<P> In the summer of 1963 , 17 - year - old Frances `` Baby '' Houseman is vacationing with her family at Kellerman 's , a resort in the Catskill Mountains . Baby , the younger of two daughters , plans to study economics in underdeveloped countries and enter the Peace Corps . Her father , Jake , is the doctor and friend of Max Kellerman , the resort proprietor . Baby develops a crush on the resort 's dance instructor , Johnny Castle , and meets his cousin , Billy . The staff holds secret after - hours parties in their quarters , and Baby is surprised by their `` dirty dancing '' . Intrigued , Baby receives a brief , impromptu dance lesson from Johnny . </P>
<P> In the summer of 1963 , 17 - year - old Frances `` Baby '' Houseman is vacationing with her family at Kellerman 's , a resort in the Catskill Mountains . Baby , the younger of two daughters , plans to study economics in underdeveloped countries and enter the Peace Corps . Her father , Jake , is the doctor and friend of Max Kellerman , the resort proprietor . Baby develops a crush on the resort 's dance instructor , Johnny Castle , and meets his cousin , Billy . The staff holds secret after - hours parties in their quarters , and Baby is surprised by their `` dirty dancing '' . Intrigued , Baby receives a brief , impromptu dance lesson from Johnny . </P>
where is dirty dancing supposed to take place
where is dirty dancing supposed to take place
a resort in the Catskill Mountains
a resort in the Catskill Mountains