A great start for Simon Zachenhuber at “Let's Dance”, the live dance show on TV station RTL.
Erding / Cologne - The 22-year-old professional boxer did an excellent job in the introductory show and received the third-best rating from the jury.
Nobody was voted out at the beginning, but there was a so-called direct ticket that the TV viewers gave away.
That went to the Icelandic ex-professional footballer Rurik Gislason, he will definitely make it to the next round on Friday.
Simon Zachenhuber had to present a tango at the first appearance.
“The tango steps are extremely difficult, but once you had the choreography, it was great fun,” says the 22-year-old.
“Of course there was a lot of pressure because the show is live.
But my dance partners Marta Arndt and Kathrin Menzinger, with whom I also trained, said that it was the best performance on the show.
You can't do it completely flawlessly anyway. "
The three jury members were definitely impressed.
Jorge Gonzalez was “enthusiastic”.
“Tall men usually have problems with their posture, but you had great posture,” said the Cuban.
Zachenhuber was a little restrained, criticized Joachim Llambi.
“You have to have more power, more explosiveness and more aggressiveness,” he recommended.
“Tango is incredibly difficult,” said Motsi Mabuse.
“But you did it very well, I liked it very much.” In the jury's assessment, Zachenhuber finished third behind Valentina Pahde and Rurik Gislason, tied with Nicolas Puschmann.
It became exciting when the celebrities were assigned their permanent dance partners: Simon Zachenhuber will now float across the floor with the 25-year-old Lithuanian professional dancer Patricija Belousova, who has been living in Hamburg since 2019 with her partner, professional dancer Alexandru Ionel.
"She was 'Miss Lithuania' a couple of times, was in 'Miss Universe' and in the election for 'Miss International' - so she looks like an angel and we get along great," laughed Zachenhuber during the interview on Sunday afternoon before it goes back to training.
The 22-year-old does not reveal which dance is being practiced.
Just this much: “You can be excited about the upcoming show.” What is he planning to do?
"Accept the jury's criticism and get even more out of me."
The next episode of the dance show "Let's Dance" will be broadcast on Friday, March 5th at 8:15 pm on RTL.
The television viewers decide by phone call which candidate will advance a round or who has to leave the show.
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