Season of television series
Let's Dance Celebrity winner Anna Ermakova Professional winner Valentin Lusin
No. of episodes13 Original network RTL Original release 17 February (2023-02-17 ) (launch) 24 February 2023 (2023-02-24 ) – 19 May 2023 (2023-05-19 )
The sixteenth season of Let's Dance started on February 17, 2023, with the launch show on RTL .[ 1] Daniel Hartwich and Victoria Swarovski returned as hosts. Joachim Llambi, Motsi Mabuse and Jorge Gonzalez returned as judges.
Like in the previous seasons during the launch show the 14 celebrities found out which professional dancer they will dance with for the next few weeks.[ 2]
Dancing Stars 2023 were Anna Ermakova & Valentin Lusin.
Couples
On 6 January 2023, RTL announced the 14 celebrities.[ 3] On 31 January 2023, were announced the 14 professional dancers.[ 4] On 15 February 2023, two days before the start of the show, it was announced that Malika Dzumaev replaced the pregnant Renata Lusin.[ 5]
Celebrity
Known for
Professional partner
Status
Alex-Mariah Peter
Model & winner of Germany's Next Topmodel
Alexandru Ionel
Eliminated 1ston February 24, 2023
Abdelkarim
Comedian & television presenter
Kathrin Menzinger
Eliminated 2ndon March 3, 2023
Natalia Yegorova
Singer-songwriter, activist & model
Andrzej Cibis
Eliminated 3rdon March 10, 2023
Younes Zarou
TikTok personality & influencer
Malika Dzumaev
Eliminated 4thon March 17, 2023
Sally Özcan
YouTube personality, entrepreneur & author
Massimo Sinato
Eliminated 5thon March 24, 2023
Mimi Kraus
Handballer
Mariia MaksinaEkaterina Leonova (Week 6)
Eliminated 6thon April 14, 2023
Ali Güngörmüş
Celebrity chef
Christina LuftPatricija Ionel (Week 6)
Eliminated 6thon April 14, 2023
Chryssanthi Kavazi
Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten actress
Vadim Garbuzov Zsolt Sándor Cseke (Week 6)
Eliminated 7thon April 21, 2023
Sharon Battiste
The Bachelorette star
Christian PolancAlexandru Ionel (Week 2) Valentin Lusin (Week 6)
Eliminated 8thon April 28, 2023
Jens „Knossi“ Knossalla
Twitch streamer, Poker commentator, entertainer & Schlager singer
Isabel Edvardsson Mariia Maksina (Week 6)
Eliminated 9thon May 5, 2023
Timon Krause
Magician & author
Ekaterina LeonovaIsabel Edvardsson (Week 6)
Eliminated 10thon May 12, 2023
Philipp Boy
Olympic gymnast
Patricija IonelChristina Luft (Week 6)
Third placeon May 19, 2023
Julia Beautx
YouTube personality, singer & actress
Zsolt Sándor CsekeVadim Garbuzov (Week 6)
Runners-upon May 19, 2023
Anna Ermakova
Model & daughter of Boris Becker
Valentin LusinChristian Polanc (Week 6)
Winners on May 19, 2023
Scoring chart
Couple
Place
LS
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Anna & Valentin
1
23
25
29
30
28 +9=37
30
29
30 +10 =40
30 +8=38
30 +30 =60
26+30 =56
29+30 +25 =84
30 +30 +30 =90
Julia & Zsolt
2
10
21
22
27
19+9=28
25
24
27+10 =37
29+6=35
29+28=57
30 +30 =60
29+26 +25 =80
27 +30 +30 =87
Philipp & Patricija
3
18
21
29
23
25+9=34
30
25
27+6 =33
30 +3=33
28+29=57
30 +30 =60
30 +26 +17 =73
27 +30 +30 =87
Timon & Ekaterina
4
13
16
19
25
26+9=35
24
24
24+8=32
28+1 =29
27+25 =52
24+27=51
27 +27+22=76
Knossi & Isabel
5
12
9
20
19
22+9=31
26
24
24+8=32
25+4=29
26+25 =51
18 +21 =39
Sharon & Christian
6
19
19
25
23
28 +9=37
19
30
24+8=32
23+10 =33
24 +30 =54
Chryssanthi & Vadim
7
19
17
12
13
19+9=28
23
21
23+10 =33
19 +2=21
Ali & Christina
8
13
8
16
20
17+9=26
15
19
20 +6 =26
Mimi & Mariia
8
14
9
23
24
10 +9=19
23
22
24+6 =30
Sally & Massimo
10
17
15
16
19
19+9=28
22
Younes & Malika
11
10
15
16
17
19+9=28
Natalia & Andrzej
12
19
19
20
19
Abdelkarim & Kathrin
13
11
10
10
Alex Mariah & Alexandru
14
15
13
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 or three.
indicates the winning couple.
indicates the runner-up couple.
indicates the third-place couple.
Weekly scores
Launch show
For the seventh time, there was a launch show in which each celebrity met their partner for the first time. This show aired on 17 February 2023. In this first live show the celebrities and the professional partners danced in groups and each celebrity was awarded 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 in the following week.
Anna Ermakova received the highest combination of judge's scores and viewer votes and therefore won immunity for next week.
Order
Celebrity
Dance
Music
Judge's Scores
González
Mabuse
Llambi
Total
1
Julia Beautx
Cha-Cha-Cha
"Pata Pata "—Miriam Makeba
4
4
2
10
Sharon Battiste
6
7
6
19
Younes Zarou
4
4
2
10
2
Sally Özcan
Charleston
"Vielen Dank für die Blumen"—Udo Jürgens
6
6
5
17
Chryssanthi Kavazi
6
7
6
19
Abdelkarim
5
4
2
11
3
Jens „Knossi“ Knossalla
Tango
"Just a Gigolo "—David Lee Roth
5
5
2
12
Philipp Boy
6
6
6
18
Ali Güngörmüş
5
5
3
13
4
Timon Krause
Quickstep
"Ein bisschen Goethe, ein bisschen Bonaparte"—France Gall
5
5
3
13
Mimi Kraus
5
5
4
14
5
Alex Mariah Peter
Waltz
"See the Day "—Girls Aloud
6
6
3
15
Natalia Yegorova
7
7
5
19
Anna Ermakova
8
8
7
23
Week 1
The couples performed one unlearned dance.
Week 2: "Born in ..."
The couples performed one unlearned dance to a song that came out the year the celebrities were born.
Due to an infection of his feet Christian Polanc was replaced by Alexandru Ionel.[ 6]
Week 3
The couples performed one unlearned dance.
Week 4: 80s Night
The couples performed one unlearned dance to music from the 1980's and a group Freestyle in the Girls vs Boys battle.
Week 5
The couples performed one unlearned dance.
Week 6: Switch-Up Night
The couples performed one unlearned dance with a different partner.[ 7] Due to the partner switch no couple was eliminated. Anna Ermakova received the highest combination of jury points and viewer votes and therefore won a bonus jury ranking point for the next week.
Ali Güngörmüş received the lowest combination of jury points and viewer votes and would have been eliminated.
Week 7
The couples performed one unlearned dance and a team dance. A double elimination took place.
Week 8
The couples performed one unlearned dance and competed in the Salsa marathon.
Week 9: "Magic Moments"
The couples performed a freestyle to celebrate their magic moment in life and competeted in a dance duel.
Week 10: Movie Night
The couples performed one unlearned dance in round one and a trio dance with another professional partner in round two.
Week 11: Semi-Final
The couples will perform two unlearned dances and an Improv dance. The specific dance style, music and costumes for the Impro dance were given to the couples only three minutes before their performance.
Week 12: Final
The couples will perform a dance chosen by the judges for them to repeat, their favourite dance of the season and movie theme Freestyle.
Order
Couple
Dance
Music
Judge's Scores
Total
Result
González
Mabuse
Llambi
1
Anna & Valentin
Tango
"To Tango Tis Nefelis" - Haris Alexiou
10
10
10
30
Winners
6
Waltz
"Consequences" - Camila Cabello
10
10
10
30
9
Freestyle
Theme: Alice in Wonderland
10
10
10
30
2
Philipp & Patricija
Viennese Waltz
"If I Knew" - Bruno Mars
9
9
9
27
Third place
5
Jive
"Reet Petite" - Jackie Wilson
10
10
10
30
7
Freestyle
Theme: Barbie & Ken
10
10
10
30
3
Julia & Zsolt
Rumba
"Bésame Mucho" - Cesaria Evora
9
9
9
27
Runners-up
4
Tango
"Tanguera" - Sexteto Mayor
10
10
10
30
8
Freestyle
Theme: Frozen
10
10
10
30
Dance chart
Highest scoring dance
Lowest scoring dance
Couple
Launch Show[ 8]
Week 1
Week 2[ 9]
Week 3[ 10]
Week 4[ 11]
Week 5[ 12]
Week 6
Week 7[ 13]
Week 8
Week 9
Week 10
Week 11[ 14]
Week 12
Anna & Valentin
Waltz
Tango
Cha-cha-cha
Foxtrot
Paso doble
Team Freestyle
Quickstep
Samba
Waltz
Team Freestyle
Charleston
Salsa Marathon
Freestyle
Bachata
Jive
Rumba
Viennese waltz
Contemporary
Rumba
Tango
Waltz
Freestyle
Julia & Zsolt
Cha-cha-cha
Waltz
Cha-cha-cha
Tango
Rumba
Team Freestyle
Paso doble
Viennese waltz
Charleston
Team Freestyle
Samba
Freestyle
Street dance
Quickstep
Contemporary
Foxtrot
Jive
Tango
Rumba
Tango
Freestyle
Philipp & Patricija
Tango
Viennese waltz
Jive
Rumba
Cha-cha-cha
Team Freestyle
Contemporary
Samba
Waltz
Team Freestyle
Quickstep
Freestyle
Street dance
Tango
Charleston
Paso doble
Foxtrot
Charleston
Viennese waltz
Jive
Freestyle
Timon & Ekaterina
Quickstep
Waltz
Cha-cha-cha
Charleston
Rumba
Team Freestyle
Foxtrot
Jive
Viennese waltz
Team Freestyle
Contemporary
Freestyle
Lindy Hop
Tango
Samba
Quickstep
Paso doble
Cha-cha-cha
Knossi & Isabel
Tango
Rumba
Jive
Foxtrot
Tango
Team Freestyle
Charleston
Contemporary
Paso doble
Team Freestyle
Viennese waltz
Freestyle
Lindy Hop
Quickstep
Cha-cha-cha
Sharon & Christian
Cha-cha-cha
Waltz
Contemporary
Samba
Cha-cha-cha
Team Freestyle
Quickstep
Rumba
Jive
Team Freestyle
Viennese waltz
Freestyle
Bachata
Chryssanthi & Vadim
Charleston
Jive
Tango
Cha-Cha-Cha
Viennese waltz
Team Freestyle
Charleston
Rumba
Paso doble
Team Freestyle
Foxtrot
Ali & Christina
Tango
Jive
Cha-cha-cha
Charleston
Quickstep
Team Freestyle
Samba
Waltz
Paso doble
Team Freestyle
Mimi & Mariia
Quickstep
Cha-cha-cha
Tango
Waltz
Jive
Team Freestyle
Contemporary
Paso doble
Charleston
Team Freestyle
Sally & Massimo
Charleston
Cha-cha-cha
Rumba
Foxtrot
Tango
Team Freestyle
Charleston
Younes & Malika
Cha-cha-cha
Quickstep
Rumba
Viennese waltz
Jive
Team Freestyle
Natalia & Andrzej
Waltz
Charleston
Rumba
Tango
Adelkarim & Katrin
Charleston
Cha-cha-cha
Foxtrot
Alex Mariah & Alexandru
Waltz
Cha-cha-cha
Launch show : Cha-Cha-Cha, Charleston, Tango, Quickstep, Waltz
Week 1 : One unlearned dance (introducing Jive, Viennese Waltz, Rumba)
Week 2 (Born in ...) : One unlearned dance (introducing Foxtrot, Contemporary)
Week 3 : One unlearned dance (introducing Samba)
Week 4 (80s Night) : One unlearned dance (introducing Paso Doble) and group Freestyle (Boys vs Girls Battle )
Week 5 : One unlearned dance
Week 6 (Switch-Up Night) : One unlearned dance
Week 7 : One unlearned dance and team dances
Week 8 : One unlearned dance and Salsa marathon
Week 9 (Magic Moments) : Freestyle and dance duels
Week 10 (Movie Night) : One unlearned dance and trio dances
Week 11 (Semi-Final) : Two unlearned dances and improv dances
Week 12 (Final) : Dance chosen by the judges, favourite dance and Freestyle
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