Dancers Who Could Also Act!

Rating: 9/10 (16 March 2013)

27-Year Old Jennifer Grey the daughter of Joel Grey, plays Francis "Baby" Houseman about to go into the Peace Corps. Along with her parents and sister, they head to the Caskills resort as this will change her life forever.
There she gets involved with the activities and going on there. And handsome streetwise instructor Johnny Castle, played to brilliance by the late Patrick Swayze.
After the regular dancer Penny, played by Cynthia Rhodes goes down with an unexpectant pregnancy. Without dance experience herself, Baby volunteers to replace Penny. As she also pays for Penny to have an abortion by asking her father money but without going into details. Because her father trusts her and she is a daddy's girl! Johnny and Baby fight but then a friendship than romance begins to blossom. Between the two but they will have to keep that a secret as well. After Penny has the abortion and the father, played by the late great, Jerry Orbach can't trust Baby and orders her not to see Johnny who he blames for the abortion, and his friends ever again.
But it is standing up regardless of the consequences as Johnny really is sees in Baby as despite being streetwise, he felt bullied upon. As he sees Baby is not afraid to do that.
Great dancing and at times, the script can be a bit corny. But the acting helps out a lot. As with two leads that are both dancers and actors really help out! Chemistry between Swayze and Grey is awesome!