HOLLYWOOD, CA—The "Dancing with the Stars" 2010 lineup for the Season 10 cast was revealed tonight during the finale of "The Bachelor." The list includes many of the heavily rumored contestants that have been flying around the internet for the past few weeks.

The all new lineup of stars—including a legendary astronaut, a Bachelor, an Olympic gold medalist, a Bengal, an ESPN Reporter, a pop singer, a "90210" alum, an actor, a comedienne and a reality television star who is the mother of eight—will strut their stuff on the dance floor in the highly anticipated two-hour season premiere of "Dancing with the Stars," Monday, March 22 (8:00-10:00 p.m., ET) on ABC.



All eleven couples will dance for the first time on live national television on Monday, March 22 (8:00-10:00 p.m., ET), with couples either performing the Viennese Waltz or Cha Cha. In week two, all of the couples will return to dance their second routines in a two-hour show, Monday, March 29 (8:00-10:00 p.m., ET). The couple with the lowest combined judges' scores and public votes for both performances will be sent home on Tuesday, March 30 (8:00-9:00 p.m., ET) in the season premiere of "Dancing with the Stars the Results Show."

The eleven celebrities heading to the dance floor this season, as announced tonight on the finale of the "The Bachelor: On the Wings of Love," are:

"Dancing with the Stars" 2010 Lineup

Pamela Anderson - "The world's sexiest woman"

Chad Ochocinco - "Football's most outrageous"

Aiden Turner - "The soap stud"

Erin Andrews - "ESPN's broadcasting beauty"

Shannen Doherty - "The Beverly Hills bad girl"

Buzz Aldrin - "The original moonwalker"

Niecy Nash - "Reno 911's funniest"

Nicole Scherzinger - "The Pussycat Doll"

Evan Lysacek - "The Olympic golden boy"

Kate Gosselin - "Reality's most-watched super-mom"

Jake Pavelka - "The Bachelor"


"Dancing with the Stars" returns with new surprises and all the elements viewers have come to know and love. "Macy's Stars of Dance," which features some of the most renowned dancers and choreographers of our time, will be back with performances on "Dancing with the Stars the Results Show." One of the "Macy's Stars of Dance" performances will be the hugely popular "Design-a-Dance," where fans have the chance to select their favorite celebrity dancers, dance styles and wardrobe online. Three weeks of the competition will feature the return of the "Dance Off," where contestants will perform a dance style of their choosing to fight for their spot in the competition, followed by three consecutive single eliminations.

Below are key dates for Season 10 (dates and times subject to change):

Monday, March 22 (8:00-10:00 p.m., ET)
"Dancing with the Stars," two-hour season premiere performance show

Tuesday, March 30 (8:00-9:00 p.m., ET)
"Dancing with the Stars the Results Show," one-hour season premiere

Monday, May 24 (8:00-9:00 p.m., ET)
"Dancing with the Stars," one-hour final performance show

Tuesday, May 25 (9:00-11:00 p.m., ET)
"Dancing with the Stars" season finale, two-hours

Each week this season, the celebrity and professional dance pairs will perform live choreographed Latin, traditional and contemporary ballroom dance routines to popular live music played by a 17-piece orchestra, led by musical director Harold Wheeler. Viewers may cast their votes for their favorite teams via phone on Monday night during and up to 30 minutes after the "Dancing with the Stars" performance shows. AT&T customers may also text message their votes by texting the word "VOTE" and entering the number that corresponds to the team they want to support (message and data rates may apply). Viewers may also vote online starting from the opening of each episode on the East Coast and until 12:00 Noon, ET the following day.

Hosted by Tom Bergeron ("America's Funniest Home Videos"), the celebrities perform choreographed dance routines which will be judged by renowned Ballroom judge Len Goodman and dancer/choreographers Bruno Tonioli and Carrie Ann Inaba, who all return for their tenth season together.

"Dancing with the Stars" is the U.S. version of the international smash hit series, "Strictly Come Dancing." This version is produced by BBC Worldwide Productions. Conrad Green serves as executive producer and Rob Wade is co-executive producer.