Dirty Dancing Filming Location ! Mountain Lake Hotel (READ DESCRIPTION)

[@kristenmoore650]

I can’t believe it will be 10 years in September that Patrick Swayze has been gone. This is definitely one of my favorite movies. Thanks for making this video.

[@JeromePJr]

Didn't he die from butt AIDS?

[@cmaylene6787]

@@JeromePJr colon cancer

[@julietaferrario4934]

Kristen Moore pancreatic cancer

[@julietaferrario4934]

Pancreatic cancer

[@Manda8789]

Ohio Interior Design dumbass

[@ritaturner9906]

Thanks for putting movie scenes inbetween so we could get more of a visual

[@judyholiday653]

The actor who played Robbie sadly overdosed on heroin back in the early 90's..

[@mmmurrayme2006]

@@judyholiday653 thanks for informing... Love the movie so... And I own it totally 😍

[@Khloe_dancer_model]

Judy Holiday so SAD

[@trishpouyadou8788]

They have "Dirty Dancing weekends" at mountain lake resort. They do tours of all the scene locations, dancing lessons etc. My husband and Iwent in our 10th Anniversary.

[@pamb9590]

Oh really... that sounds like so much fun! Something that i would DEFINITELY like to experience. Thanks for the info! ☺

[@flyingveda]

I would love to do that

[@loulace5430]

Oh wow I had no idea this sounds amazing

[@nicholasmaude6906]

Do they do some actual "Dirty Dancing";)?

[@dsprenger13]

So haunting now to see the same spots where such iconic scenes were filmed so many, many years later. Patrick Swayze, Jerry Orbach and the director are all gone now and so is my Mum, who I used to love watching this movie with. Sad 😢😢😢

[@S_u_n_Flower_]

May God comfort you

[@jason127x99]

dsprenger13 sorry for your loss!

[@theducklinghomesteadandgar6639]

dsprenger13 I here you!!! We got the tape the moment it hit the shelves and loved watching this movie. My son was about 3 when it did hit video and boy did he love the movie also! He used to ask for it and would get in front of the TV and do the dance moves with the various scenes!!! He was so cute, his favorite dance move was the end where they basically line danced down the isle and started getting people up to dance...he had the steps down, the hip thrusts and all! LOL!!! So sorry to hear your Mom is gone, My Dad passed in 1987!!! I don't know how old you are, how long it has been, how raw things might still be, but I just want to offer you a bit of encouragement, as I feel what I say may help heal and/or inspire someone/anyone to know it's okay to let others in, and they find their own place and will never take anyone else's place, period. It's impossible!!! But life goes on with a shadow of sorrow and sometimes pain across our heart, but love is infinite so it will always be there with you and you can keep filling your heart up by bringing more loved ones into your life!!! Don't be afraid to watch the movie with someone else, especially if they love it as much as you do. You can share your likes and if any dislikes, but most of all you can swoon and swell your heart up with joy and love every time you watch it and the new person or persons can squish their love in next to Mom's, and swoon plus fill up with that joy and love as well...… and while watching, Mom will always be right there surrounding y'all with love as well!!! It's the love, closeness and companionship that movies like this can inspire and it is okay and good to also share that with others, beyond the person/people you already share or shared with!!

[@1211jinx]

dsprenger13,my condolences ☹️💐🙏

[@citygirl5705]

"Road House," "Ghost," "Point Break," and "Dirty Dancing." Those films alone are an amazing resume. All classics in their own right.

[@holoholopainen1627]

Point Break is something else ! They Robbed California Banks as US Presidents !

[@jason127x99]

Holo Holopainen don't forget I believe was his first action movie Red Dawn! I can watch that movie over and over. Very good flick! Especially at the time with the Red Scare going on when the movie was being produced.

[@johnb8190]

amanda davis love Point Break. Did you see the remake? 😖 terrible

[@mrmaxcarter2306]

Roadhouse really wasn't very good. Acting, writing. Even action. Nothing that great. Point break was a far better film .

[@citygirl5705]

@@mrmaxcarter2306 In addition to the great action and Swayze and Sam Elliott's incredible charisma, "Road House" has more great lines than any film I can think of.

[@insaneworld9845]

Dude you did a fine fine job showing the shots in the movie and the shots how it looks now to compare.. if you hadn't done that we wouldn't have gotten the full effect.. great job 👌

[@haticeraif9592]

insane world I

[@brittanys.durham581]

I agree☺

[@tonytiger573]

yes he indeed did a great job. ☺ good job buddy ol pal skipper boy luther T Jr the 2nd of..sorry I'll shut up now 👀

[@stormysyndrome7043]

About 25 miles from here. This lake is famous for draining itself, and refilling due to the geology of the mountain itself. The lake is currently full again and they had the world's largest water slide there just last summer. Just down the road we have another lake with the dam created by beavers. Every now and then there will be a flood and the dam will break. The beavers rush to rebuild the dam and it fills back up as well.

[@trishg1842]

Stormy Syndrome is this lake really full again?

[@eva5302]

Thanks for telling us ...I was feeling so , so sad. Such a wonderful place.... Glad , very glad that the lake is still there !! 😊

[@randydaniel8056]

Check the site Trish he is 100% correct

[@msc7697]

Wow...that was great...thanks

[@911Salvage]

Those dam beavers are dam smart, aren't they?

[@odyDgonz]

Rest in peace Jerry Orbach & Patrick Swayze, 2 phenomenal actors who left us too soon. R.I.P.

[@wrkhrse]

We lost both to cancer ☹️

[@trishg1842]

The actor who played Robbie the creep also passed away not long after filming this movie...The director passed away as well, and one of the blond dancers, not penny, but the blond who was screaming Nd jumping up&down at the end when Johnnie came back in...I think she has a blue top on in that shot, she died to. She was murdered in her apartment in NYC back in may of 2001.

[@eleonoramingari2308]

@@trishg1842 the film is actually cursed

[@johnallen9917]

My feelings the same...

[@kaybeane4745]

Agreed

[@chriskennedy7321]

Thanks for the video. My first wife and I honeymooned there in 1982. We took a paddle boat all around the lake, played pool with the predominately older crowd (the crowd that now includes me), and had chicken cordon bleu as our first dinner as husband and wife all there at the hotel. When the movie came out we were surprised to see Mountain Lake Hotel, and pleased. I've never been back, so. Thanks for the video. Good memories.

[@susanmiller4159]

Thank you. I am glad my mom never knew the lake has dried up. She was a young girl in the early 1960s. This movie was almost an anthem for her generation. I live about 150 miles away in southeastern Virginia and never knew it had dried up. Thanks so much for sharing. Just discovering your channel and loving it.

[@jeffreyg3831]

I saw Patrick Swayze when I was working at Bellagio in Las Vegas in 2009. He sat down and played Black Jack. A total gentleman! Young people take note re: the gentleman comment.

[@seanm3226]

Jeffrey G Swayze was extremely ill throughout 2009. That being the year he died. He must have looked in really bad shape.

[@Chantwizzle]

I saw him once at Kentucky Horse Park with his wife. They had their Arabians there for a demo of some kind. Super low key and nice guy.

[@JeromePJr]

Liar

[@wickwire9560]

@@seanm3226 from what I gather he was an health nut he exercised religiously ate good, but I've seen him smoke didn't know if he kept that up or not ! But Damn I will never forget what I was showed as I was a kid... " A Gravestone that was a man that Ran Marathons, exercised every day ate good as can be never done or had any bad habits" ! But threw all that, There he lay .... "One of the most Healthiest dead Man you'll ever see"!! "Hey Who Knew Right"!?🤷‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️

[@jaime_lj6211]

Best movie ever! Wow neat video! Thx! RIP Patrick Swayze 😢 you will be missed forever!

[@greenriverutah4673]

U r absolutely right

[@TyhlerNovac]

One of Swayze's best movie was city of joy ... Lots of great moments in my life.... I faced a fear of public fear... the same week city of joy was realeased

[@holoholopainen1627]

I really liked The Point Break ! Where They robbed Banks and wore masks of The US Presidents ! One was Nixon - Remember to Vote / No - I am No Watergate !

[@TaliaIGhul]

Patrick made sure Baby wasn't in a corner. RIP

[@theducklinghomesteadandgar6639]

@@holoholopainen1627 Yup Point Break was a great one also!!!! Actually I have NEVER seen a bad movie with Patrick in it, and we Must mention Ghost as an all time favorite as most!!! The masks I remember from Point Break were; Reagan, Carter, Nixon & Johnson, If I have Johnson Correct...I know the other 3 are!! lol!!! Every thing I ever saw and/or heard about Patrick was that he was a good man, with problems exactly like the rest of us, for the most part....meaning his life was as perfect or dismal as he chose to make it, money or no money, and with the money he did have things were not dreams and fairytale perfect like some people think money makes life!!! I have love and empathy in my heart for who he was and for the cancer he went through. I BEG ALL MEN, to if nothing else from age 40 on(which is younger then they recommend, but start early) to get their prostrate checked regularly, especially if having any issues urinating and/or with ED and or issues with the strength and/or amount of ejaculation. These can be some of the signs of issues with one's prostrate and can help detect cancer early enough to eradicate it and allow you to survive a long life with your loved ones!!!

[@samanthawalker74]

I live very close to this location. Been there several times. The lake had a crack in it and slowly drained. But it is beginning to refill. It is a Beautiful place. Very secluded and peaceful.

[@Labiadore]

Samantha Walker is the resort still open to customers?

[@JD-mv8tl]

Samantha Walker what is the name of the resort? Do you know why they did not fix the leak to prevent it from getting to this point

[@samanthawalker74]

Reggie Reg yes. It is open

[@samanthawalker74]

Reggie Reg it is called mountain lake. And the lake is in top of a mountain and it has a crack going through the mountain. There would be no way to fix it. The drive to mountain lake is very steep and curvy. It is breathtaking just driving there.

[@maneater1233]

lol would would they know there was a leak in the lake?

[@dianeluke1746]

This was an awesome video. I was in the 8th grade when this movie came out and my friends and I memorized every word and song! It brought back such nostalgia to see that this place still exists and is still beautiful. Thank you.

[@WarrenDunning]

I was sitting on the couch watching the movie when it first came out. The music transports me back to a better time.

[@j.b.9581]

Watching this sent chills down my spine. RIP Patrick Swayze. Patrick sure could Sway - ze.

[@jthorner69]

J. B. It made me feel sad to a point but made me want to watch it one more time again!. Awesome video brother!!!!

[@brittanys.durham581]

Me too

[@easternwoods4378]

I'm male and I refer to the movie as female friendly p * * n. Lots of women give a me a knowing look.

[@ruthnovack4664]

Yes some of the scenes were filmed at Lake Lure NC. In fact they have a Dirty Dancing festival every summer on the lake.

[@72thcking]

You look like you had the time of your life

[@amberrenee8058]

Michael Kingman 🤣🤣

[@QueenRenne]

LMFAOOO 😂

[@getitherething.2653]

Michael Kingman - call!

[@jodisantillan3948]

I see what you did there 😂😂❤️

[@SarahsUKGraveyard]

Michael Kingman 😷😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@jenniferbalogh9487]

Thanks for making this. It's one of my favourite movies and I still watch it over and over. It's super sad that Patrick is gone and I teared up a little watching this. So amazing. 💞

[@marcorubio3496]

Good to know these were actual locations and not a blue screen My father took me to see dirty dancing back in the 80's it was a big deal. The music was a smash hit and probably helped the movie.

[@dlwcrazyblondeone]

I was there at the end of March 2017, for a quick trip up this crazy mountain. We were only there about 20 minutes on our way to see "The Waltons" 45th reunion, this is a beautiful place and the lake comes and goes due to some weird natural thing.

[@mws755]

I can look at the ground and tell no water has been on it in a very long time

[@clevelandcbi]

@@speedracer175 She's actually right. Happened several times since filming wrapped, 2003 one of the most recent. Has been mainly empty for several years now, though.

[@YeshuaKingMessiah]

Oh wow, it’s near “Waltons’ “ mountain?? Wish I had known! I took my kids there in the late 90s!

[@GTOHHH6]

@@mws755 oh ok... So the water there now.....? It fills up about every other year.

[@johnlasley9384]

How awsome, I remember going to see my late friend Patrick in this movie when it was released. Miss ya buddy & keep on dancing dirty in heave.

[@MichaelsExplorations]

One of my favorite movies R.I.p Patrick Swayze 🙏 nice video with the movie clips

[@jilllibertucci6373]

Me to

[@EqlOpper2Nity]

RIP the lake!

[@edwardmartinez199]

What happened to the lake that was a great deal of water to dry up like that?

[@easternwoods4378]

Edward, it driains out and refills on about a 400 year cycle.

[@mandyice8743]

nobody puts Baby in the corner"!!!!

[@EGlideKid]

1987! Wow, that was 30+ years ago already. I never cared for that movie, but my now deceased wife loved it. Good thing she never found out how much Swayze and her disliked each other! Thanks for a neat trip back in time!

[@transcendingtravel297]

Went there a out 6 years ago on the way back from Lynchburg, VA. It was a mild fall day and by the time we reached the hotel it was snowing. Totally worth the few hours out of the way to see. Thanks for taking us along on your adventures!

[@libbyreesbarresi7459]

It would be really cool if you could go back and do this video again when the lake refills....just a thought...thanks for sharing.

[@mmmflo7296]

👍

[@mjlives5428]

The lake has not refilled for 25 years though....

[@kirbyjustine1]

Haro19 OG I wonder how full it is now and when it exactly filled up. It said it was all dirt for 25 years 💔 And then in 2015 it’s still dirt with a little water. I really hope it filled back up since the last update in 2015. This broke my heart to watch.

[@1211jinx]

@D D Thanks for the info ma'am...It's sad that a once beautiful lake looked like that now ☹️😞and the fishes also ☹️

[@Giusep80]

Just seen an article it has filled up. As of today.

[@sunshinemishasmommy5352]

A great video,well done...Dirty Dancing is one of my favorite movies,my sister played it so much that I knew most of the dialog LOL...it was really cool to see what that place looks like after all these years...R.I.P. Patrick Swayze

[@mykingofkings1439]

Sunshine Hornick 😂😂 my best friend and I were the exact same!! we would nearly always play this movie while we were babysitting... we practically knew every word still do... lol...good times.

[@doglover8596]

Thank you for filming this. I was totally into the movie, my friends and I tried doing the famous lift, but after one busted nose and another who broke her arm, we decided to leave it alone.

[@803trends]

I still like going back to these videos and watching them again. I'm one of your early subscribers. Chris this channel is really growing. You're doing a great job!.

[@ginnywilliams8159]

This was amazing! I was born in 1984 and my parents were letting me watch Dirty Dancing at 3 years old. It is my alltime favorite movie. I even started dance class soon after and it became a huge part of my life for years to come. Loved this! 💖

[@HollyJordan15]

Ginny Williams I was 14 at the time. My favourite movie too

[@Armylady74]

Earthquakes took the water away. It caused fractures and the water slipped through the cracks. I live a few hours away and it was all over the news. Sad not to see the lake anymore. I went there throughout my childhood. It doesn't look the same anymore.☹️

[@MobileInstinct]

I had heard that. So crazy

[@TheJer1963]

No one is really sure why this happened. It levels have gone up and down for decades now. I grew up a couple counties away from here. Spent our honeymoon there in Jan. 85 the water temp was -30. Beautiful place in the winter.

[@mkilner]

wonder if it was caused by fracking?...seems very odd to just disappear!..Great video always wondered where this was 🙂👏🏻

[@stevewebb7318]

If it was fracking we would have heard about it

[@CARTER.J]

Wow!! Thank you for explaining why the lake is gone, i thought he would have explained that in the video...

[@virginiaekblom3312]

I adore Dirty Dancing. Thanks for the nostalgic rush.

[@kimmycupreacts]

This is one of my favorite movies. It's awesome getting to see where it was filmed. I couldn't help but get sad that the lake was dried up, but I read some comments below and they said it will fill up again, which is great news. Thanks for the video!

[@Triple316]

The difference with the lake not there anymore is crazy... our world is changing so much.. Thanks so much

[@angellicagoodson-lord7820]

Thank you for the walk down memory lane. Patrick Swayze we still love you even if you are gone. I lived during those days and they were WONDERFUL DAYS.

[@HerHomeschoolHomestead]

It's creepy the lake dried. The lake is gone and so is Patrick 😭. Rest In Peace.

[@kre814]

Gina Marisa all good things come to an end

[@jonok42]

The lake will eventually come back.

[@ABabe-zh5vh]

Sad & true comment

[@hagbard72]

Looks like it must have been a very shallow lake. Any idea what happened to it?

[@marcusjnewtonz28]

Robert Drake there was an earthquake in the area and the water eventually all slipped through the erosion. It’ll come back, probably not in this lifetime unfortunately though.

[@dawnbentleah1818]

I almost cried when i saw the lake was gone..

[@aniaka7620]

Dawn Bentleah Me too!! so sad to watch:(

[@jawjagrrl]

It's full again. It happens periodically because of the geology. Enjoyed time there many times over the years. I know a lot of folks that worked as extras because I was in college nearby at the time.

[@daysleeper724]

It’s a natural lake, so when a hole opens up, it all slowly drains away and eventually the lake refills itself. Because it’s natural, they’re not allowed to change the flow or pattern of the lake to prevent it from draining. It’s back now though!

[@lizapetty7853]

My family has a farm just outside Lynchburg, VA city limits. We have a 10 acre spring fed pond that my grandfather built by damning up a natural spring. About 19 years ago, it dried up. Almost completely. There was only a large puddle left about maybe 20 ft across. My dad and I walked out to it and threw grass hoppers into it and the fish snapped them up super quick. Anyway, it was like that for about two years. Then the area started getting more snow in the winter, and it filled back up again. It’s been plum full since. We were all a little sad when it was low. It was low for about two or three years. Super weird phenomenon.

[@sandym3239]

I love this video! You did a wonderful job showing where things were filmed. It also takes me back to a time in my own life when things were much simpler and easier. You must also love this movie as much as I do. I wish I had taken the time to film while I was there. Maybe I'll go back some day. Thank you so much!

[@triciathurman-beckman4661]

One of my most favorite movies of all time!! Loved seeing what you filmed and heading back in time.

[@RG615]

Amazing and quite sad to see such an amazing movie location after sooo many years.... ugh.... great year for me, 1987.... p.s. r.i.p. mr Patrick Swayze....

[@soflodoug]

Everything in life changes. Nothing lasts forever. Interesting perspective and flashback. Youre a smart millenial you want to learn and experience the recent past that shaped the world you live in. More millenials should have such interests.

[@TyhlerNovac]

Millennials are way to self-centered/absorbed and 60-70% could cares less cause it doesn't have anything to do with Mumble wanna be Rapper's like 69 jerhi curl next page what ever stupid ass name kids come up with these days ... And call them selves Entertainers

[@SherrillP]

Great footage....my husband & I made a trip to Mountain Lake last year & pretty much did the same thing.....took pics & then compared them to scenes in the movie!!! It was AWESOME!!! Enjoyed your video!! 👍🏼

[@jenniferwellman5311]

It’s sad, my mom grew up in NY, and that kind of resort is exactly where she would go during her summers as girl. It still looks like an incredible place to go. Thank you.

[@BreeBrog]

Its not in new york, it's down here where I live. In the movies they do say it's new york, but it was filmed here in Virginia and the lake scenes was filmed in lake lure North Carolina

[@allsummersingle]

Amazing video. Brought back so many memories. I went to see Dirty Dancing in the theaters with my sister when I was 14. When I was 19, I took a vacation in the Catskills (where the movie is supposed to take place). Love this movie to this day. Good times. Thank you for this video

[@jenniferj5551]

I just love that you went there! That film was my youth! God, I loved Swayze and Jennifer so much! I don't ever want to be cremated, but if I do, I'd want to be there!

[@Gdecorse]

Wow great video bro it's a shame about the lake hopefully the water will come back!! To me that's one of the best movie locations!! #RIPPATRICKSWAYZE

[@MobileInstinct]

Hey thanks Gabriel!

[@Gdecorse]

Mobile Instinct speaking of Patrick swayze try to hit up the movie locations for Road House that would be bad ass bro

[@MobileInstinct]

Thats definitely on my list. One of my favorites!

[@RitaWalker]

Gabriel decorse yeah sad the water is all gone

[@coffeegirlct]

Unfortunately the water may never come back. Earthquakes caused the ground to crack open and drain the lake.

[@bluestarlighting29]

Thank you so much share this film movie place. Lease most buildings still there most gone. This was truly amazing film movie. Still classic film movie. Today like was back 1987. Truly did fantastic job 100%. Love see more later. Was surprised the lake was so close to baby home. Now gone. So beautiful lake in film movie. Guess lots things change though out years.

[@carolmcdowell6791]

Awesome video.... Thank you!!! A spark of sadness that we are all so much older .. and a lot of time has passed.

[@luell2u]

That is one of my all time favorite movies. It's a shame the lake is gone, but still a beautiful place. Thanks for bringing us along.

[@Martin_Skywatcher]

Now I had the time of my life when I saw this movie in the cinema with my new girlfriend back in the day. I am sad to see that the lake (and my girlfriend) are gone ...

[@juliajurcisin1289]

This is AMAZING!! I can't believe it looks exactly the same as even they filmed the movie. Awesome video!!! Definitely adding it to my list places to visit this summer. I can't wait!

[@mariarosario1715]

R.I.P. Patrick you will forever be remembered & always in our HEARTS💖I can't believe it's been 10 years since you been gone☹😥you will never be forgotten. You was an amazing Person Actor Dancer Singer & songwriter. Your gone but you left us with your memories forever. I still be watching your movies. Especially dirty dancing, ghost, road house, outsiders, tiger, next of kin, my favorites🥰thank you Patrick. We love you❤❤❤may you continue to fly with God's angels🕊🕊🕊

[@GTOHHH6]

"You WERE an amazing person"...not "you BE!" Simple english and grammatical knowledge from the 3rd grade will help you correct your errors! You'll probably hate on me for correcting you but I'm not doing it to make fun of you, simply helping you so you can speak like your educated.

[@amybaynard8644]

Darren Bennett what’s comical is you are correcting her, but you made a critical grammatical error yourself...can you figure it out? 🤔😂

[@GTOHHH6]

@@amybaynard8644 not like hers. Minor misses of commas and such are by no means as bad as "I be watching" I never claimed to be perfect and I was only trying to help as I stated. Thanks, Professor!

[@amybaynard8644]

Darren Bennett just lay off of her. How do you know if English is even her first language!? You don’t! So that’s why it’s offensive the way you corrected her. And if you’re going to try “to help” as you stated, why not try to be a little less condescending? 🤔

[@GTOHHH6]

@@amybaynard8644 😴

[@roberthuttle]

I think rarely your able to capture these changes in a lifetime. Here your not only just capturing the change, your contrasting it with images of the past and it makes more of a dynamic imprint on my memory. Even if the lake fills and empties as some have pointed out. This was a great job. Thank you.

[@kasmaineheyoka540]

That was great! Thanks for doing that and all you shared brought back such a great memory for this movie.

[@5Beaky]

Dirty Dancing! One of my favs...great video

[@Asclepius7leeu]

The lift scene was actually shot in Lake Lure, NC. It's a small alcove that is now privately owned. The staircase shown during the wipeout montage was in this same alcove. You can still see it on a boat tour.

[@paytonquinn8973]

Exactly. I have been there and its so frustrating to see him saying it was filmed in Virginia

[@brimtime8117]

Payton Quinn well the back ground matches, so until someone puts a video up on where you guys say it was filmed I’m going to say this guy is right..

[@thelurch88]

Not true. I was actually at Mt. Lake today and they have a plaque where the lift scene took place. The cinder block he was standing on is still there. It was in Virginia.

[@kennethdoory8434]

"Many of the film’s most famous scenes, including the “lake lift” scene where Patrick Swayze lifts Jennifer Grey in the water, and the shots of Grey practicing her moves to the song “Wipe Out” on the stairs on a mountainside were shot at Lake Lure. The nearby Rumbling Bald Resort’s golf course was used for the scene where Grey asks her dad for money, and the Esmeralda Inn was used for interior dance shots." www.ncdcr.gov/blog/2014/08/21/dirty-dancing-filmed-at-lake-lure

[@MobileInstinct]

@@paytonquinn8973 Please watch the Netflix documentary where the producer visits this very hotel and describes the lift scene being done as shes standing directly where I was! It's sad that Lake Lure tells everyone it was shot there when it was in fact shot at this virginia hotel. Now THAT is frustrating! Haha

[@mikeb7998]

Legend still has it.....nobody ever put "baby" in the corner.

[@RogerBates7]

John Wayne that wasn't the same room. The dining hall you saw here was where the breakfast scenes and Max talking to his staff were shot. The dancing scenes and famous grand finale were shot in the "grand ballroom" which was at lake lure. It was the camp's dining hall heavily cleaned up and decorated to look like a grand ballroom. That location no longer exists and would have been unrecognizable outside of the time of filming, in any event.

[@SpartanMFP]

Awesome, thank you! RIP Patrick, what a wonderful human being he was.

[@eveforamerica1152]

This is a beautiful place. I live near it. Been there many times. It fills and empties a lot. Great video.

[@lizzysixx4386]

Thanks for this video, I love dirty dancing! This movie is an all time classic. I've owned it on VHS since 88 & I have both soundtracks on cassette, talk about old school! I hope Hollywood doesn't try to remake this too. IF IT AIN'T BROKE THEN DON'T FIX IT! There should be some kind of rule/law that movies cannot be remade unless they're at LEAST 50 years old and they can't be classics, eg: The Godfather, Dirty Dancing, etc.

[@gazzalenbrick6381]

Elizabeth DaRosa it was remade

[@lizzysixx4386]

Gazza Lenbrick Ya but that was a made for tv movie not a major motion picture. They did the same thing for Grease, which is another movie I hope Hollywood doesn't try to do a major motion picture remake on.

[@TyhlerNovac]

Whats to say is considered a classic defers from belief to belief on whom you talking too ...I.e ... In my opinion Godfather isn't a classic can't form an opinion I have never seen it before I'm 43 yrs old my first concert was at 37 yes old. Wasn't ever interested in concerts till I met G/F I'm with now . I'm almost 44 now

[@Fandango541]

@Jon Doe 🤣 Seriously -- Who gives a rat's ass Tyhler? BTW, Tyhler your name is misspelled. Shouldn't it be Tyler?

[@sofiegustafsson232]

Thank you so much for this video! I've been wanting to see what it looks like now days for a long time! ❤️

[@robertsmithUH60driver]

I grew up about 12 miles from the lake. I went back to see in. Jul 2019 and had risen some. Sad to see. Still a great place to stay.

[@jamielisinski6820]

Thank u for showing us this. I'm a huge fan of Patrick swayze & dirty dancing. Sad to see the water is all gone. RIP Patrick

[@chop3625]

Really good content, thank you. The lake saddens me, oh well. All along I was under the impression DD was actually filmed in the Poconos!

[@bridgetts4767]

One of my favorite movies ever!! This is very interesting and neat!!

[@gimomable]

This place is very unique. It was a sacred site for the native Americans and it’s one of only two naturally formed lakes above 4,000 ft above sea level in the world. It was formed due to a limestone cave collapsing under the lake which dammed up the flowing springs. The lake has drained many times at sediment becomes loose and it drains then sediment fills the holes again and it will slowly fill again. Also several years ago they dove to the leaks and used a sediment cement to try to refill the lake in order to bring the people back but it didn’t work out.

[@Lientjes]

I can't believe they abandoned that place like that! This is so amazing to see along with the movie flashes now and then. Great job!!

[@msmilano7091]

AppleHeadLover ♥ It's not abandoned. It's still a working hotel :)

[@Angelmom824]

Great video about my all time favorite movie! Thanks for making this, the scenes added in were great too! I'm so happy to hear the lake refills too!

[@OfficeofImageArchaeology]

My wife and I really enjoyed this thank you. I have terabytes of vintage film, photographs and negatives. I have digitized over the years. I wish I had the time to do something like this with it. Nice job thank you.

[@xendava8495]

There is something kinda sad about this but im not sure what.

[@kre814]

Xendava maybe because the amount of time that has passed by

[@xendava8495]

K Re ....You're probably right friend.

[@pamburgess4434]

Yeah sad

[@BrandyH-eh9up]

Sad because Patrick and the lake is gone, reminds you how time goes by and things end

[@silvilev9071]

K Re the scary thing is: it was not so long ago. Life is short...

[@ldandco]

I can tell you feel nostalgic as you walk through those places and remember the scenes of the movie. Like the closest thing you can get to time travel Even the backgroung music at the end has that 80s feeling... is that synthwave ? 6:20

[@teenachristy977]

The lift scene was filmed in Lake Lure, NC. Most of the cabins for the help were at Lake Lure also.

[@marybethmcknightpotts6049]

Yup...the initial cabin where Baby carries the watermelon to....is at Lake Lure, NC...it's NOT in Hendersonville as mentioned. It's a real town by itself...next to Chimney Rock, NC...both towns are about 4 blocks long🤣😂...the cabin WAS there, I should say....burned down😥

[@katelynreese753]

Look up Lake Lure North Carolina. The lift was filmed there along with the houses for the dancers and where she carried the watermelon. Some stuff burned. But the town is known for Dirty Dancing festivals and Lift competitions. You can also stay in Lake Lure in the was built in the 20s. Patrick and Jennifer stayed there and have two suites named after them. They filmed in two different locations. They filmed when it was fall and had to paint the leaves around them.

[@missrita1826]

Would love one day to go there. One of my favorite movies of all time and still watch the movie. You did tremendous on this take. Thank you so much.

Lake didn't simply dry up. The water drained into karst features or caves this area is known for. I'm 10 minutes from there. Funny I vacationed with my wife and kids at Lake Lure summer 2017. Didn't find out the movie connection until after we got there, (From movie all in ruins now). Now my office is near Mountain Lake and just found out it's movie connection when I recently got here.

[@holoholopainen1627]

Thanks - How could a Lake vanish ?

[@capie44]

Will it return?

[@jonathanaliff6121]

The USGS records small tremors in these mountains all the time. Mostly 2-3 on the scale. A few weeks after one such event, the lake started to drop. Sediments filled the cracks for a while but it drained eventually. Before it did, they put radioactive tracers in the water, hence the no swimming sign, to try to find where the water was going, but to my knowledge they never did. Discussions about filling the cracks with grout have taken place but the expense is prohibitive

[@TT-rz5td]

I am assuming the beach is still gone

[@theseer8926]

You said the water drained into karst features or caves this area .If that is the case the Lake did dry up.If it drained it dried up. Do you see any water in it?What is wrong with you? Why are you being so hostile?

[@kellykeller9640]

The experts say that the lake goes through a healing state every 400 years...the water will come back but don't know when...such a beautiful place.

[@Khloe_dancer_model]

We won’t be alive when that happens then,lol!

[@poohbare8o5o]

There’s a few comments already saying it refills it each year. They even had a water slide in the last couple of years. It’s know in the area for doing so

[@eliteladieswrestling232]

i'm sure the people who filmed this movie, probably would of known about the lake draining itself and refilling itself again, from asking the locals around the area. pretty cool to visit a area that's still pretty intact after all these years.

[@cheapcargarage]

I’m really glad to see that the resort has adapted and overcome the missing lake. This place seems to be booked all of the time.

[@youdontknowmyname1475]

Tracy Johnson - Supposedly the lake drains & refills itself due to some natural phenomena.

[@ratj4715]

YouDontKnow MyName some say it could take 10 to 12 years to fill completely back up. But you read many different things.

[@enceladusfox2247]

Beautiful job, thank you very much..... I saw this movie when it first was in theaters back in the 80's to see the footage now of the lake and the abandoned surroundings is sad.. maybe one day it will be blissful again as it once was ...

[@haroldwitham2038]

i grew up there and was there when they was filming

[@MaggMagg-pq9uw]

Harold Witham What happen to that big lake

[@yopappy6599]

Chesapeake Bay I wouldn't go off comments ppl left as facts...👍

[@jlero2568]

Did you see Swayze or Grey

[@haroldwitham2038]

@@jlero2568 swayze

[@jlero2568]

Harold Witham Patrick Swayze

[@brendafarmer3584]

Thanks for doing this video!! Dirty Dancing is one of my All Time Favorite Movies!!! It was So Neat seeing where it was filmed. Too bad the lake is gone! It was a pretty big lake, so I wonder what happened to it!! Is the main Lodge still in operation?!? It looked like the dining room was set up for dinner, plus the whole place looked in pretty good shape! Thanks for the Video!! Keep At It!!

[@RH-zr5or]

That Swayze sure can dance dirty, breaks my heart every time

[@petacampbell4466]

Oh wow, how I loved that film still watch it to this day, made me a bit teary, thank you sooo much it was beautiful 🤗xx

[@teresas4440]

Awwww! I was a teen when that movie 1st come out I loved it so much! Thank you for sharing! 💜

[@0817sweetstacy]

My all time favorite movie 🎥. Rest in Peace Patrick Swayze 🕯🙏🕊 Thank you so much for sharing this. Wonder why it's drained?

[@johnb8190]

That’s crazy how a lake that big just dries out.

[@richardm3023]

Blame the beavers.

[@april_bug]

It didn’t dry up, it basically drains and refills itself

[@Fievelavie]

Climate change

[@suznardi]

I worked up there right as the movie wrapped up for a good so I can give you'll some insight on why the lake dried up. The water source is from several under ground springs that were created by an earthquake.

[@DedHedJosh]

Where I live is one of the largest lakes in the world that does this. It’s called Lake Jackson in Tallahassee. It’s been doing it for centuries.

[@angiemartin9920]

The lake dried up years ago....when patrick swayze died. R.I.P. I live in christiansburg.va a few towns over.😢

[@nobodyhurra]

Why did the Lake dried up?

[@rustygazes256]

That lake wasn't the lake in the movie tho. The lake scene was actually filmed in a lake in Lake Lure, North Carolina.

[@thelurch88]

raymond robinson It was filmed on both locations.

[@jamesireland9188]

The lake didn't try up something about caves it's filled up again

[@Rileysuniques]

@@rustygazes256 no. Here is an article from the movie makers mouth. www.google.com/amp/s/www.nytimes.com/2017/05/26/travel/footsteps-dirty-dancing-movie-30th-anniversary.amp.html

[@Moonflower52]

I always loved that movie Patrick Swayze any of the movies he played in. Thank you for taking us on this journey with you and showing us where they filmed Dirty Dancing or parts of it. And thank you for letting us know where her dancing on the bridge was filmed.

[@luvleeana]

Thank you for taking the time. It looks awfully cold and windy.. love that movie and that time in my life..

[@chalesmeyers2727]

Several years ago while the lake was drained objects were found that gave some closure in the drowning of a man many decades earlier

[@bigpicturethinking5620]

What objects.?

[@johnb8190]

Probably bones

[@Khloe_dancer_model]

Wow,dude 😳

[@jamesforbes3128]

The lift scene was shot in Lake Lure, NC

[@jblooz2371]

This.

[@justinraystyles3537]

Yep all that's left is the foundation!

[@amybaynard8644]

Thank you! I’m tired of Virginians trying to claim what North Carolinians know to be true 😂😂😂

[@sommeresposito6208]

Incorrect. The producers of the film finally verified.

[@austinhight2648]

Lake lure baby love it there!!!!!!

[@myronmedlin5803]

If you're talking about the Patrick Swayze movie Dirty Dancing the original it was made in Lake Lure North Carolina.

[@angiemartin9920]

Only a very few scenes where filmed in NC. I am from christiansburg/ blacksburg VA. It WAS fimed in pembroke va.

[@shannashout492]

The lake scene where Johnny is teaching Baby to jump was filmed at Lake Lure, NC

[@sophiedan5329]

One of the best movies in the world and I loved how you did the comparisons so thank you and great job!!

[@bunnyconfetti8237]

Love you Patrick love you "Baby"! Thank you Mobile Instinct for making this video, much appreciated.

[@Yey1nasJourneys]

Wow! Still looks the same. So enjoyed this 👍🏻

[@melanieb9861]

Such a neat place to check out!!!! I am shocked about the lake!!! Will you go to the other location in North Carolina? Dirty Dancing was such a great movie!!!

[@RedheadWhovian]

Melanie Bennett as of 2-3 years ago, Lake Lure was absolutely gorgeous! Family vacation at a House right on the lake

[@sandym3239]

Lake Lure did not preserve the movie locations. It's private gated property and the buildings are gone.

[@suzilindblad5207]

The lake went to find Patrick Swayze❤

[@thereseember2800]

Thank you so much for uploading this video. What a treasure!

[@brandywalkenten9085]

That is so COOL! I love that movie. I’m glad the Virginia location is still standing. Time has gone by so fast since I went to the theatre to see this.