Dirty Dancing is one of the all time great movies Dirty Dancing is one of the all time great movies Dirty Dancing was not only a box office mega-hit, but is one of the all time great movies. Every small detail, every scene and every line has an often hidden meaning.
Every word is important.
As the guests line up, their order in the line is important. Each person turns out to have a relationship with the person in front and and the person behind in that line. At the end of the movie, we learn that a kindly elderly couple, the Schumachers, are really professional pickpockets and thieves, wanted in many states. Look at the movie again and see how they line up in the opening dance scene. I saw the movie at least four or five times before I caught all of the sub-plots.