Let's Dance – Kids (German TV series)
2021 German TV series or program
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Let's Dance – Kids is a German children's dance competition television series that premiered on April 9, 2021, on the premium sector TVNOW and on the television channel RTL, which premiered on May 16, 2021.[1][2] It is a spin-off of the Let's Dance series and based on the American version Dancing with the Stars: Juniors. The format of the show features celebrity children (either in their own right or having celebrity parentage) paired with professional junior ballroom dancers and mentored by an adult professional dancer. The couples compete against each other by performing choreographed dance routines in front of a panel of judges.[3]
| Let's Dance – Kids | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Reality competition |
| Based on | Dancing with the Stars: Juniors Let's Dance |
| Presented by | |
| Judges |
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| Opening theme | Pepe Lienhard Orchester – Let’s Dance TV Theme |
| Country of origin | Germany |
| Original language | German |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 4 |
| Production | |
| Production locations | Cologne, Germany |
| Production company | Seapoint Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | TVNOW |
| Release | 9 April – 30 April 2021 |
| Network | RTL |
| Release | 16 May – 6 June 2021 |
The first Dancing Sternchen was Jona Szewczenko & Tizio Tiago Domingues da Silva and with Roberto Albanese as the coach.[4]
Cast
Hosts and judges
The show was originally presented from current hosts of Let’s Dance Daniel Hartwich and Victoria Swarovski and also the three judges were from the current season of Let’s Dance Joachim Llambi, Motsi Mabuse and Jorge González.[5]
Couples and mentors
In April 2021, TVNOW and RTL announced the five celebrity kids, the professional partners and the coaches.[6]
| Celebrity | Notability (known for) | Professional partner | Coach | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maris Ohneck | Erdoğan Atalay son | Jana Lebersky | Sergiu Luca | Eliminated 1st on May 16, 2021 |
| Spencer König | Die Pfefferkörner actor | Selma Lohmann | Melissa Ortiz-Gomez | Eliminated 2nd on May 23, 2021 |
| Zoé Baillieu | Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten actress | Mischa Bakscheev | Regina Luca | Third place on May 30, 2021 |
| Angelina Stecher-Williams | Judith Williams daughter | Erik Rettich | Victoria Kleinfelder-Cibis | Runner-up on June 6, 2021 |
| Jona Szewczenko | Tanja Szewczenko daughter | Tizio Tiago Domingues da Silva | Roberto Albanese | Winner on June 6, 2021 |
Scoring chart
| Couple | Place | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jona & Tizio | 1 | 27 | 26 | 30+9=39 | 29+30=59 |
| Angelina & Erik | 2 | 24 | 27 | 24+9=33 | 29+30=59 |
| Zoé & Mischa | 3 | 20 | 23 | 24+9=33 | |
| Spencer & Selma | 4 | 27 | 21 | ||
| Maris & Jana | 5 | 17 | |||
- 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.
- indicates the winning couple.
- indicates the runner-up couple.
Averages
This table only counts for dances scored on a traditional 30-points scale.
| Rank by Average | Place | Couple | Total points | Performances | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Jona & Tizio | 142 | 5 | 28.4 |
| 2 | 2 | Angelina & Erik | 134 | 5 | 26.8 |
| 3 | 4 | Spencer & Selma | 48 | 2 | 24.0 |
| 4 | 3 | Zoé & Mischa | 67 | 3 | 22.3 |
| 5 | 5 | Maris & Jana | 17 | 1 | 17.0 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quickstep | Spencer König | 27 | Zoé Baillieu | 20 |
| Jive | Jona Szewczenko | 30 | Maris Ohneck | 17 |
| Cha-Cha-Cha | Jona Szewczenko | 29 | Spencer König | 21 |
| Samba | Angelina Stecher-Williams | 29 | Angelina Stecher-Williams | 24 |
| Waltz | Zoé Baillieu | 23 | ||
| Slowfox | Jona Szewczenko | 26 | ||
| Viennese Waltz | Angelina Stecher-Williams | 27 | ||
| Freestyle (Finale) |
Angelina Stecher-Williams Jona Szewczenko |
30 | ||
Couples' highest and lowest scoring dances
According to the traditional 30-point scale.
| Couples | Highest Scoring Dances | Score | Lowest Scoring Dances | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jona & Tizio | Jive Freestyle |
30 | Slowfox | 26 |
| Angelina & Erik | Freestyle | 30 | Samba Cha-Cha-Cha |
24 |
| Zoé & Mischa | Cha-Cha-Cha | 24 | Quickstep | 20 |
| Spencer & Selma | Quickstep | 27 | Cha-Cha-Cha | 21 |
| Maris & Jana | Jive | 17 | ||
Weekly scores and songs
Week 1: Summer Party
- Original airdate:
- TVNOW: April 9, 2021
- RTL: May 16, 2021
- Running order
| Order | Couple | Dance | Music | Judge's Scores | Total | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gonzalez | Mabuse | Llambi | ||||||
| 1 | Zoé & Mischa | Quickstep | "Walking on Sunshine"–Katrina and the Waves | 7 | 7 | 6 | 20 | Bottom two |
| 2 | Maris & Jana | Jive | "Surfin' U.S.A."–The Beach Boys | 6 | 6 | 5 | 17 | Eliminated |
| 3 | Jona & Tizio | Cha-Cha-Cha | "Baby"–Justin Bieber ft. Ludacris | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 | Safe |
| 4 | Spencer & Selma | Quickstep | "Hurra, hurra, die Schule brennt"–Extrabreit | 10 | 9 | 8 | 27 | Safe |
| 5 | Angelina & Erik | Samba | "La Isla Bonita"–Madonna | 9 | 8 | 7 | 24 | Safe |
Week 2: Movie Night
- Original airdate:
- TVNOW: April 16, 2021
- RTL: May 23, 2021
- Running order
| Order | Couple | Dance | Music | Movie | Judge's Scores | Total | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gonzalez | Mabuse | Llambi | |||||||
| 1 | Spencer & Selma | Cha-Cha-Cha | "The Power of Love"–Huey Lewis and the News | Back to the Future | 8 | 7 | 6 | 21 | Eliminated |
| 2 | Zoé & Mischa | Waltz | "Die Schöne und das Biest"–Peter Hofmann & Jana Werner | Beauty and the Beast | 8 | 8 | 7 | 23 | Safe |
| 3 | Jona & Tizio | Slowfox | "My Girl"–The Temptations | My Girl | 9 | 9 | 8 | 26 | Bottom two |
| 4 | Angelina & Erik | Viennese Waltz | "Hedwig's Theme"–John Williams | Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 | Safe |
Week 3: Time Travel
- Original airdate:
- TVNOW: April 23, 2021
- RTL: May 30, 2021
- Running order
| Order | Couple | Dance | Music | Decade | Judge's Scores | Total | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gonzalez | Mabuse | Llambi | |||||||
| 1 | Angelina & Erik | Cha-Cha-Cha | "Mamma Mia"–ABBA | 1970's | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | Bottom two |
| 2 | Jona & Tizio | Jive | "We Go Together"–John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John | 1950's | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | Safe |
| 3 | Zoé & Mischa | Cha-Cha-Cha | "Girls Just Want to Have Fun"–Cyndi Lauper | 1980's | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | Eliminated |
| Paso Doble Dance-off | |||||||||
| Angelina & Erik Jona & Tizio Zoé & Mischa |
Paso Doble | "He's A Pirate"–Klaus Badelt | 9 9 9 |
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Week 4: Finale
- Original airdate:
- TVNOW: April 30, 2021
- RTL: June 6, 2021
- Running order
| Order | Couple | Dance | Music | Judge's Scores | Total | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gonzalez | Mabuse | Llambi | ||||||
| 1 | Angelina & Erik | Samba | "Mas que Nada"–Jorge Ben | 10 | 10 | 9 | 29 | Runner-up |
| Freestyle | "Colors of the Wind"–Judy Kuhn | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | |||
| 2 | Jona & Tizio | Cha-Cha-Cha | "Call Me Maybe"–Carly Rae Jepsen | 10 | 10 | 9 | 29 | Winner |
| Freestyle | "Let It Go"–Idina Menzel | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | |||
Dance chart
- Highest scoring dance
- Lowest scoring dance
| Couple | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jona & Tizio | Cha-Cha-Cha | Slowfox | Jive | Paso Doble | Cha-Cha-Cha | Freestyle |
| Angelina & Erik | Samba | Viennese Waltz | Cha-Cha-Cha | Paso Doble | Samba | Freestyle |
| Zoé & Mischa | Quickstep | Waltz | Cha-Cha-Cha | Paso Doble | ||
| Spencer & Selma | Quickstep | Cha-Cha-Cha | ||||
| Maris & Jana | Jive | |||||