The romantic flick tells the tale of Patrick Swayze (Johnny Castle ... in love after Baby steps up to replace Penny Johnson (Cynthia Rhodes) in a dance tournament, with Johnny teaching her ...

The film told the stories of resort dance director Johnny Castle (Patrick Swayze ... strangers who were casting things." Costar Cynthia Rhodes, who played dance instructor Penny Johnson, walked ...

Written by Eleanor Bergstein and directed by Emile Ardolino, the film features Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey in the lead roles, as well as Cynthia Rhodes and Jerry Orbach. The story is a coming ...

Over on our Shelf Life blog, I recently relayed 10 memorable stories from Patrick Swayze’s memoir ... Johnny and Penny (Cynthia Rhodes) were smokin’ on the dance floor, but how do you script ...

Dirty Dancing is a love story set in the early 1960s that stars Grey as Frances “Baby” Houseman and Swayze as Johnny ... s dance partner Penny (Cynthia Rhodes) gets pregnant, Baby fills ...

Filmed during a cold autumn in breezy Carolina, it catapulted actors including Patrick Swayze, Jennifer Grey, Cynthia Rhodes and Jane Brucker to overnight fame. But at one point, execs were so ...

Remembering Patrick Swayze 15 Years Later ... The movie, which followed Baby filling in for Penny (Cynthia Rhodes) as Johnny's dance partner, produced several memorable moments - including ...

Swayze always radiated sexy confidence on ... Rather like Dirty Dancing's Cynthia Rhodes, she bore a striking resemblance to his wife, Lisa, who had to step in and help at a crucial moment.

The movie, which followed Baby filling in for Penny (Cynthia Rhodes) as Johnny’s dance ... into the arms of anyone other than Patrick Swayze. It’s insane!” Please enter a name.