#DIRTY DANCING LOCATION LAKE LURE MOVIE#

#DIRTY DANCING LOCATION LAKE LURE MOVIE#

Onsite parking is $5 on Friday night and $10 on Saturday. Each year, this festival celebrates the iconic film with movie-inspired dance and music, arts and entertainment. Lake Lure was where a number of the most iconic scenes in the movie Dirty Dancing were shot Baby on the stairs, the staff camp dance scenes, Baby asking her.

Admission is $20 to $25, and tickets are limited. Morse Park Meadows is located at 2948 Memorial Highway in Lake Lure. “With more than 16 million likes on Facebook, fans want to celebrate this movie, pay tribute to Patrick Swayze’s life and have fun with people who share a common passion for dance and soul music,” says Meech. After-parties will be hosted at Rumbling Bald Resort, The 1927 Lake Lure Inn and Spa, and Geneva Riverside Lodging and Tiki Bar. Other activities include dance lessons and performances courtesy of Asheville Ballet and a Lake Lift Competition. At the lake’s western end rises Chimney Rock, the 315ft-tall formation that featured prominently in another movie, 1992’s The Last of the Mohicans, where North Carolina’s mountains stand in for the. On Friday, guests will meet with Stacy Widelitz, co-writer for the song She’s Like the Wind. Food trucks and regional beer, wine and cider vendors get in on the action too. For two days, die-hard fans rally around Lake Lure- the original film site-for beach music, dancing and libations. “The festival attracts thousands of attendees to this area from numerous states and countries around the world,” says organizer Heather Meech. This year, it also commemorates the film’s 30th anniversary. Co-hosted by the Chamber of Hickory Nut Gorge and McConnell Group, the widely attended event pays homage to a classic romantic drama. Celebrate Patrick Swayze’s birthday at the 8th Annual Dirty Dancing Festival on Friday, August 18, and Saturday, August 19, in Morse Park Meadows. Filming took place in Lake Lure, North Carolina, and Mountain Lake, Virginia, with the films score composed by John Morris and dance choreography by Kenny Ortega.

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