“Viewers will be delighted to see familiar scenes and backdrops at this iconic Virginia property, while they watch their favorite stars re-live some of the most memorable moments from the film,” said Rita McClenny, president and CEO of the Virginia Tourism Corporation. It will be hosted by dancer-choreographer Stephen “tWitch” Boss.
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Eight celebrities will take part in a competition show, The Real Dirty Dancing.įilmed at the lodge, the show will re-create memorable scenes and dances from the movie as the competitors compete to become the winning Baby and Johnny.Ĭelebrities taking part include Brie Bella, Corbin Bleu, Tyler Cameron, Cat Cora, Howie Dorough, Antonio Gates, Anjelah Johnson-Reyes, and Loni Love. Thousands of Dirty Dancing fans make the pilgrimage every year to the Mountain Lake Lodge hotel, which was the real-life location for Kellerman’s Resort where Baby and her family stayed.
The lodge and the film are about to get a dose of attention thanks to a new reality show debuting this month. All of the scenes were filmed in two locations in North Carolina and Virginia and many of the places remain intact today. The lodge, whose history dates back to 1851, is set on a 2,600-acre nature preserve and is located about 10 miles from the campus of Virginia Tech University. Guests will stay in Kellerman’s Mountain House for the weekend and take part in a number of activities, including dance lessons and a dance party in Mary’s Barn. The Dirty Dancing-themed weekends take place on select dates in 20, allowing guests to “step in Johnny Castle and Baby’s dancing shoes for the weekend.” The two-night deal includes welcome cocktails in souvenir Kellerman’s glasses, a gift bag with a Kellerman’s beach towel, a Dirty Dancing-themed scavenger hunt, a special screening of the film, and a $200 dining credit. “Step back in time and walk in the footsteps of Johnny and Baby,” the lodge says of the Kellerman’s package.
Mountain Lake Lodge has two different packages available: the Kellerman’s Film Package or the Dirty Dancing Themed Weekend Package. Visitors can now check in to the lodge and have the time of their lives experiencing portions of the film.
Kellerman’s is actually the Mountain Lake Lodge in Pembroke, Virginia. Taking place at the fictional Kellerman’s in the Catskills, Dirty Dancing continues to capture the imagination of viewers. Now, visitors can see where that corner actually was, and where nearly every other scene from the 1987 movie was filmed. Highlights of resort venues used for The Real Dirty Dancing scenes inspired by the movie and its beloved characters include: Stone Lodge, the cast’s central gathering place with a great stone hearth and magnificent mountain views the adjoining Harvest Restaurant and Patio, where main characters “Johnny” and “Baby” saw each other for the first time The Gazebo for salsa lessons, and Baby’s Cabin, the fictional Houseman family home.“Nobody puts Baby in the corner” has lived for 35 years since that now-famous line was uttered in Dirty Dancing. Viewers will be delighted to see familiar scenes and backdrops at this iconic Virginia property, while they watch their favorite stars relive some of the most memorable moments from the film.”
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“FOX and the producers of the series – Eureka Productions and Lionsgate Television – were all a pleasure to work with and have created a truly outstanding and unique reality show that is fun, sentimental and heartwarming.”Ĭommented Rita McClenny, President and CEO of Virginia Tourism Corporation, “‘The Real Dirty Dancing’ provides a special opportunity to bring audiences back to where the magic all began 35 years ago. “We are elated for a national audience to discover that Mountain Lake Lodge is a real destination steeped in history and offers today’s guests a special experience, whether they are Dirty Dancing aficionados, hikers or mountain bikers, or just want to relax and get away,” said Heidi Stone, President and CEO of Mountain Lake Lodge.
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