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n. 1 A morally unclean, indecent or sexually provocative style of dancing; a striptease. 2 An up close and personal style of dance in which the male and female partner dance in close contact with sexually provocative body movements.
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Dirty Dancing is a 1987 American romantic drama film. Written by Eleanor Bergstein and directed by Emile Ardolino, the film stars Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey in the lead roles, as well as Cynthia Rhodes and Jerry Orbach.
Originally a low-budget film by a new studio, Great American Films Limited Partnership, and with no major stars (except Broadway legend Orbach in a supporting role), Dirty Dancing became a massive box office hit. , it has earned over $214 million worldwide. It was the first film to sell more than a million copies on home video, and the Dirty Dancing soundtrack created by Jimmy Ienner generated two multi- platinum albums and multiple singles, including " (I've Had) The Time of My Life", which won both the Golden Globe and Academy Award for Best Original Song, and a Grammy Award for best duet. The film's popularity led to a 2004 prequel, Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights, as well as a stage version which has had sellout performances in Australia, Europe, and North America.
In 2011, a Dirty Dancing remake was announced with Kenny Ortega, who choreographed the original film, as the director. However, on June 8, 2012, Lionsgate announced they were postponing the reboot. Citing casting reasons, the remake release was put off until 2014 at the earliest. In February 2015, it was scheduled to be a TV movie. The remake was officially canceled in July 2015, but it was later picked by ABC and is scheduled to air sometime in 2016.
Since 2009, there has been a Dirty Dancing Festival in Lake Lure, North Carolina.
Dirty Dancing is the original soundtrack of the 1987 film Dirty Dancing. The album became a huge commercial success. It went on to sell 32 million copies worldwide and is one of the best-selling albums of all time. In the United States the album spent 18 weeks at #1 on the Billboard 200 album sales charts and went multi-platinum. As of 2007, it is still re-entering the Irish charts on occasion, having spent more than 230 weeks in the top 30.
There was a follow-up album entitled More Dirty Dancing (1988).
Ultimate Dirty Dancing (full title: Dirty Dancing: Ultimate Dirty Dancing) was released in 2003 and contains every song from the motion picture Dirty Dancing sequenced in the order it appears in the film.
Dirty Dancing is an American reality television series. It is hosted by Cris Judd. This series is shown on WE: Women's Entertainment.
Dirty Dancing is the third studio album by the group Swayzak, released September 24, 2002.
Dirty Dancing is a film.
Dirty Dancing may also refer to:
- Dirty Dancing (soundtrack)
- Dirty Dancing (1988 TV series)
- Dirty Dancing (TV movie), a 2016 musical remake of the 1987 film
- Dirty Dancing (album), by Swayzak
- Dirty Dancing (reality TV series), an American series
- "Dirty Dancing" (song), by New Kids On The Block
- Dirty Dancing: The Time of Your Life, a UK TV series
- Dirty Dancing: The Classic Story on Stage, a stage musical
Dirty Dancing is a 1988 television series on the CBS network. It is based on the film Dirty Dancing but had none of the original cast or staff. It stars Patrick Cassidy as Johnny ( Patrick Swayze's character in the film) and Melora Hardin as Baby ( Jennifer Grey's character in the film). Dirty Dancing lasted 11 episodes before it was cancelled in January 1989.
"Dirty Dancing" is the third overall single from New Kids on the Block's 2008 album, The Block. It was produced by RedOne. The lead vocals were sung by Jordan Knight and Donnie Wahlberg.
Dirty Dancing is an upcoming musical television movie adaptation of the 1987 movie of the same name that will air on ABC in 2016.