Let's Dance (German season 7)

The seventh season of Let's Dance began on 28 March 2014. Sylvie Meis and Daniel Hartwich returned as hosts. Motsi Mabuse, Joachim Llambi and Jorge Gonzalez returned as judges. For the first time, all judges return to the judging panel in the same constellation.

Let's Dance
Season 7
Celebrity winner	Alexander Klaws
Professional winner	Isabel Edvardsson
Country of origin	Germany
No. of episodes	9
Release
Original network	RTL Television
Original release	March 28 – May 30, 2014
Season chronology

Couples

Celebrity	Occupation	Professional Partner	Status
Patrice Bouédibéla	Former Television Presenter	Ekaterina Leonova	Eliminated 1st on March 28, 2014
Cindy Berger	Former Singer	Marius Iepure	Eliminated 2nd on April 4, 2014
Dirk Moritz	Actor	Katja Kalugina	Eliminated 3rd on April 11, 2014
Bernhard Brink	Singer	Sarah Latton	Eliminated 4th on April 25, 2014
Alexander Leipold	Former Wrestler	Oana Nechiti	Eliminated 5th on May 2, 2014
Lilly Becker	Boris Becker's Wife	Erich Klann	Eliminated 6th on May 9, 2014
Larissa Marolt	Model & Actress	Massimo Sinato	Eliminated 7th on May 16, 2014
Carmen Geiss	Reality Television Personality	Christian Polanc	Third Place on May 23, 2014
Tanja Szewczenko	Former Figure Skater	Willi Gabalier	Runners-Up on May 30, 2014
Alexander Klaws	Singer & Musical Actor	Isabel Edvardson	Winner on May 30, 2014

Judges scores

Couple	Place	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
Alexander K. & Isabel	1	24	27	26	30+10=40	17+29=46	26+23=49	23+22=45	29+29+27=85	27+30+30=87
Tanja & Willi	2	15	20	27	25+10=35	17+26=43	21+29=50	30+23=53	21+27+25=73	20+29+29=78
Carmen & Christian	3	15	18	15	17+6=23	17+22=39	17+20=37	19+17=36	13+20+19=52
Larissa & Massimo	4	15	22	16	16+2=18	17+18=35	23+21=44	22+23=45
Lilly & Erich	5	17	20	14	21+4=25	17+22=39	24+15=39
Alexander L. & Oana	6	20	12	21	17+3=20	17+13=30
Bernhard & Sarah	7	5	8	4	4+1=5
Dirk & Katja	8	11	12	12
Cindy & Marius	9	12	5
Patrice & Ekaterina	10	9

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/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 Average	Place	Couple	Total	Average
1	1	Alexander K. & Isabel	429	26.8
2	2	Tanja & Willi	394	24.4
3	4	Larissa & Massimo	195	19.3
4	5	Lilly & Erich	154	18.8
5	3	Carmen & Christian	235	17.6
6	6	Alexander L. & Oana	103	16.7
7	8	Dirk & Katja	35	11.7
8	10	Patrice & Ekaterina	9	9.0
9	9	Cindy & Marius	17	8.5
10	7	Bernhard & Sarah	22	5.3

Highest and lowest scoring performances

The best and worst performances in each dance according to the judges' marks are as follows:

Dance	Best dancer(s)	Best score	Worst dancer(s)	Worst score
Cha Cha Cha	Alexander Klaws	27	Bernhard Brink	5
Quickstep	Alexander Klaws	24	Dirk Moritz	11
Waltz	Tanja Szewczenko	30	Cindy Berger	12
Foxtrot	Alexander Klaws	27	Bernhard Brink	8
Jive	Alexander Klaws	27	Alexander Leipold Dirk Moritz	12
Contemporary	Tanja Szewczenko	29	Cindy Berger	5
Rumba	Tanja Szewczenko	29	Carmen Geiss	17
Paso Doble	Alexander Klaws	29	Bernhard Brink	4
Charleston	Alexander Klaws	30	Bernhard Brink	4
Hip Hop	Alexander Leipold	17	Alexander Leipold	17
Bollywood	Tanja Szewczenko	25	Larissa Marolt	16
Disco	Alexander Klaws Tanja Szewczenko	10	Bernhard Brink	1
Team Dance	Carmen Geiss Larissa Marolt Alexander Klaws Tanja Szewczenko Alexander Leipold Lilly Becker	17	Carmen Geiss Larissa Marolt Alexander Klaws Tanja Szewczenko Alexander Leipold Lilly Becker	17
Tango	Alexander Klaws	26	Alexander Leipold	13
Samba	Alexander Klaws	29	Carmen Geiss	13
Freestyle	Alexander Klaws	30	Carmen Geiss	17

Couples' Highest and lowest scoring performances

According to the traditional 30-point scale.

Couples	Average	Highest Scoring Dances	Lowest Scoring Dances
Alexander K. & Isabel	26.8	Charleston (twice) & Freestyle (30)	Rumba/Jive (17) Group score Freestyle (22) Individual score
Tanja & Willi	24.4	Waltz (30)	Quickstep (15)
Carmen & Christian	17.6	Waltz (22)	Samba (13)
Larissa & Massimo	19.3	Paso Doble & Freestyle (23)	Cha-Cha-Cha (15)
Lilly & Erich	18.8	Tango (24)	Cha-Cha-Cha (14)
Alexander L. & Oana	16.7	Foxtrot (21)	Jive (12)
Bernhard & Sarah	5.3	Foxtrot (8)	Paso Doble & Charleston (4)
Dirk & Katja	11.7	Contemporary & Jive (12)	Quickstep (11)
Cindy & Marius	8.5	Waltz (12)	Contemporary (5)
Patrice & Ekaterina	9.0	Cha-Cha-Cha (9)	Cha-Cha-Cha (9)

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 and Joachim Llambi.

Week 1

Running order

Couple	Score	Dance	Music	Result
Alexander K. & Isabel	24 (8,8,8)	Quickstep	"You Can't Hurry Love" — The Supremes	Safe
Bernhard & Sarah	5 (2,2,1)	Cha-Cha-Cha	"U Can't Touch This" — MC Hammer	Bottom Two
Patrice & Ekaterina	9 (4,3,2)	Cha-Cha-Cha	"Blurred Lines" — Robin Thicke	Eliminated
Cindy & Marius	12 (5,4,3)	Waltz	"Komm Leg Deinen Arm Um Mich" — Esther Ofarim	Safe
Tanja & Willi	15 (6,5,4)	Quickstep	"The Look" — Roxette	Bottom Three
Alexander L. & Oana	20 (8,7,5)	Waltz	"Applaus, Applaus" — Sportfreunde Stiller	Safe
Carmen & Christian	15 (6,5,4)	Cha-Cha-Cha	"Welcome to St. Tropez" — DJ Antoine	Safe
Dirk & Katja	11 (5,4,2)	Quickstep	"Whatever" — Cro	Safe
Lilly & Erich	17 (7,6,4)	Waltz	"If I Ain't Got You" — Alicia Keys	Safe
Larissa & Massimo	15 (6,6,3)	Cha-Cha-Cha	"Hard Out Here" — Lily Allen	Safe

Week 2

Running order

Couple	Score	Dance	Music	Result
Tanja & Willi	20 (8,7,5)	Jive	"Fallschirm" — MIA.	Safe
Dirk & Katja	12 (5,5,2)	Contemporary	"Für immer und Dich" — Rio Reiser	Bottom Two
Carmen & Christian	18 (7,7,4)	Foxtrot	"Material Girl" — Richard Cheese	Safe
Cindy & Marius	5 (2,2,1)	Contemporary	"Total Eclipse of the Heart" — Bonnie Tyler	Eliminated
Lilly & Erich	20 (8,7,5)	Jive	"Happy" — Pharrell Williams	Safe
Bernhard & Sarah	8 (3,3,2)	Foxtrot	"Liebe ohne Leiden" — Udo Jürgens	Safe
Alexander L. & Oana	12 (5,4,3)	Jive	"I Don't Dance" — Sunrise Avenue	Bottom Three
Larissa & Massimo	22 (9,8,5)	Contemporary	"Girl On Fire" — Alicia Keys	Safe
Alexander K. & Isabel	27 (10,9,8)	Jive	"Hey Ya!" — Outkast	Safe

Week 3

Running order

Couple	Score	Dance	Music	Result
Lilly & Erich	14 (6,5,3)	Cha-Cha-Cha	"You're the First, the Last, My Everything" — Barry White	Bottom Three
Dirk & Katja	12 (5,5,2)	Jive	"History of Everything" — Barenaked Ladies	Eliminated
Bernhard & Sarah	4 (2,1,1)	Paso Doble	"Bonanza Theme Song"	Bottom Two
Tanja & Willi	27 (10,10,7)	Rumba	"Liebe ist" — Nena	Safe
Carmen & Christian	15 (6,5,4)	Jive	"I'm Always Here" — Jimi Jamison	Safe
Alexander L. & Oana	21 (8,7,6)	Foxtrot	"The Unknown Stuntman" — Lee Majors	Safe
Alexander K. & Isabel	26 (10,9,7)	Rumba	"Chasing Cars" — Snow Patrol	Safe
Larissa & Massimo	16 (7,7,2)	Quickstep	"Hey, Pippi Langstrumpf" — Jan Johansson	Safe

Week 4

Running order

Couple	Score	Dance	Music	Result
Tanja & Willi	25 (10,8,7)	Bollywood	"Mundian To Bach Ke" — Panjabi MC	Safe
Bernhard & Sarah	4 (1,1,2)	Charleston	"Puttin' On The Ritz" — Miss Kookie (Fred Astaire)	Eliminated
Larissa & Massimo	16 (6,7,3)	Bollywood	"Jai Ho! (You Are My Destiny)" — The Pussycat Dolls	Bottom Three
Alexander L. & Oana	17 (6,6,5)	Hip-Hop	"Informer" — Snow	Bottom Two
Lilly & Erich	21 (8,7,6)	Charleston	"We No Speak Americano" — Yolanda Be Cool	Safe
Carmen & Christian	17 (6,6,5)	Bollywood	"Jogi" — Panjabi MC	Safe
Alexander K. & Isabel	30 (10,10,10)	Charleston	"Dick & Doof Theme" — Fred Strittmatter & Quirin Amper jr.	Safe
Bernhard & Sarah Larissa & Massimo Alexander L. & Oana Lilly & Erich Carmen & Christian Tanja & Willi Alexander K. & Isabel	1 2 3 4 6 10 10	Discofox-Marathon	"Wovon Sollen Wir Träumen" — Frida Gold "Das kleine Küken piept" — Pulcino Pio "Barbie Girl" — Aqua "Timber" — Ke$ha "What Does the Fox Say" — Ylvis "I Sing A Liad Für Di" — Andreas Gaballier "Atemlos durch die Nacht" — Helene Fischer

Week 5

Running order

Couple	Score	Dance	Music	Result
Carmen & Christian Alexander K. & Isabel Larissa & Massimo	17 (6,7,4)	Fusion Dance (Rumba & Jive)	"Let Her Go" — Passenger
Lilly & Erich Alexander L. & Oana Tanja & Willi	17 (7,5,5)	Fusion Dance (Rumba & Jive)	"Love Me Again" — John Newman
Carmen & Christian	22 (8,8,6)	Waltz	"Three Times a Lady" — Stevie Wonder	Safe
Alexander K. & Isabel	29 (10,10,9)	Samba	"Balada" — Gusttavo Lima	Safe
Lilly & Erich	22 (8,8,6)	Foxtrot	"Isn't She Lovely" — Stevie Wonder	Safe
Alexander L. & Oana	13 (5,5,3)	Tango	"The Pink Panther Theme" — Henry Mancini	Eliminated
Larissa & Massimo	18 (7,7,4)	Waltz	"The Closest Thing to Crazy" — Katie Melua	Bottom Two
Tanja & Willi	26 (9,8,9)	Foxtrot	"Love Song" — Sara Bareilles	Safe

Week 6 "Movie Night"

Running order

Couple	Score	Dance	Music	Movie	Result
Tanja & Willi	21 (8,7,6)	Cha-Cha-Cha	"The Shoop Shoop Song" — Betty Everett	Mermaids	Safe
	29 (10,10,9)	Contemporary	"Rule the World" — Take That	Stardust
Lilly & Erich	24 (9,8,7)	Tango	"Assassin's Tango" — John Powell	Mr. & Mrs. Smith	Eliminated
	15 (6,6,3)	Samba	"It Had Better Be Tonight" — Henry Mancini	The Pink Panther
Carmen & Christian	17 (7,6,4)	Rumba	"Fallen"— Lauren Wood	Pretty Woman	Bottom Two
	20 (8,7,5)	Tango	"Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps" — The Pussycat Dolls	Brokeback Mountain
Larissa & Massimo	23 (9,8,6)	Paso Doble	"Malagueña" — Ernesto Lecuona	Once Upon a Time in Mexico	Safe
	21 (7,8,6)	Rumba	"All by Myself" — Eric Carmen	Bridget Jones's Diary
Alexander & Isabel	26 (10,9,7)	Tango	"On This Night of a Thousand Stars" — Madonna	Evita	Safe
	23 (8,9,6)	Contemporary	"I See Fire" — Ed Sheeran	The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

Week 7

Running order

Couple	Score	Dance	Music	Result
Alexander & Isabel	23 (9,8,6)	Cha-Cha-Cha	"Treasure" — Bruno Mars	Safe
	22 (8,8,6)	Freestyle	"Angels" — Robbie Williams
Carmen & Christian	19 (8,7,4)	Quickstep	"Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" — Marilyn Monroe	Bottom Two
	17 (7,6,4)	Freestyle	"Unforgettable" — Nat King Cole
Larissa & Massimo	22 (9,8,5)	Tango	"Dirty Diana"— Michael Jackson	Eliminated
	23 (9,9,5)	Freestyle	"Sonnentanz" — Klangkarussell
Tanja & Willi	30 (10,10,10)	Waltz	"Run To You" — Whitney Houston	Safe
	23 (8,8,7)	Freestyle	"I Will Survive" — Gloria Gaynor

Week 8

Running order

Couple	Score	Dance	Music	Result
Carmen & Christian	13 (6,5,2)	Samba	"Whenever, Wherever" — Shakira	Eliminated
	20 (8,8,4)	Contemporary	"Wicked Game" — Chris Isaak
Tanja & Willi	21 (8,7,6)	Tango	"Too Close" — Alex Clare	Bottom 2
	27 (9,9,9)	Paso Doble	"Frozen" — Madonna
Alexander & Isabel	29 (10,10,9)	Waltz	"Stand by My Woman" — Lenny Kravitz	Safe
	29 (10,10,9)	Paso Doble	"Song 2" — Blur
Carmen & Christian Tanja & Willi Alexander & Isabel	19 (7,7,5) 25 (8,9,8) 27 (9,9,9)	Cha-Cha-Cha (Dance-Off)	"Atemlos" — Helene Fischer

Week 9

Running order

Couple	Score	Dance	Music	Result
Tanja & Willi	20 (8,7,5)	Samba	"Dancing Queen" — ABBA	Runner-up
	29 (10,10,9)	Rumba	Liebe ist-Nena
	29 (10,10,9)	Freestyle	"Dancing in the Rain" — Ruth Lorenzo
Alexander & Isabel	27 (10,9,8)	Foxtrot	"You Are the Sunshine of My Life" — Stevie Wonder	Winner
	30 (10,10,10)	Charleston	"Dick & Doof Theme" — Fred Strittmatter & Quirin Amper jr.
	30 (10,10,10)	Freestyle	Dirty Dancing-Medley

Dance Chart

• Week 1: Cha-Cha-Cha, Waltz or Quickstep
• Week 2: Jive, Foxtrot or Contemporary
• Week 3: One unlearned dance (including Paso Doble and Rumba)
• Week 4: Bollywood, Charleston or Hip-Hop and Disco
• Week 5: One unlearned dance (including Tango and Samba) and Team Dance
• Week 6: Two unlearned dances
• Week 7: One unlearned dance and Freestyle
• Week 8: Two unlearned dances and Cha-Cha Dance-off
• Week 9: Final unlearned dance, Favorite dance and Freestyle

Couple	1	2	3	4		5		6		7		8			9
Alexander K. & Isabel	Quickstep	Jive	Rumba	Charleston	Disco	Samba	Fusion Dance	Tango	Contemporary	Cha-Cha-Cha	Freestyle	Waltz	Paso Doble	Cha-Cha-Cha	Foxtrot	Charleston	Freestyle
Tanja & Willi	Quickstep	Jive	Rumba	Bollywood	Disco	Foxtrot	Fusion Dance	Cha-Cha-Cha	Contemporary	Waltz	Freestyle	Tango	Paso Doble	Cha-Cha-Cha	Samba	Rumba	Freestyle
Carmen & Christian	Cha-Cha-Cha	Foxtrot	Jive	Bollywood	Disco	Waltz	Fusion Dance	Rumba	Tango	Quickstep	Freestyle	Samba	Contemporary	Cha-Cha-Cha
Larissa & Massimo	Cha-Cha-Cha	Contemporary	Quickstep	Bollywood	Disco	Waltz	Fusion Dance	Paso Doble	Rumba	Tango	Freestyle
Lilly & Erich	Waltz	Jive	Cha-Cha-Cha	Charleston	Disco	Foxtrot	Fusion Dance	Tango	Samba
Alexander L. & Oana	Waltz	Jive	Foxtrot	Hip-Hop	Disco	Tango	Fusion Dance
Bernhard & Sarah	Cha-Cha-Cha	Foxtrot	Paso Doble	Charleston	Disco
Dirk & Katja	Quickstep	Contemporary	Jive
Cindy & Marius	Waltz	Contemporary
Patrice & Ekaterina	Cha-Cha-Cha

  Highest scoring dance

  Lowest scoring dance

  Danced, but not scored

Call-out order

The table below lists the order in which the contestants' fates were revealed. The order of the safe couples doesn't reflect the viewer voting results.

Order	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
1	Alexander K. & Isabel	Alexander K. & Isabel	Tanja & Willi	Alexander K. & Isabel	Tanja & Willi	Tanja & Willi	Tanja & Willi	Alexander K. & Isabel	Alexander K. & Isabel
2	Lilly & Erich	Larissa & Massimo	Alexander K. & Isabel	Lilly & Erich	Alexander K. & Isabel	Alexander K. & Isabel	Alexander K. & Isabel	Tanja & Willi	Tanja & Willi
3	Cindy & Marius	Lilly & Erich	Carmen & Christian	Tanja & Willi	Lilly & Erich	Larissa & Massimo	Carmen & Christian	Carmen & Christian
4	Alexander L. & Oana	Carmen & Christian	Larissa & Massimo	Carmen & Christian	Carmen & Christian	Carmen & Christian	Larissa & Massimo
5	Carmen & Christian	Bernhard & Sarah Tanja & Willi	Alexander L. & Oana	Larissa & Massimo	Larissa & Massimo	Lilly & Erich
6	Larissa & Massimo		Lilly & Erich	Alexander L. & Oana	Alexander L. & Oana
7	Dirk & Katja	Alexander L. & Oana	Bernhard & Sarah	Bernhard & Sarah
8	Tanja & Willi	Dirk & Katja	Dirk & Katja
9	Bernhard & Sarah	Cindy & Marius
10	Patrice & Ekaterina

  This couple came in first place with the judges.

  This couple came in last place with the judges.

  This couple was eliminated.

  This couple came in last place with the judges and was eliminated.