A-Z: Dirty Dancing

Ohhh yes!!  Another ’80’s classic!!  Who doesn’t love Dirty Dancing!!??  I mean – c’mon!!  You’ve got Patrick Swayze (yum!!) starring as Johnny Castle, a hot dance instructor and Jennifer Grey as good girl Frances “Baby” Houseman, who falls head over heels in love with him.

It’s summer, 1963 and the setting is an upscale resort in New York’s Catskill Mountains.  Baby comes from a privileged family.  She is the sweet daddy’s girl while her sister, Lisa, is the pretty one.  Baby is expected to follow in her father’s footsteps so when she falls in love with the dance instructor, her family is not pleased.

Johnny is from the other side of the tracks.  He’s a drifter – going from one dance gig to another with his partner, Penny.  He and Penny both practice ‘don’t get involved’ with their clients, but, Johnny can’t help falling in love with Baby.  She shows him that there is more to him than just being a dance instructor.

Throw in an illegal abortion that her father unknowingly paid for, a couple that steals from various resorts, a jealous jilted lover and you’ve got the makings for an awesome attention grabbing story.  The music is hip shaking and the dancers are young and hot; you can’t help but want to get up and have the time of your life.