“Dirty Dancing,” that classic dance film released in 1987 and starring the late (and great) Patrick Swayze and a young Jennifer Grey, has remained a timeless masterpiece since its release. The film’s ...

The opening voiceover of Dirty Dancing sets the scene as a simpler, more peaceful time — a last gasp of innocence for both Frances “Baby” Houseman and for the country. “That was the summer of 1963, ...