By Nora Henze
It was THE show sensation: When it was announced that Becker’s daughter Anna Ermakova (22) would compete in “Let’s Dance” in Germany, it caused a lot of conversation.
Anna wanted to show everyone what she’s made of – and that she’s not just “Boris’ daughter”. A task she wants to face: “I’m nervous, but in a good way,” she said at the beginning.
And she proves more and more with every show: With this performance she dances everyone on the wall!
Anna already inspires in the welcome show
But before her first performance on the introductory show, Anna was afraid. A juror gave her trouble even before the first rating: Joachim Llambi (58). She asked him for leniency: “Please, Mr. Llambi, be nice to me. Please, please, please.”
However, he praised Anna after the first dance with Alex Mariah Peter (25) and Natalia Yegorova (49): “If I start with the best in this group, that is with Anna, then you have to say: you had a very nice step! “ With 23 points, Ermakova grabbed the direct ticket for the first show: This saved her from being selected.
Anna’s tango: a hit!
Photo: picture alliance / Geisler-Fotopress
Nevertheless, Anna trained in a disciplined manner – and also delivered brilliantly in show one. Jorge González (55) cheered at the end of her tango: “It was modern, it was precise. Great!“
And Llambi could hardly find a hair in the soup at Anna’s dance with Valentin Lusin (36): “Tonight that was the best lecture we’ve experienced.” This was also reflected in the evaluation: Anna was able to skim 25 points.
Cha-Cha-Cha catapults Anna into a ‘different league’
A confirmation for Anna, which only spurred her on even more. The experiences from her childhood still concern her, as she reported on Friday evening: “When I was little, I was super happy because I didn’t realize that I was being watched like that. My grandmother counted the press in front of the house every day, that was normal. Today I know that was not normal.”
The observations of the jury, however, once again caused jubilation.
After Anna and Valentin’s Cha-Cha-Cha to “Music” by Madonna, Motsi Mabuse (41) reacted intrigued: “You like that: Bäm! Yes, I can. It’s week two and we’re just getting started on ‘Let’s Dance’. And I have to be honest: I’ve never seen such beautiful feet, footwork on ‘Let’s Dance’. It’s just in a different league!”
Jorge cheered: “Bombastic. Really pure fire. Your expressions, your eyes. Cool, awesome, great!” And even the otherwise strict Llambi was full of praise: “That was rhythmically very nicely danced. You were good at music.” Nevertheless, he had discovered a small flaw: “Unfortunately, your head is always very far ahead.” He scored nine points – but Motsi and Jorge stretched the ten-pointer and made sure of it a happy Anna.
Professional praise from Erich Klann
And Anna’s dream performance hadn’t gone unnoticed by anyone else either. Professional dancer Erich Klann (35), who has already won “Let’s Dance” three times, raved about the talent of the Becker daughter in his podcast “Dance or not at all”: “Really hard, my favorite. She just walks out. I was afraid the cha-cha-cha would knock her out because she is so tall. But she mastered it. She even has real dancer legs! If you grind something there, it will be great. Both Standard and Latin. One of the biggest surprises on ‘Let’s Dance’!”
Anna Ermakova with Valentin Lusin Photo: picture alliance / Geisler-Fotopress | Dwi Anoraningrum/
And although the show will last a few more, one thing is certain: Anna has already danced out of her father’s shadow!