STAGE TUBE: Yahoo Movies Shares Exclusive Footage of DIRTY DANCING Rehearsal

Yahoo Movies shares exclusive, rare footage of Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey in a Dirty Dancing screen test, marking the 30th anniversary of the show.

Check it out below!

The Dirty Dancing 30th anniversary DVD and Blu-ray will be available Tuesday.

Dirty Dancing was released in 1987, written by Eleanor Bergstein, directed by Emile Ardolino and starring Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey in the lead roles, as well as Cynthia Rhodes and Jerry Orbach.

Originally a low-budget film by a new studio, Great American Films Limited Partnership,and with no major stars (except Broadway legend Orbach in a supporting role), Dirty Dancing became a massive box office hit. As of 2009, it has earned over $214 million worldwide. It was the first film to sell more than a million copies on home video, and the Dirty Dancing soundtrack created by Jimmy Ienner generated two multi-platinum albums and multiple singles, including "(I've Had) The Time of My Life", which won both the Golden Globe and Academy Award for Best Original Song, and a Grammy Award for best duet. The film's popularity led to a 2004 prequel, Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights, as well as a stage version which has had sellout performances in Australia, Europe, and North America.

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