Let's Dance (German season 6)

Let's Dance (German season 6)
Country of origin	Germany
Release
Original network	RTL Television
Original release	April 5, 2013 – May 31, 2013

The sixth series of Let's Dance began on 5 April 2013. Sylvie van der Vaart and Daniel Hartwich returned as hosts. Motsi Mabuse and Joachim Llambi returned as judges, while Jorge Gonzalez replaced Maite Kelly and Roman Frieling.

Couples

Celebrity	Occupation	Professional Partner	Status
Gülcan Kamps	TV Host & Actress	Nikita Bazev	Eliminated 1st on April 6, 2013
Tetje Mierendorf	Singer & Actor	Isabel Edvardsson	Eliminated 2nd on April 13, 2013
Marijke Amado	TV-Host	Stefano Terrazzino	Eliminated 3rd on April 20, 2013
Balian Buschbaum	Former Pole Vaulter	Sarah Latton	Eliminated 4th on April 27, 2013
Jürgen Milski	Actor & TV Host	Oana Nechiti	Eliminated 5th on May 4, 2013
Manuela Wisbeck	Actress	Massimo Sinatò	Eliminated 6th on May 11, 2013
Simone Ballack	Former wife of Michael Ballack	Erich Klann	Eliminated 7th on May 18, 2013
Paul Janke	Model & Actor & The Bachelor star	Ekaterina Leonova	Third Place on May 25, 2013
Sila Sahin	Actress	Christian Polanc	Runner-Ups on May 31, 2013
Manuel Cortez	Actor	Melissa Ortiz-Gomez	Winners on May 31, 2013

Judges scores

Couple	Place	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
Manuel & Melissa	1	11	13	17	21+6=27	17+18=35	21+24=45	27+29=56	21+28+26=75	25+28+29=82
Sila & Christian	2	13	22	21	28+8=36	21+17=38	21+25=46	21+28=49	23+30+24=77	24+29+29=82
Paul & Ekaterina	3	13	19	18	11+4=15	21+17=38	13+21=34	10+16=26	12+18+15=45
Simone & Erich	4	15	8	9	12+2=14	14+17=31	10+11=21	14+13=27
Manuela & Massimo	5	13	13	12	16+3=19	10+18=28	17+16=33
Jürgen & Oana	6	6	12	13	17+10=27	8+18=26
Balian & Sarah	7	17	15	11	13+1=14
Marijke & Stefano	8	13	12	11
Tetje & Isabel	9	10	10
Gülcan & Nikita	10	10

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	Number of Dances	Average
1	2	Sila & Christian	384	16	23.5
2	1	Manuel & Melissa	361	16	22.2
3	3	Paul & Ekaterina	208	13	15.7
4	5	Manuela & Massimo	118	8	14.4
5	7	Balian & Sarah	57	5	14.0
6	6	Jürgen & Oana	84	6	12.3
6	4	Simone & Erich	125	10	12.3
8	8	Marijke & Stefano	36	3	12.0
9	9	Tetje & Isabel	20	2	10.0
9	10	Gülcan & Nikita	10	1	10.0

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	Sila Sahin Manuela Wisbeck	13	Jürgen Milski	6
Cha-cha-cha (Dance-Off)	Manuel Cortez	26	Paul Janke	15
Jive	Manuel Cortez	28	Simone Ballack	9
Foxtrot	Paul Janke Sila Sahin	21	Simone Ballack	13
Paso Doble	Sila Sahin	30	Paul Janke	11
Waltz	Manuel Cortez	28	Marijke Amado Paul Janke	13
Quickstep	Manuel Cortez	27	Marijke Amado Jürgen Milski	12
Rumba	Manuel Cortez	25	Simone Ballack	8
Tango	Sila Sahin	21	Marijke Amado	11
Samba	Sila Sahin	24	Jürgen Milski	8
Viennese Waltz	Sila Sahin	29	Simone Ballack	11
Freestyle	Manuel Cortez Sila Sahin	29	Simone Ballack	13

Couples' Highest and lowest scoring performances

According to the traditional 30-point scale.

Couples	Average	Highest Scoring Dances	Lowest Scoring Dances
Manuel & Melissa	22.2	Freestyle (29)	Cha-Cha-Cha (11)
Sila & Christian	23.5	Paso Doble (30)	Cha-Cha-Cha (13)
Paul & Ekaterina	15.7	Foxtrot & Viennese Waltz (21)	Cha-Cha-Cha (10)
Simone & Erich	12.3	Rumba/Jive (17) Group score Waltz (15) Individual score	Rumba (8)
Manuela & Massimo	14.4	Rumba/Jive (18) Group score Foxtrot (17) Individual score	Samba (10)
Jürgen & Oana	12.3	Rumba/Jive (18) Group score Viennese Waltz (17) Individual score	Cha-Cha-Cha (6)
Balian & Sarah	14.0	Waltz (17)	Jive (11)
Marijke & Stefano	12.0	Waltz (13)	Tango (11)
Tetje & Isabel	10.0	Cha-Cha-Cha & Rumba (10)	Cha-Cha-Cha & Rumba (10)
Gülcan & Nikita	10.0	Cha-Cha-Cha (10)	Cha-Cha-Cha (10)

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
Sila & Christian	13 (6,4,3)	Cha-Cha-Cha	"Free" — Natalia Kills	Safe
Jürgen & Oana	6 (3,2,1)	Cha-Cha-Cha	"You're My Heart, You're My Soul" — Modern Talking	Bottom two
Balian & Sarah	17 (7,5,5)	Waltz	"If You Don't Know Me by Now" — Simply Red	Safe
Marijke & Stefano	13 (6,4,3)	Waltz	"What The World Needs Now" — Jackie DeShannon	Safe
Manuela & Massimo	13 (6,6,1)	Cha-Cha-Cha	"Think" — Aretha Franklin	Safe
Manuel & Melissa	11 (5,4,2)	Cha-Cha-Cha	"Troublemaker" — Olly Murs	Bottom three
Gülcan & Nikita	10 (4,4,2)	Cha-Cha-Cha	"Domino" — Jessie J	Eliminated
Simone & Erich	15 (6,5,4)	Waltz	"Open Arms" — Mariah Carey	Safe
Tetje & Isabel	10 (4,4,2)	Cha-Cha-Cha	"You Drive Me Crazy" — Shakin' Stevens	Safe
Paul & Ekaterina	13 (5,5,3)	Waltz	"The Rose" — Bette Midler	Safe

Week 2

Running order

Couple	Score	Dance	Music	Result
Marijke & Stefano	12 (6,4,2)	Quickstep	"Mini Playback Show" theme	Safe
Simone & Erich	8 (4,3,1)	Rumba	"Listen To Your Heart" — Roxette	Bottom two
Jürgen & Oana	12 (5,4,3)	Quickstep	"Danger Zone" — Kenny Loggins	Bottom three
Tetje & Isabel	10 (4,4,2)	Rumba	"Always On My Mind" — Pet Shop Boys	Eliminated
Sila & Christian	22 (8,7,7)	Rumba	"Diamonds" — Rihanna	Safe
Manuela & Massimo	13 (6,5,2)	Quickstep	"Time Warp" — from The Rocky Horror Picture Show	Safe
Manuel & Melissa	13 (6,5,2)	Rumba	"I Follow Rivers" — Triggerfinger	Safe
Paul & Ekaterina	19 (8,7,4)	Quickstep	"Drive By" — Train	Safe
Balian & Sarah	15 (6,6,3)	Rumba	"Try" — Pink	Safe

Week 3

Running order

Couple	Score	Dance	Music	Result
Balian & Sarah	11 (4,4,3)	Jive	"Locked Out of Heaven" — Bruno Mars	Safe
Manuel & Melissa	17 (7,6,4)	Tango	"Libertango" — Ástor Piazzolla	Safe
Simone & Erich	9 (4,4,1)	Jive	"When the Rain Begins to Fall" — Jermaine Jackson & Pia Zadora	Bottom three
Marijke & Stefano	11 (6,3,2)	Tango	"Just a Gigolo" — Palast Orchester	Eliminated
Jürgen & Oana	13 (5,5,3)	Tango	"I Just Died in Your Arms Tonight" — Cutting Crew	Bottom two
Manuela & Massimo	12 (5,5,2)	Tango	"Move in the Right Direction" — Gossip	Safe
Paul & Ekaterina	18 (7,6,5)	Jive	"Gamblin' Man" — The Overtones	Safe
Sila & Christian	21 (8,7,6)	Tango	"La Cumparsita" — Gerardo Matos Rodríguez	Safe

Week 4

Running order

Couple	Score	Dance	Music	Result
Balian & Sarah	13 (5,5,3)	Paso Doble	"Burn It Down" — Linkin Park	Eliminated
Manuel & Melissa	21 (8,8,5)	Paso Doble	"The Plaza of Execution" — from The Mask of Zorro	Safe
Jürgen & Oana	17 (7,6,4)	Viennese Waltz	"It's a Man's, Man's, Man's World" — Seal & Michael Bolton	Safe
Paul & Ekaterina	11 (5,5,1)	Paso Doble	"Seven Nation Army" — White Stripes	Bottom three
Manuela & Massimo	16 (7,7,2)	Viennese Waltz	"Never Tear Us Apart" — Paloma Faith	Safe
Sila & Christian	28 (10,10,8)	Viennese Waltz	"Hallelujah" — Rufus Wainwright	Safe
Simone & Erich	12 (5,5,2)	Paso Doble	"Free Your Mind" — En Vogue	Bottom two
Balian & Sarah Simone & Erich Manuela & Massimo Paul & Ekaterina Manuel & Melissa Sila & Christian Jürgen & Oana	1 2 3 4 6 8 10	Discofox-Marathon	"Tacatà" — Tacabro "Welcome To St. Tropez" — DJ Antoine "Die Young" — Kesha "Call Me Maybe" — Carly Rae Jepsen "Schatzi schenk mir ein Foto" — Mickie Krause "Gangnam Style" — Psy "I Will Dance" — Lisa Aberer

Week 5

Running order

Couple	Score	Dance	Music	Result
Jürgen & Oana	8 (4,3,1)	Samba	"Kung Fu Fighting" — Carl Douglas	Eliminated
Manuel & Melissa	17 (7,6,4)	Foxtrot	"Dream a Little Dream of Me" — Mama Cass Elliot	Safe
Manuela & Massimo	10 (5,4,1)	Samba	"I Like to Move It" — Reel 2 Real	Bottom two
Simone & Erich	14 (6,5,3)	Foxtrot	"Frauen regier'n die Welt" — Roger Cicero	Safe
Sila & Christian	21 (8,7,6)	Samba	"Kiss Kiss" — Tarkan	Safe
Paul & Ekaterina	21 (8,8,5)	Foxtrot	"Wire To Wire — Razorlight	Safe
Manuela & Massimo Jürgen & Oana Manuel& Melissa	18 (7,6,5)	Rumba & Jive	"Edge Of Glory" — Lady Gaga
Sila & Christian Paul & Ekaterina Simone & Erich	17 (7,6,4)	Rumba & Jive	"It's My Life" — Bon Jovi

Week 6 "Movie Night"

Running order

Couple	Score	Dance	Music	Movie	Result
Sila & Christian	21 (8,7,6)	Jive	"Maniac" — Michael Sembello	Flashdance	Safe
	25 (9,9,7)	Waltz	"My Love" — Sia	Twilight
Paul & Ekaterina	13 (5,5,3)	Rumba	"Skyfall" — Adele	Skyfall	Bottom two
	21 (8,8,5)	Viennese Waltz	"Kiss From A Rose" — Seal	Batman Forever
Manuel & Melissa	21 (8,8,5)	Viennese Waltz	"Have You Ever Really Loved A Woman?" — Bryan Adams	Don Juan DeMarco	Safe
	24 (9,8,7)	Jive	"You Never Can Tell" — Chuck Berry	Pulp Fiction
Simone & Erich	10 (4,4,2)	Cha-Cha-Cha	"Oh, Pretty Woman" — Roy Orbison	Pretty Woman	Safe
	11 (5,4,2)	Viennese Waltz	"You Don't Own Me" — Lesley Gore	The First Wives Club
Manuela & Massimo	17 (7,6,4)	Foxtrot	"Always Look on the Bright Side of Life" — Monty Python	Monty Python's Life of Brian	Eliminated
	16 (6,7,3)	Paso Doble	"The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" — Ennio Morricone	The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

Week 7 "Magic Moments"

Running order

Couple	Score	Dance	Music	Result
Simone & Erich	14 (6,5,3)	Quickstep	"Walkin' Back to Happiness" — Helen Shapiro	Eliminated
	13 (5,5,3)	Freestyle	"Smooth Operator" — Sade
Paul & Ekaterina	10 (4,4,2)	Cha-Cha-Cha	"Candy" — Robbie Williams	Bottom two
	16 (7,5,4)	Freestyle	"The Power of Love" — Jennifer Rush
Sila & Christian	21 (8,7,6)	Foxtrot	"Big Spender" — Shirley Bassey	Safe
	28 (10,9,9)	Freestyle	"Run" — Leona Lewis
Manuel & Melissa	27 (10,9,8)	Quickstep	"Shooting Stars & Fairy Tales" — Mrs. Greenbird	Safe
	29 (10,10,9)	Freestyle	"Smooth Criminal" — Michael Jackson

Week 8

Running order

Couple	Score	Dance	Music	Result
Sila & Christian	23 (9,8,6)	Quickstep	"Little Talks" - Of Monsters And Man	Safe
	30 (10,10,10)	Paso Doble	"Cancion Del Mariachi" - Los Lobos feat. Antonio Banderas
Paul & Ekaterina	12 (5,4,3)	Samba	"Love Is in the Air" - John Paul Young	Eliminated
	18 (7,7,4)	Tango	"Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)" - Nancy Sinatra
Manuel & Melissa	21 (8,7,6)	Samba	"Sexy Thing" - Hot Chocolate	Bottom two
	28 (10,9,9)	Waltz	"Moon River" - Johnny Mercer
Sila & Christian Paul & Ekaterina Manuel& Melissa	24 (9,8,7) 15 (6,5,4) 26 (9,9,8)	Cha-Cha-Cha (Dance-Off)	"Pata Pata" — Miriam Makeba
Motsi Mabuse & Evgenij Voznyuk	N/A	Rumba, Samba & Paso Doble		N/A

Week 9

Running order

Couple	Score	Dance	Music	Result
Sila & Christian	24 (9,8,7)	Samba	"La Isla Bonita" — Madonna	Runner-up
	29 (10,10,9)	Viennese Waltz	"Hallelujah" — Leonard Cohen
	29 (10,10,9)	Freestyle	Titanic-Medley
Manuel & Melissa	25 (9,9,7)	Rumba	"I Just Can't Stop Loving You" — Michael Jackson	Winner
	28 (10,9,9)	Jive	"You Never Can Tell" — Chuck Berry
	29 (10,10,9)	Freestyle	Cabaret-Medley
Gülcan & Nikita Tetje & Isabel Marijke & Stefano Balian & Sarah Jürgen & Oana Manuela & Massimo Simone & Erich Paul & Ekaterina	N/A	Cha-Cha-Cha Cha-Cha-Cha Tango Rumba Viennese Waltz Paso Doble Foxtrot Foxtrot	"Domino" — Jessie J "You Drive Me Crazy" - Shakin' Stevens "Just a Gigolo" — Palast Orchester "Try" — Pink "It's a Man's, Man's, Man's World" — Seal & Michael Bolton "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" — Ennio Morricone "Frauen regier'n die Welt" — Roger Cicero "Wire To Wire — Razorlight

• Viewers' votes: 50.06% for Manuel & Melissa, 49.94% for Sila & Christian

Dance Chart

• Week 1: Cha-Cha-Cha or Waltz
• Week 2: Rumba or Quickstep
• Week 3: Jive or Tango
• Week 4: Paso Doble or Viennese Waltz and Discofox Marathon
• Week 5: Samba or Foxtrot and Team Rumba/Jive Dance
• Week 6: Two unlearned dances
• Week 7: One unlearned dance and freestyle
• Week 8: Two unlearned dances and Cha-cha-cha dance-off
• Week 9: Judges' redemption dance, Couples' favorite dance and Freestyle

Couple	1	2	3	4		5		6		7		8			9
Manuel & Melissa	Cha-Cha-Cha	Rumba	Tango	Paso Doble	Discofox	Foxtrot	Jive & Rumba	Viennese Waltz	Jive	Quickstep	Freestyle	Samba	Waltz	Cha-Cha-Cha	Rumba	Jive	Freestyle
Sila & Christian	Cha-Cha-Cha	Rumba	Tango	Viennese Waltz	Discofox	Samba	Jive & Rumba	Jive	Waltz	Foxtrot	Freestyle	Quickstep	Paso Doble	Cha-Cha-Cha	Samba	Viennese Waltz	Freestyle
Paul & Ekaterina	Waltz	Quickstep	Jive	Paso Doble	Discofox	Foxtrot	Jive & Rumba	Rumba	Viennese Waltz	Cha-Cha-Cha	Freestyle	Samba	Tango	Cha-Cha-Cha			Foxtrot
Simone & Erich	Waltz	Rumba	Jive	Paso Doble	Discofox	Foxtrot	Jive & Rumba	Cha-Cha-Cha	Viennese Waltz	Quickstep	Freestyle						Foxtrot
Manuela & Massimo	Cha-Cha-Cha	Quickstep	Tango	Viennese Waltz	Discofox	Samba	Jive & Rumba	Foxtrot	Paso Doble								Paso Doble
Jürgen & Oana	Cha-Cha-Cha	Quickstep	Tango	Viennese Waltz	Discofox	Samba	Jive & Rumba										Viennese Waltz
Balian & Sarah	Waltz	Rumba	Jive	Paso Doble	Discofox												Rumba
Marijke & Stefano	Waltz	Quickstep	Tango														Tango
Tetje & Isabel	Cha-Cha-Cha	Rumba															Cha-cha-cha
Gülcan & Nikita	Cha-Cha-Cha																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	Balian & Sarah	Sila & Christian	Sila & Christian	Manuela & Massimo	Paul & Ekaterina	Simone & Erich	Manuel & Melissa	Sila & Christian	Manuel & Melissa
2	Sila & Christian	Paul & Ekaterina	Manuela & Massimo	Sila & Christian	Sila & Christian	Manuel & Melissa	Sila & Christian	Manuel & Melissa	Sila & Christian
3	Manuela & Massimo	Balian & Sarah	Paul & Ekaterina	Jürgen & Oana	Manuel & Melissa	Sila & Christian	Paul & Ekaterina	Paul & Ekaterina
4	Marijke & Stefano	Manuela & Massimo	Balian & Sarah	Manuel & Melissa	Simone & Erich	Paul & Ekaterina	Simone & Erich
5	Simone & Erich	Marijke & Stefano	Manuel & Melissa	Paul & Ekaterina	Manuela & Massimo	Manuela & Massimo
6	Paul & Ekaterina	Manuel & Melissa	Simone & Erich	Simone & Erich	Jürgen & Oana
7	Tetje & Isabel	Jürgen & Oana	Jürgen & Oana	Balian & Sarah
8	Manuel & Melissa	Simone & Erich	Marijke & Stefano
9	Jürgen & Oana	Tetje & Isabel
10	Gülcan & Nikita

     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.

     This couple won the competition.

     This couple came in second in the competition.

     This couple came in third in the competition.