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Thursday, October 31, 2019

My 1,500th Post in This Blog -- Part 4

Continuing from Part 1Part 2 and Part 3

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The groups of links in this Part 4
The Movie's Sexuality

Miscellaneous People and Characters

The Movie's Music

The Movie's Songs
I will provide more groups of links in my Part 5.



The Movie's Sexuality

The MPAA's PG-13 Rating of Dirty Dancing

How far did Baby and Johnny go sexually?

Did Johnny Castle commit statutory rape?

In-Bed Dialogue That Was Deleted

Have You Had Many Women?

How far did Lisa and Robbie go sexually?

Lisa's Belated Decision to Have Sex With Robbie

What Lisa meant by "to go all the way with Robbie"

Why Penny and Robbie risked pregnancy -- Part 1

Why Penny and Robbie risked pregnancy -- Part 2

Don't be so sure that Robbie made Penny pregnant

The Movie's Violators of Going-Steady Rules

"Going Steady" versus "Going Slumming"

You wouldn't care if I humped the entire army

Straightness and Dirtiness in Dirty Dancing

Sex and the Single Girl

Sex and the Married Bungalow Bunny

Teenage Female Sexuality in the Early 1960s

One of the most sexually disturbing movies I've encountered

The Onion Review of Dirty Dancing

The "Masculinity Crisis" and Johnny Castle




Miscellaneous People

Jerry Orbach, the Actor Who Played Jake Houseman

Conan O'Brien and Jerry Orbach Re-Enact the Daughter-Father Argument

Karen Getz, the Movie's Dance Captain

The Movie's Editor, Girish Bhargava

Emile Ardolino Tribute

Lynne Lipton, the First Marjorie Houseman

An Interview With Kelly Bishop, Who Played Marjorie Houseman




The Movie's Music

Is Dirty Dancing a Musical?

Recorded-Music Technology and the Musical Genre

Dirty Dancing and Diegesis

Michael Lloyd, the Movie's Music Supervisor

Anachronistic Music in Dirty Dancing

The Anachronism of the Song "Time of My Life"

Nostalgia, Music and Affect in Dirty Dancing

Business Decisions About the Movie's Music

Which Lionel Richie Song Was Replaced?

The Change of Music Between 1963 and 1987





The Movie's Songs

Be My Baby

The Song "Be My Baby" by the Ronettes

Be My Baby -- 1

Be My Baby -- 2

Be My Baby -- 3

Be My Baby -- 4

Be My Baby -- 5

Be My Baby -- 6

Be My Baby -- 7

Be My Baby -- 8

Be My Baby -- 9

Be My Baby -- 10

"Be My Baby" as a Wedding Song -- 1

"Be My Baby" as a Wedding Song -- 2

"Be My Baby" as a Wedding Song -- 3

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Big Girls Don't Cry

The Song "Big Girls Don't Cry" by the Four Seasons

Big Girls Don't Cry -- 1

Big Girls Don't Cry -- 2

Big Girls Don't Cry -- 3

Big Girls Don't Cry -- 4

Big Girls Don't Cry -- 5

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Do You Love Me?

The Song "Do You Love Me?" by The Contours

Do You Love Me? - 1

Do You Love Me? - 2

Do You Love Me? - 3

Do You Love Me? - 4

Do You Love Me? - 5

Do You Love Me? - 6

Do You Love Me? - 7

Do You Love Me? - 8

Do You Love Me? - 9

Do You Love Me? - 10

High-School Students Perform the "Do You Love Me?" Dance

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Love Man

The Song "Love Man" by Otis Redding

Love Man - 1

Love Man - 2

Love Man - 3

Love Man - 4

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Stay

The Song "Stay" by Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs

Stay - 1

Stay - 2

Stay - 3

Stay - 4


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Wipeout

The Song "Wipe-Out" by the Surfaris

Wipeout - 1

Wipeout - 2

Wipeout - 3

Wipeout - 4

Wipeout - 5

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Hungry Eyes

The Song "Hungry Eyes" Sung by Eric Carmen

Franke Previte was supposed to sing "Hungry Eyes" for the movie

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This Overload

The Song "This Overload" by Alfie Zappacosta

Overload -- 1

Overload -- 2

Overload -- 3

Overload -- 4

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Hey, Baby

The Song "Hey, Baby" by Bruce Channel

Hey, Baby -- 1

Hey, Baby -- 2

Hey, Baby -- 3

Hey, Baby -- 4

Hey, Baby -- 5

Hey, Baby -- 6

Hey, Baby -- 7

Hey, Baby -- 8

Hey, Baby -- 9

Hey, Baby -- 10

Hey, Baby -- 11

Hey, Baby -- 12

Hey, Baby -- 13

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Some Kind of Wonderful

The Song "Some Kind of Wonderful" by the Drifters

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These Arms of Mine

The Song "Cry to Me" Sung by Solomon Burke

These Arms of Mine -- 1

These Arms of Mine -- 2

These Arms of Mine -- 3

These Arms of Mine -- 4

These Arms of Mine -- 5

These Arms of Mine -- 6

These Arms of Mine -- 7

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Cry to Me

The Song "Cry to Me" Sung by Solomon Burke

"Cry to Me Videos"

"Cry to Me" Videos -- 2

"Cry to Me" Videos -- 3

"Cry to Me" Videos -- 4

"Cry to Me" Videos -- 5

"Cry to Me" Videos -- 6

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Will You Love Me Tomorrow?

The Song "Will You Love Me Tomorrow?" Sung by the Shirelles

Will You Love Me Tomorrow? - 1

Will You Love Me Tomorrow? - 2

Will You Love Me Tomorrow? - 3

Will You Love Me Tomorrow? - 4

Will You Love Me Tomorrow? - 5

Will You Love Me Tomorrow? - 6

Will You Love Me Tomorrow? - 7

Will You Love Me Tomorrow? - 8

Will You Love Me Tomorrow? - 9

Will You Love Me Tomorrow? - 10

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Love Is Strange

The Song "Love Is Strange" by Mickey and Silvia

Love is Strange - 1

Love is Strange - 2

Love is Strange - 3

Love is Strange - 4

Love is Strange - 5

Love is Strange - 6

"Love Is Strange" As a Wedding Dance

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You Don't Own Me

The Song "You Don't Own Me" Sung by the Blow Monkeys

You Don't Own Me -- 1

You Don't Own Me -- 2

You Don't Own Me -- 3

You Don't Own Me -- 4

You Don't Own Me -- 5

You Don't Own Me -- 6


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In the Still of the Night

The Song "In the Still of the Night" by the Five Satins

In the Still of the Night - 1

In the Still of the Night - 2

In the Still of the Night - 3

In the Still of the Night - 4

In the Still of the Night - 5

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Yes

The Song "Yes" Sung by Merry Clayton

Yes -- 1

Yes -- 2





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Hula Hana

The Song "Hula Hana" by Jane Brucker

A Freudian Interpretation of the "Hula Hana" Lyrics


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She's Like the Wind

The Song "She's Like the Wind" by Patrick Swayze

Patrick Swayze talks about "She's Like the Wind"

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The Song "Kellerman's Anthem"

Kellerman's Anthem -- 1

Kellerman's Anthem -- 2

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Time of My Life

The Song "Time of My Life" by Franke Previte -- Part 1

The Song "Time of My Life" by Franke Previte -- Part 2

The Anachronism of the Song "Time of My Life"

Which Lionel Richie Song Was Replaced?

Franke Previte tells about "Time of My Life"

The Glee Performance of "Time of My Life"

Weddings Singing "Time of My Life" - 1

Weddings Singing "Time of My Life" - 2

Weddings Singing "Time of My Life" - 3

Weddings Singing "Time of My Life" - 4

Weddings Singing "Time of My Life" - 5

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Miscellaneous

Ranking the Soundtrack's Songs

The Top Songs of 1963

The American Folk Music Revival in 1963

The 1964 Debut Album of Simon and Garfunkel


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Continued in Part 5

Sunday, October 27, 2019

My 1,500th Post in This Blog -- Part 3

Continuing from Part 1 and Part 2

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The groups of links in this Part 3
Miscellaneous Moments in the Movie

Deleted Scenes

Mistakes and Absurdities

Clothing, Hair and Appearance

Legal Issues in the Story

Books About the Movie

Other People's Reviews and Essays

Fan Fiction
I will provide more groups of links in my Part 4.



Miscellaneous Moments in the Movie

An Analysis of the Opening Credits

ASJ Blog Analyzes Opening Sequence

The Opening Credits and Limbo Dancing

Three Tragedies in the Middle of 1963

All you Sandy Koufaxes, get out there!

How Baby Became the Magician's Stooge

The Social Director's Joke About Marriage

My Favorite Ten Seconds in Dirty Dancing

Mature Couples Dancing an Easy Waltz in the Gazebo

Why Penny Was Crying in the Kitchen

Why was Penny crying in the kitchen?

Marjorie was supposed to play golf better than Jake

The Value of $250 in 1963

Baby's father thought the money was for Neil Kellerman

Why couldn't Vivian Pressman fill in for Penny Johnson?

Opening a Locked Car Door

Thursday Night was bingo night at Kellerman's

A Moment from the Test Casting of Jennifer Grey

Did the Sheldrake manager think that Baby was Penny?

Jake's Question, "Who's responsible for this girl?"

Eating Jujubes to Keep Alive

Jake Houseman's Decision to Leave a Day Early

The Symbolism of the Game "Simon Says"

Johnny's Dream About Jake

Lisa's Thinking About the Domino Theory

Good news -- Uncle Paul can finally get you in the union.

Baby Houseman's Walk of Shame

Vacationers' Use of Cash in 1963

Johnny's Alibi That He Was Alone and Reading

The Two Songs That Lisa Planned to Sing

After Johnny was fired, he drove to the Sheldrake

Did Baby Imagine Johnny's Return to the Hotel?

What was in the envelope that Jake almost gave to Robbie?

Why Johnny Said, "Nobody puts Baby in a corner"

I think she gets it from me!

The Psychology of the Movie's Happy Ending

The Psychology of the Movie's Denouement

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Johnny gestures the "dog call" to Baby three times

Projection and Reflexion: The Symbolism of Mirrors

Watching Baby Dance in a Mirror

Sometimes you see things you don't want to see



Deleted Scenes

Where Some Deleted Scenes Fit Into the Movie

Scenes Requiring New Analysis

You don't know them.

The "Don't Step on the One" Scene

The "Don't Step on the One" Scene -- 2

Baby admitted that she used Lisa's lipstick

When and why did Baby use Lisa's lipstick?

The Rainstorm Sequence

In-Bed Dialogue That Was Deleted

Don't make me cry, Asshole!

We'll fight harder, Frances, that's what we'll do

A Moment from the Test Casting of Jennifer Grey



Mistakes and Absurdities

Everything Wrong with Dirty Dancing in 8 Minutes or Less

Filming Mistakes in Dirty Dancing

Eleven Plot Holes in Dirty Dancing

Things Only Adults Notice in Dirty Dancing

The Mandela Effect and Dirty Dancing

Space-Time Portals in the Movie Dirty Dancing

Dirty Dancing in 60 Seconds

A Critical Analysis of Dirty Dancing's "Baby in the Corner" Myth

Homosexual Aspects of Dirty Dancing -- Part 1

Dopey Swedes are inspired by a Dirty Dancing quote

Dirty Dancing Causes a Dopey Debate About Art at a Swedish University




Clothing, Hair and Appearance

Hilary Rosenfeld

Costume Designer Hilary Rosenfeld

Hilary Rosenfeld's Costume for the 1981 Movie Eyewitness

Hilary Rosenfeld's Costumes for the 1986 Movie Desert Bloom

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Particular Clothing

A Style Dissection of Dirty Dancing

Penny's Wonderfully Swishy Red Dress

Penny Johnson's Gingham Halter Dress With a Gold Belt



The Symbolism of Moe Pressman's Pirate Hat

The Symbolism of Moe Pressman's Turban

Baby's blossoming depicted by clothing and hairstyle

Bias Against Clean-Cut, Ivy-Type Guys

The Worst Costume Mistake in Dirty Dancing

Johnny Castle's Two Dance Tuxedos


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Miscellaneous

Dirty Dancing ushered in memorable style trends

Dirty Dancing inspired the hair trend of 2017

Dirty Dancing Halloween Costumes for a Pregnant Couple

A Family's Halloween Costumes

Dirty Dancing Style Has Never Felt More Relevant

Peter Alexander's "Dirty Dancing Collection"

The Baby-Pink-Dress Halloween Costume

Videos Showing Fashions Around 1963

Dirty Dancing offers an array of outfits from the stylish sixties

Video Tutorials on Looking Like Baby Houseman

More Video Tutorials on Looking Like Baby Houseman

Beauty News About the Dirty Dancing Eye-Shadow Palette

The 30th Anniversary Dirty Dancing Makeup Palette

Dopey French girls compare Dirty Dancing and Grease makeup palettes.

Fashions of Girls in Their Late Teens Around 1963

Videos Showing Fashions Around 1963

Advice for Looking Prettier in the Early 1960s -- 1

Advice for Looking Prettier in the Early 1960s -- 2

Advice for Looking Prettier in the Early 1960s -- 3

Advice for Looking Prettier in the Early 1960s -- 4

Advice for Looking Prettier in the Early 1960s -- 5

Advice for Looking Prettier in the Early 1960s -- 6

Advice for Looking Prettier in the Early 1960s -- 7

Skin-Care Recommendations for the Women of Dirty Dancing




Legal Issues in the Story

Did Johnny Castle commit statutory rape?

Labor Law Lessons from Dirty Dancing

Nobody Puts Weingarten in the Corner




Books and Study Guides About the Movie

The Time of Our Lives: Dirty Dancing and Popular Culture

Time of Our Lives: Dirty Dancing and Popular Culture

Is Dirty Dancing a Musical?

Straightness and Dirtiness in Dirty Dancing

Generic Hybridity in Dirty Dancing

Dirty Dancing as a Teenage Rite-of-Passage Film

Dirty Dancing as Reagan-era Cinema and "Reaganite Entertainment"

Anachronistic Music in Dirty Dancing

Dressing and Undressing in Dirty Dancing: Consumption, Gender, and Visual Culture in the 1980s

Dirty Dancing: Feminism, Postfeminism and Neo-Feminism

"(I've Had) The Time of My Life": Romantic Nostalgia and the Early 1960s

"There Are a Lot of Things About Me That Aren't What You Thought": The Politics of Dirty Dancing

"It's a Feeling; A Heartbeat": Nostalgia, Music, and Affect in Dirty Dancing

White Enough

Vestron Video and Dirty Dancing

From Screen to Stage: Dirty Dancing Live

The Dancing Male in a Teenage Female Fantasy

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The Fans' Love Story

The Fans' Love Story -- Part 1

The Fans' Love Story -- Part 2

The Fans' Love Story -- Part 3

The Fans' Love Story -- Part 4

The Fans' Love Story: Encore -- Part 1

The Fans' Love Story: Encore -- Part 2

The Fans' Love Story: Encore -- Part 3

The Fans' Love Story: Encore -- Part 4

The Fans' Love Story: Encore -- Part 5

The Fans' Love Story: Encore -- Part 6

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Deconstructing Dirty Dancing

Deconstructing Dirty Dancing

A Book Review of Deconstructing Dirty Dancing

Did Baby Imagine Johnny's Return to the Hotel?

Deconstructing Dirty Dancing -- My Review

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The Shmoop Study Guide

The Shmoop Study Guide About Dirty Dancing



Other People's Reviews and Essays

Roger Ebert Panned Dirty Dancing

Roger Ebert's Mistake

Curtis Sittenfeld about Sexual Mystery

Vincent Canby About Dance Aspects

The Love Lie in Dirty Dancing

"Doc" Daniel Says "Dirty Time Wasting"

Pete Croatto Credits Jennifer Grey for Success

Dean Winkelspeckt Loved the Music

ASJ Blog Analyzes Opening Sequence

Dirty Dancing, Feminism and the Female Gaze

Dirty Dancing Completely Ruined My Love Life

The "Masculinity Crisis" and Johnny Castle

Straightness and Dirtiness in Dirty Dancing

Ten Reasons Why I Hated Dirty Dancing

Dirty Dancing indicts Whites' complacency

I cry every single time at the end of Dirty Dancing

I Went to a Dirty Dancing Festival and It Made me Cry

Ivanka Trump should learn from Baby Houseman

An Article Five Days Before the Movie Opened

Dirty Dancing Was Ronald Reagan's Revenge

The movie is many things at once

I'll never be sorry ---- Neither will I

Networking Lessons in the Movie Dirty Dancing

Catherine Tremeau analyzes the movie

Dirty Dancing Showed Me I Was a Grown-Up

Re-Writing the End of Dirty Dancing

Nobody Puts History in a Corner

To Mambo With a Predator

The 11 Stages of Watching Dirty Dancing For the First Time

Heroism in Dirty Dancing

One of the most sexually disturbing movies I've encountered

Margarita Georgitseas's Analysis of the Age of Innocence

The Thoughts of Courtney the Fangirl

How Ship Life Is Like Dirty Dancing

Dirty Dancing is the Greatest Movie of All Time

Dirty Dancing, Feminist Masterpiece

Dirty Dancing in the Era of Reaganite Cinema

Heroines in Film

Sermons About Dirty Dancing



Fan Fiction

Fan Fiction -- Dirty Reading

Fan Fiction -- Danny and Aiden

Fan Fiction -- The Castle-Pressman Trilogy

Fan Fiction -- Danny and Aiden

Fan Fiction -- Dirty After Dancing

Fan Fiction -- "Winter of 1964" and "Pipe Dream"

Fan Fiction -- The Summer Before

Fan Fiction -- Sidekick

Fan Fiction -- Fight Harder

Fan Fiction -- Same People, Different Story

Fan Fiction -- Dirty Designing

Fan Fiction -- More Dirty Dancing -- The Reunion"



Continued in Part 4

Episodes 6 - 8

Episodes 1 - 5

I predict that these videos will be removed from YouTube soon. Watch them while you still can.

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Episode 6

Episode 7

Episode 8

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What is Episode?

Episode Explained

Announcing Our Dirty Dancing Creator's Contest

Announcing Our Dirty Dancing Contest Winners

Discussion: Episode's Dirty Dancing

Episode Facebook Page

Miscellaneous Videos - 139






Wednesday, October 23, 2019

My 1,500th Post in This Blog -- Part 2

Continuing from Part 1

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The groups of links in this Part 2
Baby Houseman

Baby Houseman and Lisa Houseman

Johnny Castle

Baby Houseman and Johnny Castle

Johnny Castle and Jake Houseman

Baby Houseman and Neil Kellerman

Baby Houseman and Neil Kellerman

Lisa Houseman and Robbie Gould

Penny Johnson

Baby Houseman and Penny Johnson

Penny Johnson and Robbie Gould

Billy Kostecki

Vivian Pressman

Miscellaneous Characters

The Movie's Locations

The Movie's Time Period
I will provide more groups of links in my Part 3.



Baby Houseman

Why is Frances Houseman Called "Baby"?

Frances Perkins

Baby Houseman was 17 years old

Baby Houseman and Existentialism

Baby Houseman's Inner Conflict About Femininity -- Part 1

Baby Houseman's Inner Conflict About Femininity -- Part 2

Baby Houseman's Inner Conflict About Femininity -- Part 3

Baby Houseman's Inner Conflict About Femininity -- Part 4

Baby Houseman's Inner Conflict About Femininity -- Part 5

Baby Houseman's Inner Conflict About Femininity -- Part 6

Baby Houseman's Inner Conflict About Femininity -- Part 7

Baby Houseman's Walk of Shame

More Music Videos About the Walk of Shame - 1

More Music Videos About the Walk of Shame - 2

More Music Videos About the Walk of Shame - 3

More Music Videos About the Walk of Shame - 4

More Music Videos About the Walk of Shame - 5

Does Baby act too smart for a girl? -- 1

Does Baby act too smart for a girl? -- 2

Does Baby act too smart for a girl? -- 3

Does Baby act too smart for a girl? -- 4



Baby Houseman and Lisa Houseman

The Psychology of Sisters' Rivalry -- 1

The Psychology of Sisters' Rivalry -- 2

The Psychology of Sisters' Rivalry -- 3

The Psychology of Sisters' Rivalry -- 4

The Psychology of Sisters' Rivalry -- 5

The Psychology of Sisters' Rivalry -- 6

Baby admitted that she used Lisa's lipstick

When and why did Baby use Lisa's lipstick?

You wouldn't care if I humped the entire army



Johnny Castle

Johnny Castle Is From South Philadelphia

Johnny Castle Was a Polish-American

Johnny's Initial Hostility Toward Baby

Johnny's Initial Sarcasm That Baby is "Miss Fix-It"

People treat me like nothing because I'm nothing

Have You Had Many Women?

Good news -- Uncle Paul can finally get you in the union

The Wrath of Johnny Castle -- Part 1

The Wrath of Johnny Castle -- Part 2

The Wrath of Johnny Castle -- Part 3

The Wrath of Johnny Castle -- Part 4

The Wrath of Johnny Castle -- Part 5

The Wrath of Johnny Castle -- Part 6

The Wrath of Johnny Castle -- Part 7

The Wrath of Johnny Castle -- Part 8

Johnny Castle's 1957 Chevy

Val Kilmer Turned Down the Role of Johnny Castle

The Original Choice to Play Johnny Castle Was Billy Zane

Swayze was the only actor ever considered



Baby Houseman and Johnny Castle

Baby's Feelings of Love and Lust Toward Johnny

Seduction, Lust and Love - 1

Seduction, Lust and Love - 2

Seduction, Lust and Love - 3

Seduction, Lust and Love - 4

Seduction, Lust and Love - 5

Baby's Seduction of Johnny Was Unethical - Part 1

Baby's Seduction of Johnny Was Unethical - Part 2

Did Johnny Castle commit statutory rape?

The Intrusion of Baby's Father Into Her Seduction of Johnny

In-Bed Dialogue That Was Deleted

How far did Baby and Johnny go sexually?

The Movie's Violators of the Going-Steady Rules

Why is Baby scared of never feeling this way again? -- 1

Why is Baby scared of never feeling this way again? -- 2

Why is Baby scared of never feeling this way again? -- 3

Why is Baby scared of never feeling this way again? -- 4

Why is Baby scared of never feeling this way again? -- 5

Why is Baby scared of never feeling this way again? -- 6

Johnny gestures the "dog call" to Baby three times

Why Johnny Said, "Nobody puts Baby in a corner"

We'll fight harder, Frances, that's what we'll do

Three Miscellaneous Videos

Dirty Dancing -- Remix

My Answers to Two Questions from a Reader

Should Baby Marry Johnny? -- 1

Should Baby Marry Johnny? -- 2

Should Baby Marry Johnny? -- 3

Should Baby stay friends with Johnny? -- 1

Should Baby stay friends with Johnny? -- 2

Should Baby stay friends with Johnny? -- 3

Should Baby stay friends with Johnny? -- 4

Should Baby stay friends with Johnny? -- 5

Should Baby have a boyfriend who does not read? -- Part 1

Should Baby have a boyfriend who does not read? -- Part 2

Should Baby have a boyfriend who does not read? -- Part 3

Should Baby have a boyfriend who does not read? -- Part 4

Is Baby too young for Johnny? -- 1

Is Baby too young for Johnny? -- 2

Is Baby too young for Johnny? -- 3

Is Baby too young for Johnny? -- 4

Born Too Late -- 1

Born Too Late -- 2

Born Too Late -- 3

Born Too Late -- 4

Born Too Late -- 5

Should Baby try a long-distance relationship with Johnny? - 1

Should Baby try a long-distance relationship with Johnny? - 2

Should Baby try a long-distance relationship with Johnny? - 3

Should Baby try a long-distance relationship with Johnny? - 4

Should Baby try a long-distance relationship with Johnny? - 5

Should Baby try a long-distance relationship with Johnny? - 6



Johnny Castle and Jake Houseman

Johnny was attracted to the Houseman family's wealth

Johnny's Dream About Jake

Jake's Question, "Who's responsible for this girl?"

You don't know them.



Baby Houseman and Neil Kellerman

"Last week I took a girl away from Jamie the lifeguard" -- Part 1

"Last week I took a girl away from Jamie the lifeguard" -- Part 2

"Last week I took a girl away from Jamie the lifeguard" -- Part 3

"Last week I took a girl away from Jamie the lifeguard" -- Part 4

"Last week I took a girl away from Jamie the lifeguard" -- Part 5

"Last week I took a girl away from Jamie the lifeguard" -- Part 6

"Last week I took a girl away from Jamie the lifeguard" -- Part 7

"Last week I took a girl away from Jamie the lifeguard" -- Part 8

Sometimes you see things you don't want to see




Lisa Houseman and Robbie Gould

Lisa's Thinking About the Domino Theory

How far did Lisa and Robbie go sexually

Lisa's Belated Decision to Have Sex With Robbie

What Lisa meant by "to go all the way with Robbie"

Lisa Houseman's Other Suitor

Lisa Houseman and "Hooking Up Smart"

The 1963 Alfa Romero



Penny Johnson

Why Penny Was Crying in the Kitchen

Why was Penny crying in the kitchen?

Don't make me cry, Asshole!



Baby Houseman and Penny Johnson

Why did Baby help Penny? -- Part 1

Why did Baby help Penny? -- Part 2

Why did Baby help Penny? -- Part 3

Should Baby have minded her own business? -- 1

Should Baby have minded her own business? -- 2

Should Baby have minded her own business? -- 3

Should Baby have minded her own business? -- 4

My Answers to Two Questions from a Reader

Did the Sheldrake manager think that Baby was Penny?




Penny Johnson and Robbie Gould

Robbie Gould's Philosophy

Reader Comments About "Robbie Gould's Philosophy"

Why Penny and Robbie risked pregnancy -- Part 1

Why Penny and Robbie risked pregnancy -- Part 2

Robbie's View of Penny as His Potential Wife

Robbie Gould's Denial of Paternity

Penny's and Robbie's Prospects in a Paternity Trial

Penny's Loss of Hope About Robbie

Penny's and Robbie's Prospects in a Reconciliation -- Part 1

Penny's and Robbie's Prospects in a Reconciliation -- Part 2

Penny's and Robbie's Prospects in a Reconciliation -- Part 3

Don't be so sure that Robbie made Penny pregnant



Billy Kostecki

How Baby Became the Magician's Stooge

Billy Kostecki and the Magic Show

Billy Kostecki was Johnny Castle's Wingman



Vivian Pressman

Vivian Pressman and Johnny Castle

Baby Houseman's Perspective on Vivian Pressman

The Movie's Violators of the Going-Steady Rules



Miscellaneous Characters

Eleanor Bergstein and Five Female Characters

Disconnected Women - Penny Johnson, Vivian Pressman and Marjorie Houseman

The Resort Hotel's Employees

Heroines in Film

Marjorie was supposed to play golf better than Jake

I think she gets it from me!

Lynne Lipton, the First Marjorie Houseman

Marjorie Houseman's Life in the Early 1960s

Moe Pressman is not in the magic show

The Schumacher Couple's Happy Old Age



The Movie's Locations

The Houseman family lived near Dahill Road in Brooklyn

Chimney Rock Camp

Exploring the USA -- Dirty Dancing Locations

Filming Locations

A Video About the Kutscher Hotel

Ron Jeremy's Reminiscences About Borscht-Belt Resorts

An Architect's Analysis of the Resort Buildings in Dirty Dancing

Penny's abortion took place in New Paltz

Postcards of Resorts at Loch Sheldrake

The Drive from Lake Sheldrake to Grossinger's Resort Hotel

The Concord Hotel at Lake Kiamesha, NY

History of Borscht Belt Hotels and Bungalow Colonies in the Catskills

Where the Bungalow Bunnies Lived

Movie Images Juxtaposed With Real Scenes

Our Vacation at Kellerman's Resort

Mount Holyoke College

Thoughts of an Alumna at Mount Holyoke College

Mount Holyoke College in 1962

Joel Siegel's Series About the Borscht Belt

Dirty Dancing Movie Location Redux

The Geology of Mountain Lake, Virginia -- 1

The Geology of Mountain Lake, Virginia -- 2

The Draining of Lake Lure, North Carolina

The Irish Catskills



The Movie's Time Period

The Setting of Dirty Dancing in 1963

The Decline of Summer Stock in the 1960s

Working in the Catskills in 1957

Three Tragedies in the Middle of 1963

President John Kennedy and the Peace Corps

Neil Kellerman's "Freedom Ride" to Mississippi

Lacey Lynn praises the culture of The Donna Reed Show

The Top Songs of 1963

The Beatles' Activities During the Housemans' Vacation

Lee Harvey Oswald's Activities During the Housemans' Vacation

The Oswalds' Plan to Hijack an Airplane

Possible Hijack Collaborator -- Jack Leslie Bowen

Possible Hijack Collaborator - Richard Case Nagell -- Through August 6, 1963

Possible Hijack Collaborator - Richard Case Nagell -- After August 6, 1963

The Book I Recommend Most About the JFK Assassination

Making Sense of the Early 1960s

Conformity in the 1950s and Early 1960s

Steven Mintz talks about families in the 1950s and 1960s

David Hoffman's Videos -- 1

David Hoffman's Videos -- 2

David Hoffman's Videos -- 3

David Hoffman's Videos -- 4

Elaine Tyler May Talks About the Sexual Revolution in the 1960s -- Part 1

Elaine Tyler May Talks About the Sexual Revolution in the 1960s -- Part 2

Miscellaneous Videos Around 1963 -- 1

Miscellaneous Videos Around 1963 -- 2

Miscellaneous Videos Around 1963 -- 3

Miscellaneous Videos Around 1963 -- 4

Miscellaneous Videos Around 1963 -- 5

Miscellaneous Videos Around 1963 -- 6

Miscellaneous Videos Around 1963 -- 7

Miscellaneous Videos Around 1963 -- 8

Miscellaneous Videos Around 1963 -- 9

Miscellaneous Videos Around 1963 -- 10

Miscellaneous Videos Around 1963 -- 11

Miscellaneous Videos Around 1963 -- 12

Miscellaneous Videos Around 1963 -- 13

Miscellaneous Videos Around 1963 -- 14

Miscellaneous Videos Around 1963 -- 15

Miscellaneous Videos Around 1963 -- 16

Miscellaneous Videos Around 1963 -- 17

Miscellaneous Videos Around 1963 -- 18

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Continued in Part 3