NORTH CAROLINA DIRTY DANCING LOCATION MOVIE
Stone is being conservative, for the six “Dirty Dancing” weekends sell out, often a year in advance, with many guests who weren’t even embryos when the movie premiered. “It’s on every woman’s bucket list if she is 40 to 55,” said Heidi Stone, president and CEO of the resort. Visitors arrive at the entrance where big sister Lisa bemoaned not bringing enough shoes before weaving a conga line at the neighboring gazebo that witnessed Jennifer Grey, Jerry Orbach and Kelly Bishop doing likewise, along with the rest of the Kellerman’s guests. Guests can dine at the famous table where Johnny told Jake Houseman that “no one puts Baby in a corner” and stay in “Baby’s Cabin,” the one Max Kellerman said was the best of the best. Judging by the number of guests who continue pilgrimages to Kellerman’s, I mean Mountain Lake, the film and its backdrop location will continue its popularity through eternity. The Lodge has wisely preserved pivotal film locations and props. While some “Dirty Dancing” scenes were shot in Lake Lure, North Carolina, the bulk of the movie took place at the Virginia resort set amidst a 2,600-acre nature preserve.
This year marks 35 years since Mountain Lake Lodge welcomed cast and crew of the hit. Here, for a magical half dozen weekends, life pauses in the Camelot summer of 1963, when Frances “Baby” Houseman first gazed upon supremely sexy Johnny Castle in that quintessential chick flick, “Dirty Dancing.” Welcome to Mountain Lake Lodge, avatar to Kellerman’s Mountain House. High atop Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains, time returns to decades ago six times a year and moves at a delightfully slow pace for the remainder. Support local journalism: Find offers for new subscribers here: Special Offers - FLORIDA TODAY.
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