When Johnny’s dance partner Penny (Cynthia Rhodes ... the producers of Dirty Dancing, and they really like it, and they want to use it,” Widelitz recalled. Patrick Swayze and his co-writer ...

Dirty Dancing is a 1987 American ... 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 of age drama that ...

Dirty Dancing hit the big screen on Aug. 21 ... have been up to since they had the time of their lives. Sadly, Patrick Swayze and Jerry Orbach died in 2009 and 2004, respectively.

So, when they said, 'What about Patrick for the (Dirty Dancing ... to the actor and dancer Cynthia Rhodes who played Johnny's fellow dance professional Penny, a role Swayze had hoped Lisa could ...

Prattes plays Johnny Castle, who was originally portrayed by Patrick Swayze, and Scherzinger plays Penny Rivera, originally named Penny Johnson and played by Cynthia Rhodes. The two recreated an ...