pal ▁phot ography ▁for ▁D irty ▁Dan cing ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁Lake ▁L ure , ▁North ▁Carolina , ▁and ▁Mountain ▁Lake , ▁Virginia . ▁Sc enes ▁in ▁Lake ▁L ure ▁were ▁fil med ▁at ▁the ▁old ▁Boys ▁Camp , ▁which ▁is ▁now ▁a ▁private , ▁resident ial ▁community ▁known ▁as ▁Fire fly ▁C ove . ▁These ▁scenes ▁included ▁the ▁interior ▁dan cing ▁scenes , ▁Baby ▁carrying ▁the ▁wat erm el on ▁and ▁pract icing ▁on ▁the ▁signature ▁st airs , ▁Johnny ' s ▁cabin , ▁the ▁staff ▁cab ins , ▁the ▁golf ▁scene ▁where ▁Baby ▁asks ▁her ▁father ▁for ▁$ 2 5 0 ▁and ▁the ▁famous ▁" log " ▁scenes . ▁The ▁clim actic ▁lift ▁scene ▁takes ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁ball room ▁of ▁the ▁Lake ▁L ure ▁Inn . ▁Sc enes ▁fil med ▁at ▁Mountain ▁Lake ▁included ▁d ining ▁scenes , ▁K ell erman ' s ▁Hotel , ▁the ▁beach ▁games , ▁the ▁H ous eman ▁family ' s ▁cab ins , ▁and ▁the ▁water ▁lift ▁scene . ▁and ▁Pen ny ▁cry ing ▁in ▁the ▁kitchen . ▁ ▁Fil ming ▁started ▁for ▁D irty ▁Dan cing ▁on ▁September ▁ 5 , ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁and ▁last ed ▁just ▁ 4 3 ▁days . ▁The ▁production ▁had ▁to ▁battle ▁bad ▁weather , ▁including ▁outside ▁temper atures ▁of ▁. ▁With ▁the ▁camera ▁and ▁light ing ▁equipment ▁needed ▁for ▁film ing , ▁the ▁temperature ▁inside ▁could ▁be ▁as ▁high ▁as ▁. ▁According ▁to ▁ch ore ograph er ▁Ken ny ▁Or te ga , ▁