The tenth season of Let's Dance started on February 24, 2017, with the first ever launch show and continued with the normal competition from March 17. Sylvie Meis and Daniel Hartwich returned as hosts. Motsi Mabuse, Joachim Llambi and Jorge González also returned as the judges.
Couples The first twelve celebrities were announced in January 2017. While Vanessa Mai and Pietro Lombardi were announced as the final contestants a few days later. On February 22, all professional dancers were revealed by RTL. Christian Polanc, Massimo Sinató, Oana Nechiti, Erich Klann, Ekaterina Leonova, Vadim Garbuzov, Sergiu Luca, Kathrin Menzinger, Isabel Edvardsson and Robert Beitsch are all returning from last season, Sarah Latton and Marta Arndt are returning after a 2 and 4 years break, while only two new pros (Christina Luft and Andrzej Cibis) were announced. Pietro Lombardi had to withdraw from the competition on the launch show because of an injury on his foot. He will be replaced. He would have danced with new pro Christina Luft. On March 3 it was announced that Giovanni Zarrella replace Lombardi.
On May 23 it was announced that Heinrich Popow would withdraw from the competition for health reasons including a tendon rupture in his right shoulder. Owing to the rules of the show, Giovanni Zarrella, who had been eliminated the week before, was reinvited to participate on the show again.
Celebrity Notability (known for) Professional partner Status Television presenter Marta ArndtEliminated 1ston March 17, 2017 Socialite Vadim GarbuzovEliminated 2ndon March 24, 2017 Bastiaan Ragas Singer Sarah LattonEliminated 3rdon March 31, 2017 Anni Friesinger-Postma Former speed skater Erich KlannEliminated 4thon April 7, 2017 Model Sergiu LucaEliminated 5thon April 21, 2017 Susi Kentikian Boxer Robert BeitschEliminated 6thon April 28, 2017 Actress Andrzej CibisEliminated 7thon May 5, 2017 Maximilian Arland Television presenter Isabel Edvardsson (Week 1–4)Sarah Latton (Week 5–8)Eliminated 8th on May 12, 2017 Heinrich Popow Sprinter Kathrin Menzinger Comedian Oana NechitiEliminated 9th on May 26, 2017 Giovanni Zarrella Singer Christina Luft (Week 1–4)Marta Arndt (Week 5–11)Eliminated 10th on June 2, 2017 Model Massimo SinatóThird placeon June 9, 2017 Vanessa Mai Singer Christian PolancRunner-Upon June 9, 2017Gil OfarimSinger Ekaterina LeonovaWinneron June 9, 2017
Scoring chart CouplePlace123456 7 8 9 1011Semi-Finals12FinalsGil & Ekaterina1162030 3030 +9 39212327204729 +1302930592430542929228029302988Vanessa & Christian22329 262330 +737253030225230 +10402930592930592330257827303087Angelina & Massimo31816232326 +733282730205026 +4302821492626522220256723302881Giovanni & Marta/Christina411192320 +9 29301625204524 +103419284719193819272571Faisal & Oana51812181222 +93122232122439 +312 26 2450121123Heinrich & Kathrin61114182519 +9 28241715223713 +619132235Maximilian & Sarah/Isabel71314101410 +9 19191022204223 +225Cheyenne & Andrzej81825151120 +7272620172239Susi & Robert91525171120 +7271616Ann-Kathrin & Sergiu101019212624 +73120Anni & Erich1191315914 +721Bastiaan & Sarah 12191516Chiara & Vadim1312128Jörg & Marta1477 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 couple which was immune from elimination. indicates the couple that withdrew from the competition. indicates the couple was eliminated but later returned to the competition. 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 Dances Average 1 2 Vanessa & Christian 551 20 27.5 2 1 Gil & Ekaterina 527 26.4 3 3 Angelina & Massimo 486 24.3 4 4 Giovanni & Marta/Christina 344 16 21.5 5 10 Ann-Kathrin & Sergiu 120 6 20.0 6 8 Cheyenne & Andrzej 174 9 19.3 7 5 Faisal & Oana 252 14 18.0 8 6 Heinrich & Kathrin 213 12 17.8 9 9 Susi & Robert 120 7 17.1 10 12 Bastiaan & Sarah 50 3 16.7 11 7 Maximilian & Sarah/Isabel 155 10 15.5 12 11 Anni & Erich 60 5 12.0 13 13 Chiara & Vadim 32 3 10.7 14 14 Jörg & Marta 14 2 7.0
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 Vanessa Mai 30 Jörg Drager 7 Quickstep 29 Cheyenne PahdeSusi Kentikian 11 Waltz Angelina Kirsch 28 Anni Friesinger-PostmaFaisal Kawusi 9 Viennese waltz Cheyenne PahdeGiovanni Zarrella 25 Anni Friesinger-Postma 13 Rumba Gil Ofarim 29 Maximilian Arland 10 Jive 19 Foxtrot Vanessa Mai 30 14 Salsa Gil OfarimVanessa Mai 10 Tango Vanessa Mai Anni Friesinger-Postma 15 Argentine tango Gil Ofarim (twice) Giovanni Zarrella 23 Contemporary Gil OfarimVanessa MaiGiovanni ZarrellaAngelina Kirsch (twice) Heinrich Popow 13 Samba Gil Ofarim 27 Paso doble Vanessa Mai 30 Anni Friesinger-Postma 14 Bollywood Faisal Kawusi 26 - Flamenco Gil OfarimVanessa Mai 30 Disco Marathon Vanessa MaiGiovanni Zarrella 10 Gil Ofarim 1 Jazz Giovanni Zarrella 19 - Team Dance Vanessa MaiCheyenne PahdeFaisal KawusiHeinrich Popow 22 Angelina KirschGiovanni ZarrellaMaximilian ArlandGil Ofarim 20 Charleston Giovanni Zarrella 28 Angelina Kirsch 21 Fusion dance Gil OfarimVanessa Mai 30 Faisal Kawusi 11 Street Faisal Kawusi 24 Heinrich Popow 22 Freestyle (Finale) Vanessa Mai 30 Angelina Kirsch 28
Couples' Highest and lowest scoring performances According to the traditional 30-point scale. Pietro Lombardi is not listed because he withdrew before the first live show. Couples Highest Scoring Dances Score Lowest Scoring Dances Score Gil & Ekaterina Salsa, Contemporary, Argentine tango (twice), Flamenco & Fusion dance 30 Quickstep 16 Vanessa & Christian Contemporary, Paso doble, Foxtrot, Salsa, Flamenco, Fusion dance, Tango, Cha-cha-cha & Freestyle Cha-cha-cha, Waltz & Rumba 23 Angelina & Massimo Contemporary (twice)Cha-cha-cha 16 Giovanni & Marta/Christina Contemporary 11 Faisal & Oana Bollywood 26 Waltz 9 Heinrich & Kathrin Contemporary 25 Cha-cha-cha 11 Maximilian & Sarah/Isabel Tango 23 Salsa, Rumba & Cha-cha-cha 10 Cheyenne & Andrzej Paso doble 26 Quickstep 11 Susi & Robert Cha-cha-cha 25 Ann-Kathrin & Sergiu Tango 26 Waltz 10 Anni & Erich 15 Waltz & Cha-cha-cha 9 Bastiaan & Sarah Quickstep 19 Rumba 15 Chiara & Vadim Waltz 12 Cha-cha-cha 8 Jörg & Marta Cha-cha-cha 7 7
Weekly scores and songs Launch show For the first time there was a launch show in which each celebrity meets his partner. This show was aired on 24 February 2017. In this first live show the couples then danced in groups and each couple got points by the judges and the viewers. At the end of the show the couple with the highest combined points was granted immunity from the first elimination. Pietro Lombardi was unable to perform due to an injury on his foot and had to withdraw from the competition. He was replaced during the next days. Vanessa Mai won the immunity from the first elimination.
Key Celebrity won immunity from the first elimination
The Team dances Order Couple Dance Music Judge's Scores Gonzalez Mabuse LlambiTotal1 Angelina KirschCha-cha-cha"Lady Marmalade" - Labelle 6 6 6 18 Susi Kentikian 5 5 5 15Vanessa Mai 8 7 8 232 Anni Friesinger-PostmaWaltz"Say Something" - A Great Big World & Christina Aguilera 3 4 2 9 Cheyenne Pahde 6 7 5 18 Ann-Kathrin Brömmel 4 4 2 10 Chiara Ohoven 4 4 4 123 Maxi Arland Quickstep "Sunny" - Bobby Hebb 5 5 3 13 Gil Ofarim 6 6 4 16 Bastiaan Ragas 6 7 6 194 Faisal KawusiCha-cha-cha"Party Rock Anthem" - LMFAO ft. Lauren Bennett & GoonRock 6 8 4 18 Heinrich Popow 4 4 3 11 Jörg Draeger 3 3 1 7
Week 1 During the launch show on February 24, Pietro Lombardi announced his withdrawal from the show due to his injury. There will be a replacement for Lombardi in form of Giovanni Zarrella. Vanessa Mai was immune from elimination after earning it in the launch show. Each couple reprised the dance the celebrity danced during the launch show. Baastian Ragas could not dance this week due to an appendectomy and was given by. Running order Order Couple Dance Music Judge's Scores Result Gonzalez Mabuse LlambiTotal 1 Angelina & Massimo Cha-cha-cha "Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Honolulu Strandbikini" - Caterina Valente 6 6 4 16 Safe 2 Maxi & Isabel Quickstep "Cheri Cheri Lady" - Modern Talking 6 5 3 14 Safe 3 Anni & Erich Viennese waltz "Bed of Roses" - Bon Jovi 5 5 3 13 Safe 4 Susi & Robert Cha-cha-cha "Fame" - Irene Cara 9 9 7 25 Safe 5 Faisal & Oana Cha-cha-cha "I'm Too Sexy" - Right Said Fred 5 5 2 12 Safe 6 Gil & Ekaterina Quickstep "Happy" - Pharrell Williams 8 7 5 20 Safe 7 Ann-Kathrin & Sergiu Waltz "Märchen schreibt die Zeit" - Angela Lansbury 7 7 5 19 Safe 8 Jörg & Marta Cha-cha-cha "Marmor, Stein und Eisen bricht" - Drafi Deutscher 3 3 1 7 Eliminated 9 Heinrich & Kathrin Cha-cha-cha "This Girl" - Cookin' on 3 Burners vs Kungs 5 5 4 14 Safe 10 Chiara & Vadim Waltz "Hero" - Mariah Carey 5 4 3 12 Bottom two 11 Giovanni & Christina Cha-cha-cha "Geiles Leben" - Glasperlenspiel 4 5 2 11 Bottom three 12 Cheyenne & Andrzej Viennese waltz "Love on the Brain" - Rihanna 9 9 7 25 Safe 13 Vanessa & Christian Cha-cha-cha "Don't Be So Shy" - Imany 10 10 9 29 ImmuneBastiaan & Sarahcolspan=7
Week 2: 80's Special
Running order Order Couple Dance Music Judge's Scores Result Gonzalez Mabuse LlambiTotal 1 Cheyenne & Andrzej Cha-cha-cha "Never Gonna Give You Up" - Rick Astley 6 6 3 15 Bottom two 2 Angelina & Massimo Foxtrot "Perfect" - Fairground Attraction 8 9 6 23 Safe 3 Gil & Ekaterina Salsa "Bamboleo" - Gipsy Kings 10 10 10 30 Safe 4 Faisal & Oana Tango "Der Kommissar" - Falco 7 7 4 18 Safe 5 Chiara & Vadim Cha-cha-cha "Holiday" - Madonna 4 3 1 8 Eliminated 6 Maxi & Isabel Salsa "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" - Cover by Rhythms Del Mundo 4 4 2 10 Safe 7 Susi & Robert Rumba "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me" - Culture Club 7 6 4 17 Safe 8 Ann-Kathrin & Sergiu Jive "Nur geträumt" - Nena 7 8 6 21 Safe 9 Giovanni & Christina Foxtrot "Your Eyes (La Boum 2)" - Cook da Books 7 7 5 19 Safe 10 Anni & Erich Tango "Twist in My Sobriety" - Tanita Tikaram 6 5 4 15 Safe 11 Heinrich & Kathrin Foxtrot "Wonderful Life" - Colin Vearncombe 7 7 4 18 Safe 12 Bastiaan & Sarah Rumba "Holding Back the Years" - Simply Red 6 6 3 15 Bottom three 13 Vanessa & Christian Jive "Kids in America" - Kim Wilde 9 9 8 26 Safe
Week 3: 90's Special
Running order Order Couple Dance Music Judge's Scores Result Gonzalez Mabuse LlambiTotal 1 Giovanni & Christina Argentine tango "Be My Lover" - La Bouche 8 8 7 23 Safe 2 Susi & Robert Quickstep "Narcotic" - Liquido 5 5 1 11 Safe 3 Faisal & Oana Rumba "I Swear" - All-4-One 5 5 2 12 Safe 4 Bastiaan & Sarah Salsa "Sweat (A La La La La Long)" - Inner Circle 6 6 4 16 Eliminated 5 Anni & Erich Cha-cha-cha "Saturday Night" - Whigfield 4 4 1 9 Bottom two 6 Ann-Kathrin & Sergiu Tango "What's Up?" - 4 Non Blondes 9 9 8 26 Safe 7 Heinrich & Kathrin Contemporary "Creep" - Radiohead 9 8 8 25 Safe 8 Maxi & Isabel Foxtrot "Lemon Tree" - Fool's Garden 5 6 3 14 Bottom three 9 Vanessa & Christian Waltz "Babe" - Take That 8 7 8 23 Safe 10 Cheyenne & Andrzej Quickstep "MMMBop" - Hanson 5 5 1 11 Safe 11 Angelina & Massimo Rumba "Rush Rush" - Paula Abdul 9 9 5 23 Safe 12 Gil & Ekaterina Contemporary "Zombie" - Cover by Jay Brannan 10 10 10 30 Safe
Week 4: Boys vs Girls Battle This week featured a "Boys vs Girls Battle" dance where the male pro dancers and celebrities competed against the female pro dancers and celebrities. Each group received a score which was added to their individual score from the first dance. The Songs of the battle were announced at the end of week 3. Running order