Let's Dance (German season 9). Retirement and Death. After working for nearly 75 years and after years of semi-retirement, he formally retired in 2010. During his retirement, he lived in Kona, Hawaii, and later moved back to Albuquerque, New Mexico where he resided until his death in 2015. Dupree died on June 21, 2015 in Albuquerque due to natural causes after an illness. Roland Dupree Roland Dupree (born Roland Furtado, September 20, 1925 - June 21, 2015) was an American actor, dancer, and choreographer. He is best known for founding the Roland Dupree Dance Academy and his work as the action model for Walt Disney	Roland Dupree
23812550	Let's Dance (German season 9) Let's Dance (German season 9) The ninth season of Let's Dance" started on 11 March 2016. Sylvie Meis and Daniel Hartwich returned as hosts while Motsi Mabuse, Joachim Llambi and Jorge Gonzalez also returned as the judges. This also served as the second season to feature 14 couples. Scoring chart. Averages. This table only counts for dances scored on a traditional 30-points scale. Highest and lowest scoring performances. The best and worst performances in each dance according to the judges' marks are as follows: Couples' Highest and lowest scoring performances. According to the traditional 30-point scale . Weekly scores and songs. Week 3: 80's Night. On March 31, Franziska Traub withdrew from the competition due to an injury. Actually Niels Ruf should fill in for her due to the rules but because of his behaviour during the show and afterwards it was decided that Ulli Potofski filled in for Traub. Week 4: 90's Night. On April 4 it was announced that Vadim Garbuzov will be Sonja Kirchberger's partner from now on after Ilia Russo injured his back and had to leave the competition. Also this week featured a "Boys vs Girls Battle" dance where  the male pro dancers and celebrities danced against the female pro dancers and celebrities. The judges then decided which group performance was the better one. Week 5. On April 13 it was announced that Julius Brink won't perform at Friday because he is injured (groin strain). He is automatically saved and will perform next week. Week 6: Movie Night. On April 20 it was announced that Victoria Swarovski won't perform at Friday because of a death in her family. She is automatically saved and will perform next week. Week 9: One Hit Wonder Night. This week featured no  bottom group instead Potofski was announced to be eliminated at the beginning of the results announcement. Week 10: Fusion Night. This week each couple performed a non learned dance and the second dance was a fusion dance, consisting out of two different dances. Week 11: Semi-Final. For the second time every semi-finalist learned three individual dances while the third dance was an "impro dance" which means that the celebrities got the music only 20 minutes before they've performed. They didn't know the dance style and their costumes either. Let's Dance (German season 9) The ninth