There is a new Dirty Dancing movie coming out in February 2004. Dirty Dancing Havana Nights (www.dirtydancinghavananights.com) retells the original story, except in Havana.

I was in college when the oroginal movie came out, and I think I saw it two or three times with my friends. I didn't start dancing until a decade later, but the original movie was still an positive influence.

Has anyone heard about this movie? Any expectations? Do you think it will bring more people to dancing?

Kevin

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I can't help but think it most definitely will bring more people to dancing. The original movie was most entertaining, back at a time when ballroom dancing didn't seem as popular as it is now. And now that I've been dancing for a little over a year, each time I see the original movie, I find more things I can relate to (like references to certain figures, etc.) With Latin music now being more popular than ever, I should think this new movie will be a big hit. And if people who offer dancing to the public play their cards right, they should be able to take advantage of the interest in dancing the movie is sure to generate. I don't know anything about the movie other than what you wrote, but I love watching movies with dancing as their main theme. So I'm looking forward to this one!

As posted by Artisan Entertainment:

"Havana: November, 1958. 18-year-old Katey Miller (Romola Garai) brings an innate curiosity and a smattering of Spanish to her new life in Cuba's lush capital, where her father has taken an executive posting at Chrysler. Schooled by her parents in the art of ballroom dancing, Katey is expected to join the smart set of American teenagers who are the Miller's neighbors at the exclusive Oceana Hotel. But Katey finds herself drawn instead to the proud, purposeful Javier (Diego Luna), a waiter who also happens to be [a] brilliant dancer. Determined to learn the slinky, spectacular moves that Javier seems to know in his bones, Katey persuades him to partner with her in a prestigious national dance competition at a grand local nightclub, The Palace. Meeting secretly in an out-of-the-way Havana nightclub, Katey and Javier practice their steps, their bodies aligning in a sensual harmony that mirrors the growing passion between them. As the night of the contest finally arrives, Katey and Javier are ready to take their place as a couple on the dance floor, unaware that the country club, and the streets of Havana itself, are about to erupt in revolutionary violence."

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