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Moms Spray Teens With Lysol for 'Dirty Dancing'

Mary Papenfuss — Wed, 16 May 2012 00:22:23 CDT

A pair of moms chaperoning a high school prom in Colorado were so disgusted by the "dirty dancing" they witnessed that they sprayed down the teenagers with Lysol and called girls "sluts" and "whores," police report. Some eight teens were hit with the spray, and some of it entered students'...

NYPD Cops Filmed Grinding on Parade Dancers

Mary Papenfuss — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 01:40:07 CDT

New York City officials are launching an investigation of two police officers filmed grinding against dancers in a West Indian Day parade during a weekend plagued by 48 shootings. Officers are seen pumping against the backs of shimmying dancers at the Brooklyn parade earlier this month in a just released...

Latest Really Bad Idea: Dirty Dancing Remake

Evann Gastaldo — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 11:09:05 CDT

Dirty Dancing is getting remade, and not everyone is happy about it. "Deal with it, it's happening, there's nothing you can do about it," declares Kyle Buchanan in New York . Kenny Ortega, who choreographed the original film, will direct the reboot, Lionsgate announced. Ortega went on from Dirty Dancing to...

Swayze Book: Grey Was Annoying on Set of Dancing

Evann Gastaldo — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 11:17:43 CDT

The chemistry between Patrick Swayze and Dirty Dancing co-star Jennifer Grey was definitely on-screen-only. Grey was the cause of “a few moments of friction” on set because of her tendency to be “particularly emotional, sometimes bursting into tears if someone criticized her,” Swayze wrote in his memoir, out next week....

DWTS Offers Swayze Tribute

Evann Gastaldo — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 07:28:33 CDT

Patrick Swayze’s life—and moves—were celebrated by six of the pros on last night’s Dancing With the Stars . Swayze’s own “She’s Like the Wind” started off the medley, followed by “Unchained Melody” from Ghost and, of course, “Time of My Life” from Dirty Dancing for the grand finale—complete...

Grey, Demi Lead Swayze Tributes

Evann Gastaldo — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 09:12:24 CDT

Like generations who adored him, Jennifer Grey often thinks about swaying in Patrick Swayze’s arms, People reports. “When I think of him, I think of being in his arms when we were kids, dancing, practicing the lift in the freezing lake, having a blast doing this tiny little movie we...

Swayze: Not Afraid to Laugh at His Own Hunkiness

Will McCahill — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 21:01:11 CDT

Patrick Swayze, who died today at 57, wasn’t the first choice for the male lead in Dirty Dancing , the BBC notes, but “his performance earned him award nominations and a place on bedroom walls of lovelorn teenage girls around the world.” He eschewed Hollywood’s scene—preferring his ranches—and its...

Cancer Takes Swayze, 57

Will McCahill — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 19:12:06 CDT

Patrick Swayze died today, TMZ reports, following a battle with pancreatic cancer. The actor, whose credits included Dirty Dancing and Ghost , was 57. Named People ’s Sexiest Man Alive in 1991, he was diagnosed with the deadly form of cancer in January 2008; he continued film and TV work, and...

Best YouTube Wedding Dances

Evann Gastaldo — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 13:18:02 CDT

Jill and Kevin Heinz made a splash when their wedding-entrance dance video went viral—but they weren’t the first couple to surprise guests with their groove. E! runs down some of the most popular YouTube wedding dance clips: Thriller: Brian and Sandy Lundmark managed to impress the King of Pop...