Get ready for season 10 with Mahalo's Dancing with the Stars-The Celebrities page. DTWS is a dance competition show that has been gaining more popularity with each successive season, with this season promising to be another exciting competition .

With each new season of the show, we are entertained with a new cast of celebrities who do their best dancing with the professionals. It takes a lot of work, practice and perseverance to be a contestant on DWTS.

The list of celebrities for season 10 range in age from 25 to 80 actors and actresses, an astronaut, an Olympic gold medalist, a sports reporter, a couple of reality show stars, a singer and an NFL star.

The new, high-profile cast of eleven for this seasons "Dancing with the Stars" episodes are described below. A brief history, where they came from, what accomplishments they have made, how they came to have their celebrity status; the reason why we find them so interesting.

Buzz Aldrin is an 80 year-old retired astronaut. He was born in Montclair, New Jersey in January, 1930. As an adult, he went to the US Military Academy at West Point where he graduated third in his class with a BS in mechanical engineering . While in the US Air Force as a pilot, he was decorated with the Distinguished Flying Cross. He was selected by NASA in 1963 and was included in the third group of astronauts. He is credited with devising the docking and rendezvous techniques for spacecraft. He was also the pioneer of the underwater training techniques that are used as a substitute for zero gravity flights which simulate spacewalking. In 1969, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin made the historic Apollo 11 moonwalk and became the first two humans to set foot on the moon. Buzz was decorated with the "Presidential Medal of Freedom", the highest American peacetime award. He retired from NASA as a Colonel however has remained involved with NASA by creating various schematics to improve space travel. In 1988, Buzz Aldrin and Lois Driggs married and they continue to quench their passion] for adventure and travel. http://buzzaldrin.com/the-man/biography/

Kate Gosselin was born Katie Irene Gosselin in Hershey, Pennsylvania on March 28, 1975. She is a reality star gaining her fame from the show Jon & Kate Plus 8. She is a registered nurse in labor and delivery. Kate and Jon used fertility treatments to conceive their twins, and their sextuplets. Co-author of the book Multiple Bles8ings: Surviving to Thriving with Twins and Sextuplets. http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/kate-gosselin/bio/297886

Evan Lysacek, the youngest competitor is a professional athlete who gained fame when he became an Olympic 2010 gold medalist for figure skating. Evan was born in Chicago, IL in 1985. In 2003, Evan moved to Los Angeles, California to train with his coach Frank Carroll. He has also gained some acting experience when he played a part in a skating movie. http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00004495.htm

Chad Ochocinco an NFL football player with the Cincinnati Bengals. Chad was born Chad Johnson in Miami, FL in 1978, went to Oregon State, and began his professional football career 2001. As an adult, he officially changed his name to Chad Ochocinco. Chad’s football accomplishments include being the first Cincinnati Bengals to win an NFL receiving yards title, being named to the Associated Press All-Pro team for three seasons in a row, being named the All-Pro by Pro Football Weekly/Pro Football Writers Association, and he has earned a fourth straight Pro Bowl selection. http://www.poptower.com/chad-ochocinco.htm

Pamela Anderson is a native of Canada, was born on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada on July 1, 1967. She was discovered at a British Columbia Lions football game when her image was transmitted on the stadium’s wide screen. She was signed to do a commercial for Labatt’s and then became the company’s Blue Zone girl, which led to other advertisement deals. As a result of the popularity of these commercials, she was offered to do the cover for Playboy Magazine which she has since done five times. Pamela Anderson moved to Los Angeles, CA and did two seasons with the TV show Home Improvement which led to being cast as C.J. Parker on Baywatch. Her TV film and film accomplishments include "Barb Wire", and "Come Die with Me". She also starred in and produced the TV show V.I.P. In 2003, she acted in another TV show called Striperella. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000097/bio http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000097/

Erin Andrews was born Erin Jill Andrews on May 4, 1978 in Lewiston, Maine. She is a graduate of the University of Florida with a degree in telecommunications and began her career with FSN Florida as a freelance reporter. She has since worked as a Tampa Bay Lightning reporter for the Sunshine Network, as a studio host for Turner Sports and covering the Atlanta Braves and college football for TBS as well as the Atlanta Hawks for Turner South. In 2007, she was voted America’s Sexiest Sportscaster by Playboy Magazine. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2933395/bio

Shannen Doherty was born on April 12, 1971 in Memphis, Tennessee as Shannen Maria Doherty. When she was eight years old, her family moved to Los Angeles, CA when her father started working at west coast division of the family business. This is where she acted in her first role] at the age of ten, in the series Father Murphy and was hooked. Over the next few years, she took roles in Little House of the Prairie, Girls Just Want to Have Fun and Heathers. She gained fame when she was cast in the Beverly Hills 90210 show at the age of 19. After she left the show in 1994, she took parts in the movies Almost Dead and Mallrats. In 1998, she was cast as Prue Halliwell on the show Charmed that she did for three seasons then left to pursue her movie career. She has since acted in the movies Another Day, The Rendering, Hell on Heels: The Battle of Mary Kay, and Nightlight. Since then, she has done the TV shows North Shore, Love, Inc, and a reality show called Breaking Up with Shannen Doherty. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001147/bio

Niecy Nash was born on February 23, 1970 in Palmdale, California. Her birth name is Carol Denise Ensley. She married Don Nash on May 14, 1981 with whom she had three children, they have since filed for divorce. She is a college graduate with a BA from California State University where she majored in theater. Niecy is actively involved in Mothers Against Violence in Schools (M.A.V.I.S.). Her acting career includes hosting the show Clean House on the Style Network, Reno 911, The Bernie Mac Show, Presidio Med, That’s Life, Popular, City of Angels, Monk, CSI, Girlfriends, NYPD Blue, That’s So Raven, One on One, Judging Amy and Reba. Her film credits includeBoys on the Side, Guess Who, Hairshow, Cookie’s Fortune, The Bachelor, and Malibu’s Most Wanted. She has also sung in her ex-husbands gospel group. Niecy Nash and Ronda Noel started their own production company , called Noel Nash Entertainment. http://www.tv.com/niecy-nash/person/30652/biography.html

Jake is in his early 30s and is a commercial pilot from Dallas, Texas and claims to be a romantic. He grew up in Denton, Texas and attended the University of North Texas and Embry Engineering University for Aerospace Science. Jake first gained fame in the reality show The Bachelorettes. Although he wasn’t chosen, he was so popular in the show that the executives decided to cast him for Season 14 of The Bachelor: On the Wings of Love. He met and became engaged to his true love Vienna Girardi. http://www.poptower.com/jake-pavelka-bachelor.htm

Aiden was born in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England, UK on April 2, 1977. His birth name is Aiden John Turner. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1205178/bio His love of cooking led him to attend culinary school. After working as a chef for a few years, he moved onto mixing music and working as a DJ at a nightclub. After saving some money, he decided to travel the world visiting Thailand, Malaysia and many other destinations. While in Australia, he was approached to do some modeling, that led him to pursue that career in modeling when he returned to London. He eventually decided that he needed more of a challenge and took some acting classes, many small television and commercial parts and then a major role on the soap All My Children. When All My Children moved its set to Los Angeles, CA in 2009, Aiden decided to remain in New York and left the show. http://www.soapoperadigest.com/soapstarstats/aidenturnerbio/

Nicole was born Nicole Elikolani Valiente Prescovia Scherzinger on June 28, 1978 in Hawaii, USA however she grew up in Louisville, Kentucky. While attending at a performing arts high school, she won the Coca-Cola Classic Talent Contest. She has also performed in many plays at the Actors Theater of Louisville. Wanting to further her performing career, she went to Wright State University where she majored in theater. She then entered the show Popstars where she earned the role as lead vocals in the group Eden’s Crush. She gained fame as a member of the group The Pussycat Dolls. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0970122/bio