▁won ▁both ▁the ▁Golden ▁Glo be ▁and ▁Academy ▁Award ▁for ▁Best ▁Original ▁Song ▁and ▁a ▁Gram my ▁Award ▁for ▁best ▁du et . ▁The ▁film ' s ▁popular ity ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁pre quel , ▁D irty ▁Dan cing : ▁Hav ana ▁N ights , ▁and ▁a ▁stage ▁version ▁which ▁has ▁had ▁sell out ▁performances ▁in ▁Australia , ▁Europe , ▁and ▁North ▁America . ▁A ▁made - for - TV ▁re make ▁was ▁also ▁released ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁ ▁Plot ▁In ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 1 9 6 3 , ▁ 1 7 - year - old ▁Frances ▁H ous eman ▁nick named ▁Baby ▁is ▁vac ation ing ▁with ▁her ▁parents , ▁Dr . ▁J ake ▁and ▁Mar jor ie ▁H ous eman , ▁and ▁her ▁older ▁sister ▁Lisa , ▁at ▁K ell erman ' s , ▁an ▁ups c ale ▁Cat sk ills ▁resort ▁whose ▁owner ▁Max ▁is ▁a ▁friend ▁of ▁J ake ' s . ▁Ex pl oring ▁one ▁night , ▁Baby ▁secret ly ▁obser ves ▁Max ▁instruct ing ▁the ▁wait ers , ▁all ▁I vy ▁League ▁students , ▁to ▁rom ance ▁the ▁guests ' ▁daughters , ▁no ▁matter ▁how ▁un att ract ive . ▁She ▁also ▁sees ▁Max ▁de mean ing ▁the ▁working ▁class ▁entertain ment ▁staff , ▁including ▁ 2 5 - year - old ▁Johnny ▁Castle , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁resort ' s ▁dance ▁instruct ors . ▁Baby ▁is ▁attract ed ▁to ▁Johnny , ▁and ▁d ances ▁briefly ▁with