Let's Dance – Kids (German TV series) explained

Genre:Reality competition
Based On:
Let's Dance
Country:Germany
Language:German
Judges:
Presenter:
Opentheme:Pepe Lienhard OrchesterLet’s Dance TV Theme
Num Seasons:1
Num Episodes:4
Location:Cologne, Germany
Company:Seapoint Productions
Channel:TVNOW
Channel2:RTL

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 . 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]

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]

CelebrityNotability (known for)Professional partnerCoachStatus
Maris OhneckErdoğan Atalay sonJana LeberskySergiu LucaEliminated 1st
on May 16, 2021
Spencer KönigDie Pfefferkörner actorSelma LohmannMelissa Ortiz-GomezEliminated 2nd
on May 23, 2021
Zoé BaillieuGute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten actressMischa BakscheevRegina Luca
Angelina Stecher-WilliamsJudith Williams daughterErik RettichVictoria Kleinfelder-Cibis
Jona SzewczenkoTanja Szewczenko daughterTizio Tiago Domingues da SilvaRoberto Albanese

Scoring chart

CouplePlace1234
Jona & Tizio126+=+=
Angelina & Erik224+=+=
Zoé & Mischa32023+=
Spencer & Selma4
Maris & Jana5
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 AveragePlaceCoupleTotal PointsPerformancesAverage
11Jona & Tizio142528.4
22Angelina & Erik134526.8
34Spencer & Selma48224.0
43Zoé & Mischa67322.3
55Maris & Jana17117.0

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
QuickstepSpencer König27Zoé Baillieu20
JiveJona Szewczenko30Maris Ohneck17
Cha-Cha-ChaJona Szewczenko29Spencer König21
SambaAngelina Stecher-Williams29Angelina Stecher-Williams24
WaltzZoé Baillieu23rowspan="4" colspan="2"
SlowfoxJona Szewczenko26
Viennese WaltzAngelina Stecher-Williams27
Freestyle
(Finale)
Angelina Stecher-Williams
Jona Szewczenko
30

Couples' highest and lowest scoring dances

According to the traditional 30-point scale.

CouplesHighest Scoring DancesScoreLowest Scoring DancesScore
Jona & TizioJive
Freestyle
30Slowfox26
Angelina & ErikFreestyle30Samba
Cha-Cha-Cha
24
Zoé & MischaCha-Cha-Cha24Quickstep20
Spencer & SelmaQuickstep27Cha-Cha-Cha21
Maris & JanaJive17colspan="2"

Weekly scores and songs

Week 1: Summer Party

Running order
OrderCoupleDanceMusicJudge's Scores TotalResult
GonzalezMabuseLlambi
1Zoé & MischaQuickstep"Walking on Sunshine"–Katrina and the Waves77620Bottom two
2Maris & JanaJive"Surfin' U.S.A."–The Beach Boys66517Eliminated
3Jona & TizioCha-Cha-Cha"Baby"–Justin Bieber ft. Ludacris99927Safe
4Spencer & SelmaQuickstep"Hurra, hurra, die Schule brennt"–Extrabreit109827Safe
5Angelina & ErikSamba"La Isla Bonita"–Madonna98724Safe

Week 2: Movie Night

Running order
OrderCoupleDanceMusicMovieJudge's Scores TotalResult
GonzalezMabuseLlambi
1Spencer & SelmaCha-Cha-Cha"The Power of Love"–Huey Lewis and the NewsBack to the Future87621Eliminated
2Zoé & MischaWaltz"Die Schöne und das Biest"–Peter Hofmann & Jana WernerBeauty and the Beast88723Safe
3Jona & TizioSlowfox"My Girl"–The TemptationsMy Girl99826Bottom two
4Angelina & ErikViennese Waltz"Hedwig's Theme"–John WilliamsHarry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone99927Safe

Week 3: Time Travel

Running order
OrderCoupleDanceMusicDecadeJudge's Scores TotalResult
GonzalezMabuseLlambi
1Angelina & ErikCha-Cha-Cha"Mamma Mia"–ABBA1970's88824Bottom two
2Jona & TizioJive"We Go Together"–John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John1950s10101030Safe
3Zoé & MischaCha-Cha-Cha"Girls Just Want to Have Fun"–Cyndi Lauper1980's88824Eliminated
Paso Doble Dance-off
Angelina & Erik
Jona & Tizio
Zoé & Mischa
Paso Doble"He's A Pirate"–Klaus Badelt9
9
9

Week 4: Finale

Running order
OrderCoupleDanceMusicJudge's Scores TotalResult
GonzalezMabuseLlambi
1Angelina & ErikSamba"Mas que Nada"–Jorge Ben1010929Runner-up
Freestyle"Colors of the Wind"–Judy Kuhn10101030
2Jona & TizioCha-Cha-Cha"Call Me Maybe"–Carly Rae Jepsen1010929Winner
Freestyle"Let It Go"–Idina Menzel10101030

Dance chart

Highest scoring dance

Lowest scoring dance

CoupleWeek 1Week 2Week 3Week 4
Jona & TizioCha-Cha-ChaSlowfoxJivePaso DobleCha-Cha-ChaFreestyle
Angelina & ErikSambaViennese WaltzCha-Cha-ChaPaso DobleSambaFreestyle
Zoé & MischaQuickstepWaltzCha-Cha-ChaPaso Doble
Spencer & SelmaQuickstepCha-Cha-Cha
Maris & JanaJive

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: "Let's Dance – Kids": Kinder-Ableger geht an den Start. fernsehserien.de. April 9, 2021. de.
  2. Web site: RTL bringt "Let's Dance – Kids" ins Fernsehen. fernsehserien.de. April 20, 2021. de.
  3. Web site: "Let's Dance - Kids": Das sind die Tanzprofis und Coaches der Show. rtl.de. April 16, 2021. de.
  4. Web site: Jona Szewczenko ist das erste "Dancing Sternchen" von "Let's Dance - Kids". rtl.de. June 11, 2021. de.
  5. Web site: RTL zeigt "Let's Dance Kids" am Sonntagvorabend. dwdl.de. April 20, 2021. de.
  6. Web site: Wer wird das "Dancing Sternchen 2021"?: Diese Promi-Minis machen bei der Kids-Version von "Let's Dance" mit. rtl.de. April 2021. de.