Let's Dance (German season 3)

The third season of Let's Dance began on 9 April 2010. After three years of pause, Nazan Eckes returned as host, while Daniel Hartwich replaced Hape Kerkeling. Joachim Llambi, forming the head judge in fact, was the only remaining judge from the first two seasons. Former professional participant Isabel Edvardsson as well as Peter Kraus and Harald Glööckler joined.

Let's Dance
Season 3
Celebrity winnerSophia Thomalla
Professional winnerMassimo Sinató
Country of originGermany
No. of episodes8
Release
Original networkRTL Television
Original releaseApril 9 (2010-04-09) 
May 28, 2010 (2010-05-28)
Season chronology

Couples

Celebrity Occupation Professional Partner Status
Arthur Abraham Boxer Nina Uszkureit
Withdrew
on April 13, 2010
Mathieu Carrière Actor Tatjana Kuschill Eliminated 2nd
on March 16, 2010
Hillu Schwetje Author Christian Polanc
Withdrew
on April 22, 2010
Achim Mentzel Entertainer Sarah Latton Eliminated 3rd
on April 23, 2010
Brigitte Nielsen Sylvester Stallone's Ex-Wife & Former Model Oliver Tienken Eliminated 4th
on April 30, 2010
Rolf Scheider Casting Director and Former Judge at Germany's Next Topmodel Motsi Mabuse Eliminated 5th
on May 7, 2010
Raúl Richter Actor & Television Presenter Melissa Ortiz-Gomez Eliminated 6th
on May 14, 2010
Nina Bott Actress Roberto Albanese Third Place
on May 21, 2010
Sylvie van der Vaart Former Got Talent Judge Christian Bärens (Show 1–6)
Christian Polanc (Show 7–8)
Runners-Up
on May 28, 2010
Sophia Thomalla Actress & Model Massimo Sinato Winners
on May 28, 2010

Judges scores

Couple Place 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Sophia & Massimo
1
23
28
28
29
33
31 + 36 = 67
40 + 35 = 75
39 + 37 + 39 = 115
Sylvie & Christian
2
26
27
27
31
27
28 + 30 = 58
28 + 29 = 57
33 + 37 + 38 = 108
Nina & Roberto
3
27
25
26
26
27
26 + 25 = 51
27 + 29 = 56
Raúl & Melissa
4
28
28
29
25
26
27 + 29 = 56
Rolf & Motsi
5
20
22
23
21
21
Brigitte & Oliver
6
20
22
26
22
Achim & Sarah
7
26
23
22
Hillu & Christian
8
24
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Mathieu & Tatjana
9
24
21
Arthur & Nina
10
11
Red numbers indicate the lowest score for each week.
Green numbers indicate the highest score for each week.
     indicates the couple eliminated that week.
     indicates the returning couple that finished in the bottom two.
     indicates the couple was eliminated but later returned to the competition.
     indicates the couple withdrew.
     indicates the couple that did not dance due to physical injury.
     indicates the winning couple.
     indicates the runner-up couple.

Average Chart

Rank by
average
Place Couple Total Number of
dances
Average
11Sophia & Massimo3981233.17
22Sylvie & Christian36130.08
34Raul & Melissa192727.43
43Nina & Roberto238926.44
58Hillu & Christian24124.00
67Achim & Sarah71323.67
76Brigitte & Oliver90422.50
9Mathieu & Tatjana452
95Rolfe & Motsi107521.40
1010Arthur & Nina11111.00

Couples' Highest and lowest scoring performances

According to the traditional 40-point scale.

Couples Average Highest Scoring Dances Lowest Scoring Dances
Sophia & Massimo 33.17 Rumba (40) Salsa (23)
Sylvie & Christian 30.08 Freestyle (38) Waltz (26)
Nina & Roberto 26.44 Paso Doble (29) West Coast Swing & Jive (25)
Raul & Melissa 27.43 Rumba & Waltz (29) Quickstep (25)
Rolf & Motsi 21.40 Tango (23) Waltz (20)
Brigitte & Oliver 22.50 Rumba (26) Salsa (20)
Achim & Sarah 23.67 Salsa (26) Tango (22)
Hillu & Christian 24.00 Waltz (24) Waltz (24)
Mathieu & Tatjana 22.50 Waltz (24) West Cost Swing (21)
Arthur & Nina 11.00 Salsa (11) Salsa (11)

Highest and lowest scoring performances

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

DanceBest dancer(s)Best scoreWorst dancer(s)Worst score
Salsa Sylvie van der Vaart37Arthur Abraham11
Waltz Sophia Thomalla31Rolf Schneider20
Jive Sylvie van der Vaart, Raul Richter, Sophia Thomalla28Brigitte Nielsen22
West Coast Swing Sophia Thomalla36Mathieu Carrière21
Rumba Sophia Thomalla40Nina Bott, Brigitte Nielsen26
Tango Sylvie van der Vaart29Achim Mentzel22
Paso Doble Sylvie van der Vaart33Brigitte Nielsen22
Quickstep Sophia Thomalla35Rolf Schneider21
Samba Sophia Thomalla37Rolf Schneider21
Freestyle Sophia Thomalla39Sylvie van der Vaart38

Weekly scores and songs

Week 1

Individual judges scores in charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Harald Glööckler, Peter Kraus, Isabel Edvardsson, Joachim Llambi.

Running order
Couple Score Style Music
Brigitte & Oliver 20 (8,5,5,2) Salsa "Let's Get Loud" - Jennifer Lopez
Rolf & Motsi 20 (6,6,6,2) Waltz "Für mich solls Rote Rosen regnen" - Trude Herr
Sophia & Massimo 23 (7,7,5,4) Salsa "Evacuate the Dancefloor" - Cascada
Mathieu & Tatjana 24 (9,7,5,3) Waltz "The Godfather Theme" - Nino Rota
Arthur & Nina 11 (4,3,3,1) Salsa "Beat It" - Michael Jackson
Hillu & Christian 24 (8,7,5,4) Waltz "See the Day" - All Saints
Raul & Melissa 28 (7,9,7,5) Salsa "Livin' la Vida Loca" - Ricky Martin
Nina & Roberto 27 (9,8,6,4) Waltz "You Are So Beautiful" - Joe Cocker
Achim & Sarah 26 (9,8,6,3) Salsa "Hamma!" - Culcha Candela
Sylvie & Christian 26 (9,8,6,3) Waltz "A Moment Like This" - Kelly Clarkson

Week 2

Individual judges scores in charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Harald Glööckler, Peter Kraus, Isabel Edvardsson, Joachim Llambi.

Running order
Couple Score Style Music
Nina & Roberto 25 (8,7,6,4) West Coast Swing "Get the Party Started" - P!nk
Mathieu & Tatjana 21 (7,6,5,3) West Coast Swing "I Just Want to Make Love to You" - Etta James
Sophia & Massimo 28 (8,8,7,5) Jive "Hey Ya!" - OutKast
Rolf & Motsi 22 (9,6,5,2) West Coast Swing "I Am What I Am" - Gloria Gaynor
Brigitte & Oliver 22 (8,7,4,3) Jive "Poker Face" - Lady Gaga
Achim & Sarah 23 (9,7,5,2) Jive "Schmittchen Schleicher" (Niko Haag)
Sylvie & Christian 27 (8,9,7,3) West Coast Swing "Heavy Cross" - Gossip
Raul & Melissa 28 (9,8,7,4) Jive "Dance With Somebody" - Mando Diao

Week 3

Individual judges scores in charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Harald Glööckler, Peter Kraus, Isabel Edvardsson, Joachim Llambi.

Running order
Couple Score Style Music
Achim & Sarah 22 (7,6,5,4) Tango "Hernando's Hideaway" - Alma Cogan
Nina & Roberto 26 (8,8,6,4) Rumba "Endless Love" - Lionel Richie
Brigitte & Oliver 26 (8,8,6,4) Rumba "Total Eclipse of the Heart" - Bonnie Tyler
Rolf & Motsi 23 (8,7,5,3) Tango "Kriminal Tango" - Hazy Osterwald
Sylvie & Christian 27 (7,9,7,4) Rumba "She's Like the Wind" - Patrick Swayze
Raul & Melissa 29 (9,7,7,6) Rumba "Lass es Liebe sein" - Rosenstolz
Sophia & Massimo 28 (8,9,5,6) Tango "Seven Nation Army" - The White Stripes

Week 4

Individual judges scores in charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Harald Glööckler, Peter Kraus, Isabel Edvardsson, Joachim Llambi.

Running order
Couple Score Style Music
Sophia & Massimo 29 (9,7,7,6) Paso Doble "Maneater" - Nelly Furtado
Nina & Roberto 26 (8,7,6,5) Quickstep "Valerie" - Amy Winehouse
Brigitte & Oliver 22 (8,6,5,3) Paso Doble "We Will Rock You" - Queen
Raul & Melissa 25 (9,8,6,2) Quickstep "Jungle Drum" - Emiliana Torrini
Sylvie & Christan 31 (9,9,7,6) Paso Doble "He's a Pirate" - Pirates of the Caribbean Soundtrack
Rolf & Motsi 21 (7,6,5,3) Quickstep "The Muppets" Theme

Week 5

Individual judges scores in charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Harald Glööckler, Peter Kraus, Isabel Edvardsson, Joachim Llambi.

Running order
Couple Score Style Music
Rolf & Motsi 21 (8,6,5,2) Samba "Tanze Samba mit mir" - Tony Holiday
Nina & Roberto 27 (8,7,7,5) Samba "If a Song Could Get Me You" - Marit Larsen
Sylvie & Christian 27 (9,8,6,4) Samba "Dancing Queen" - ABBA
Sophia & Massimo 33 (9,9,8,7) Samba "Hips Don't Lie" - Shakira & Wyclef Jean
Raul & Melissa 26 (7,9,7,3) Samba "Club Tropicana" - Wham!
Rolfe & Motsi
Raul & Melissa
Nina & Roberto
Sylvie & Christian
Sophia & Massimo
N/A Rock'n'Roll "Rock Around the Clock" - Bill Haley & His Comets
"Jailhouse Rock" - Elvis Presley
"Tutti Frutti" - Little Richard
"Johnny B. Goode" - Chuck Berry
"Great Balls of Fire" - Jerry Lee Lewis
"Sugar Baby" - Peter Kraus

Week 6

Individual judges scores in the chart below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Harald Glööckler, Peter Kraus, Isabel Edvardsson, Joachim Llambi.

Running order
Couple Score Style Music
Sylvie & Christian 28 (9,7,7,5) Jive "SOS" — Rihanna
30 (9,8,8,5) Salsa "Tequila" — The Champs
Nina & Roberto 26 (7,7,7,5) Salsa "Bailamos" — Enrique Iglesias
25 (7,7,7,4) Jive "Don't Stop Me Now" — Queen
Sophia & Massimo 31 (9,8,8,6) Waltz "All by Myself" — Eric Carmen
36 (10,10,8,8) West Coast Swing "Don't Cha" — Pussycat Dolls
Raul & Melissa 27 (8,7,7,5) West Coast Swing "I Like" — Keri Hilson
29 (9,7,8,5) Waltz "Greatest Love of All" — Whitney Houston

Week 7

Individual judges scores in the chart below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Harald Gloockler, Peter Klaus, Isabel Edvardsson, Joachim Llambi.

Running order
Couple Score Style Music
Nina & Roberto 27 (9,7,7,4) Tango "I Kissed a Girl" — Katy Perry
29 (9,8,7,5) Paso Doble "Star Wars Theme" — John Williams
Sylvie & Christian 28 (9,9,6,4) Quickstep "FascinationAlphabeat
29 (9,8,6,6) Tango "Bad Romance" — Lady Gaga
Sophia & Massimo 40 (10,10,10,10) Rumba "Fields of Gold" — Sting
35 (9,9,9,8) Quickstep "Irgendwie, irgendwo, irgendwann" — Nena

Week 8

Individual judges scores in the chart below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Harald Gloockler, Peter Klaus, Isabel Edvardsson, Joachim Llambi.

Running order
Couple Score Style Music
Sylvie & Christian 33 (9,9,8,7) Paso Doble "He's a Pirate" — Pirates of the Caribbean Soundtrack
37 (10,10,9,8) Salsa "Tequila" — The Champs
38 (10,10,9,9) Freestyle Medley:
"Feeling Good" — Michael Bublé
"Fever" — Peggy Lee
"You Can Leave Your Hat On" — Randy Newman
"Unchain My Heart" — Ray Charles
Sophia & Massimo 39 (10,10,10,9) Rumba "Fields of Gold" — Sting
37 (10,10,9,8) Samba "Hips Don't Lie" — Shakira & Wyclef Jean
39 (10,10,10,9) Freestyle Michael Jackson-Medley:
"Smooth Criminal"
"Thriller"
"Black or White"

Dance Chart

  • Week 1: Salsa or Waltz
  • Week 2: Jive or West Coast Swing
  • Week 3: Rumba or Tango
  • Week 4: Paso Doble or Quickstep
  • Week 5: Samba & Group Rock'n'Roll
  • Week 6: Two unlearned dances from Week 1 & 2
  • Week 7: Two unlearned dances from Week 3 & 4 & Group Viennese Waltz
  • Finals: Favourite Dance of the Season & Redemption Dance & Freestyle
Couple 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Sophia & MassimoSalsaJiveTangoPaso DobleSambaRock'n'RollWaltzWest Coast SwingRumbaQuickstepViennese WaltzRumbaSambaFreestyle
Sylvie & ChristianWaltzWest Coast SwingRumbaPaso DobleSambaRock'n'RollJiveSalsaQuickstepTangoViennese WaltzPaso DobleSalsaFreestyle
Nina & RobertoWaltzWest Coast SwingRumbaQuickstepSambaRock'n'RollSalsaJiveTangoPaso DobleViennese Waltz
Raul & MelissaSalsaJiveRumbaQuickstepSambaRock'n'RollWest Coast SwingWaltz
Rolf & MotsiWaltzWest Coast SwingTangoQuickstepSambaRock'n'Roll
Brigitte & OliverSalsaJiveRumbaPaso Doble
Achim & SarahSalsaJiveTango
Hillu & ChristianWaltz(Jive)Withdrew
Mathieu & TatjanaWaltzWest Cost Swing
Arthur & NinaSalsa
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