The Real Dirty Dancing

I was lucky enough to actually be on the set of DD when and where it was filmed in NC for a couple of weeks. My then 10 year old son was the "little boy" in the beginning and the end of the film as a featured extra. (He ended up being a professional dancer, then he & wife have had their own company in NYC for over 20 years).

Sadly, just to clear up the confusion. Most of the film was shot inside and outside a boys camp in Lake Lure, that was torn down after it was filmed. Some of the outdoor shots (the large hotel) was shot in VA. NOTHING was shot in the hotel in Lake Lure. I really wanted to enjoy this, since I had such fond memories of the experience and the film...but it feels so contrived. Sorry....

I was so happy to see this made. I found myself smiling, laughing, and crying at moments throughout the 4 episodes. I love how they blended scenes from the original movie and seeing how the celebrities progressed. Plan on watching "Dirty Dancing" after the finally. :)

After continually watching the useless cat and dog fighting in the bachelor franchise TRDD was a total treat. Twitch and his wife were so adorable and the contestants quite a mixed and interesting bag with impeccable support of one another. I was not quite sure about the winners but that is what the audience voted so that is that...... a live audience perspective is always different .

Seeing Kellerman's again plus all the clips was a total pleasure. Bravo!

We have a summer home neare Lake Lure. DIrty Dancing was filmed at Lake Lure, NC, and the hotel burned down after the movie became a hit. This series has nothing relatively close to the NC site. True DD fans are shaking their heads in dismay...

Being a fan of movies I thought this was fun and original concept that actually can keep going with other iconic dance films, so hopefully they don't can the concept. It's an easy watch with celebrities having a blast and motivates you to revisit the film.