Old vs. New Dancing
All these years later, noobody's putting Baby in a corner.
ABC's remake of Dirty Dancing premieres May 24 and we have our first look at Abigail Breslin, Colt Prattes and more of the new cast in action in the Catskills. But how do they compare to the original 1987 movie's version of their character?
Click through our gallery to find out...
Baby Houseman
Scream Queens star Abigail Breslin takes on the role of the sweet yet spunky Baby, made famous by Jennifer Grey.
Johnny Castle
Taking over Patrick Swayze's iconic role of the bad boy dance instructor that launched a thousand crushes is Colt Prattes.
Jake Houseman
Jerry Orbach, who passed away in 2004, played Baby's overprotective father in the original movie, with Bruce Greenwood taking over in the TV movie.
Marjorie Houseman
Before she was Lorelai's mother on Gilmore Girls, Kelly Bishop played Baby's mother, and Will & Grace star Debra Messing is following in her footsteps.
Lisa Houseman
Jane Brucker will be passing on her "beige iridescent lipstick" to Modern Family star Sarah Hyland, who takes over the role of Baby's older sister.
Penny Rivera
Nicole Scherzinger takes on the role of Johnny's dance partner at the club from Cynthia Rhodes. (Penny's last name was Johnson in the 1987 version.)
Vivian Pressman
Sons of Anarchy's Katey Sagal plays the role of Johnny's older (married) lover, which was played by Miranda Garrison in '87.
Tito
Lando is leading the band! Star Wars' Billy Dee Williams takes over for Charles Honi Coles as the bandleader in the remake.