▁film , ▁met ▁other ▁D irty ▁Dan cing ▁fan at ics , ▁and ▁learned ▁the ▁last ▁dance , ▁which ▁she ▁performed ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁document ary ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁family ▁and ▁friends . ▁ ▁Rem ake ▁ ▁In ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁L ions gate , ▁who ▁own s ▁the ▁film ▁rights , ▁announced ▁their ▁plan ▁to ▁re make ▁the ▁film . ▁It ▁was ▁confirmed ▁that ▁the ▁studio ▁had ▁h ired ▁the ▁film ' s ▁ch ore ograph er , ▁Ken ny ▁Or te ga , ▁to ▁direct . ▁" We ▁believe ▁that ▁the ▁timing ▁couldn ' t ▁be ▁better ▁to ▁modern ize ▁this ▁story ▁on ▁the ▁big ▁screen , ▁and ▁we ▁are ▁proud ▁to ▁have ▁Ken ny ▁Or te ga ▁at ▁the ▁hel m ," ▁Joe ▁Dra ke , ▁president ▁of ▁L ions gate ' s ▁Mot ion ▁Picture ▁Group , ▁explained ▁about ▁the ▁project . ▁A ▁min is eries ▁version ▁of ▁" Dir ty ▁Dan cing " ▁had ▁been ▁scheduled ▁to ▁be ▁shot ▁in ▁Western ▁North ▁Carolina . ▁, ▁the ▁min is eries ▁has ▁been ▁put ▁on ▁hold . ▁ ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁ABC ▁ordered ▁a ▁three - hour ▁musical ▁re make ▁of ▁D irty ▁Dan cing , ▁st arring ▁Ab ig ail ▁Bres lin , ▁Col t ▁Pr att es , ▁Deb ra ▁Mess ing , ▁Sarah ▁Hy land , ▁N icole ▁Sch er z inger , ▁Billy ▁De e ▁Williams ▁& ▁Sh ane ▁Har per . ▁It ▁a ired