Chances are youre familiar with the closing number in this movie and little else. Dirty Dancing is a beloved 1987 romantic drama set in a summer resort, starring Patrick Swayze as the suave dance instructor Johnny Castle and Jennifer Grey as the sweet, but naive, Frances Baby Houseman. Sparks fly when Johnny starts teaching Baby to dance - however, her controlling father does not approve of the relationship. At the end, Swayze and Gray dazzle with a dance to Ive Had The Time Of My Life:The movie has made the closing song famous as a romantic duet, which has often been used in weddings for the first dance. Never seen the film? Dont incense those die-hard musical fans, just reference Swayzes impressive dancing and youre good to go.