "Milord"—Edith Piaf | 7 | 7 | 5 | 19 | Safe |
| 7 | Mimi & Mariia | Cha-Cha-Cha | "Conchita"—Lou Bega | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | Safe |
| 8 | Philipp & Patricija | Viennese Waltz | "Use Somebody"—Kings of Leon | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | Safe |
| 9 | Younes & Malika | Quickstep | "Umbrella"—The Baseballs | 6 | 5 | 4 | 15 | Bottom two |
| 10 | Ali & Christina | Jive | "Don't Stop Me Now"—Queen | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | Safe |
| 11 | Knossi & Isabel | Rumba | "Reality"—Richard Sanderson | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | Safe |
| 12 | Timon & Ekaterina | Waltz | "Beneath Your Beautiful"—Labrinth & Emeli Sandé | 7 | 6 | 3 | 16 | Safe |
| 13 | Sharon & Christian | Waltz | "Für mich soll's rote Rosen regnen"—Hildegard Knef | 7 | 7 | 5 | 19 | Safe |
| 14 | Anna & Valentin | Tango | "Dance with Me"—Debelah Morgan | 9 | 8 | 8 | 25 | Immune |
Week 2: "Born in ..."
The couples danced one unlearned dance to a song that came out the year the celebrities were born.[7]
Due to an infection of his feet Christian Polanc was replaced by Alexandru Ionel.[8]
| Order | Couple | Dance | Music (Year) | Judge's Scores | Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| González | Mabuse | Llambi | Total | |||||
| 1 | Julia & Zsolt | Cha-Cha-Cha | "Let's Get Loud"—Jennifer Lopez (1999) | 8 | 7 | 7 | 22 | Safe |
| 2 | Younes & Malika | Rumba | "No Matter What"—Boyzone (1998) | 6 | 6 | 4 | 16 | Safe |
| 3 | Knossi & Isabel | Jive | "Danger Zone"—Kenny Loggins (1986) | 7 | 7 | 6 | 20 | Safe |
| 4 | Natalia & Andrzej | Rumba | "Mandy"—Barry Manilow (1974) | 8 | 7 | 5 | 20 | Safe |
| 5 | Chryssanthi & Vadim | Tango | "Personal Jesus"—Depeche Mode (1989) | 5 | 5 | 2 | 12 | Safe |
| 6 | Sally & Massimo | Rumba | "Listen to Your Heart"—Roxette (1988) | 6 | 6 | 4 | 16 | Safe |
| 7 | Timon & Ekaterina | Cha-Cha-Cha | "Sweets For My Sweet"—CJ Lewis (1994) | 7 | 7 | 5 | 19 | Safe |
| 8 | Ali & Christina | Cha-Cha-Cha | "Play That Funky Music"—Wild Cherry (1976) | 6 | 6 | 4 | 16 | Bottom two |
| 9 | Abdelkarim & Kathrin | Foxtrot | "Shaddap Your Face"—Joe Dolce (1981) | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | Eliminated |
| 10 | Philipp & Patricija | Jive | "Reet Petite"—Jackie Wilson (1987) | 10 | 9 | 10 | 29 | Safe |
| 11 | Mimi & Mariia | Tango | "Beat It"—Michael Jackson (1983) | 9 | 8 | 6 | 23 | Safe |
| 12 | Sharon & Alexandru | Contemporary | "Losing My Religion"—R.E.M. (1991) | 9 | 8 | 8 | 25 | Safe |
| 13 | Anna & Valentin | Cha-Cha-Cha | "Music"—Madonna (2000) | 10 | 10 | 9 | 29 | Safe |
Week 3
The couples will dance one unlearned dance.[9]
| Order | Couple | Dance | Music | Judge's Scores | Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| González | Mabuse | Llambi | Total | |||||
| 1 | Ali & Christina | Charleston | "9 to 5"—Dolly Parton | 8 | 7 | 5 | 20 | |
| 2 | Natalia & Andrzej | Argentine Tango | "A Evaristo Carriego"—Forever Tango | 8 | 7 | 4 | 19 | |
| 3 | Younes & Malika | Viennese Waltz | "Perfect"—Ed Sheeran | 7 | 7 | 3 | 17 | |
| 4 | Knossi & Isabel | Foxtrot | "Love and Marriage"—Frank Sinatra | 7 | 7 | 5 | 19 | |
| 5 | Chryssanthi & Vadim | Cha-Cha-Cha | "Flowers"—Miley Cyrus | 6 | 6 | 1 | 13 | |
| 6 | Mimi & Mariia | Waltz | "Für immer und dich"—Rio Reiser | 9 | 9 | 6 | 24 | |
| 7 | Sharon & Christian | Samba | "Mad Love"—Sean Paul & David Guetta feat. Becky G | 8 | 8 | 7 | 23 | |
| 8 | Sally & Massimo | Foxtrot | "La Vie en rose"—Edith Piaf | 7 | 7 | 5 | 19 | |
| 9 | Julia & Zsolt | Tango | "Tanguera"—Sexteto Mayor | 10 | 9 | 8 | 27 | |
| 10 | Anna & Valentin | Foxtrot | "Oops I Did It Again"—Britney Spears | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | |
| 11 | Timon & Ekaterina | Charleston | "Happy"—C2C feat. Derek Martin | 9 | 8 | 8 | 25 | |
| 12 | Philipp & Patricija | Rumba | "Ese Momento"—Luis Enrique | 7 | 8 | 8 | 23 | |
Dance chart
- Highest scoring dance
- Lowest scoring dance
- Not performed due to illness or injury
- Couple withdrew that week
| Couple | Launch Show | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 11 Semi-Finale |
Week 12 Finale | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anna & Valentin | Waltz | Tango | Cha-Cha-Cha | Foxtrot | ||||||||||||||||||
| Julia & Zsolt | Cha-Cha-Cha | Waltz | Cha-Cha-Cha | Tango | ||||||||||||||||||
| Younes & Malika | Cha-Cha-Cha | Quickstep | Rumba | Viennese Waltz | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sharon & Alexandru | Cha-Cha-Cha | Waltz | Contemporary | Samba | ||||||||||||||||||
| Knossi & Isabel | Tango | Rumba | Jive | Foxtrot | ||||||||||||||||||
| Natalia & Andrzej | Waltz | Charleston | Rumba | Tango | ||||||||||||||||||
| Chryssanthi & Vadim | Charleston | Jive | Tango | Cha-Cha-Cha | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sally & Massimo | Charleston | Cha-Cha-Cha | Rumba | Foxtrot | ||||||||||||||||||
| Timon & Ekaterina | Quickstep | Waltz | Cha-Cha-Cha | Charleston | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ali & Christina | Tango | Jive | Cha-Cha-Cha | Charleston | ||||||||||||||||||
| Philipp & Patricija | Tango | Viennese Waltz | Jive | Rumba | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mimi & Mariia | Quickstep | Cha-Cha-Cha | Tango | Waltz | ||||||||||||||||||
| Adelkarim & Katrin | Charleston | Cha-Cha-Cha | Foxtrot | |||||||||||||||||||
| Alex Mariah & Alexandru | Waltz | Cha-Cha-Cha | ||||||||||||||||||||
- Launch show: Cha-Cha-Cha, Charleston, Tango, Quickstep, Waltz
- Week 1: One unlearned dance (introducing Jive, Viennese Waltz, Rumba)
- Week 2: One unlearned dance (introducing Foxtrot, Contemporary)
- Week 3: One unlearned dance (introducing Samba)
- Week 4:
- Week 5:
- Week 6:
- Week 7:
- Week 8:
- Week 9:
- Week 10:
- Week 11:
- Week 12:
References
- ^ ""Let's Dance 2023" startet im Februar! Alle Infos zur 16. Staffel gibt's hier". rtl.de. February 2023.
- ^ "Wer tanzt mit wem? Das sind die Paare von Staffel 16". swp.de. 18 February 2023.
- ^ "Aufgepasst, diese 14 Promis tanzen 2023 um den "Let's Dance"-Pokal". rtl.de. 6 January 2023.
- ^ "Jetzt kann "Let's Dance" 2023 starten: Diese 14 Profitänzer sind in der 16. Staffel dabei". rtl.de. 31 January 2023.
- ^ "Überraschende "Let's Dance"-News! Profitänzerin Malika Dzumaev ist doch dabei". rtl.de. 15 February 2023.
- ^ "Unsere Promis performen zum ersten Mal! Das sind die Tänze & Gruppen der Kennenlernshow". rtl.de. 17 February 2023.
- ^ "In der zweiten "Let's Dance"-Show steht alles unter dem Motto "Born in"". rtl.de. 2 March 2023.
- ^ "Christian Polanc fällt in der zweiten "Let's Dance"-Show aus". rtl.de. 2 March 2023.
- ^ "Alle Tänze der dritten "Let's Dance"-Show im Überblick". rtl.de. 9 March 2023.