You’d likely be hard pressed to find a woman born in the early 80s that hasn’t memorized nearly every line from the iconic movie “Dirty Dancing.” Many spent hours in front of a mirror practicing every dance Baby had to learn so they could don their flowy dress to give their spins the perfect amount of realism. An entire generation is transported when those famous words, “now, I’ve had the time of my life…,” croon over a speaker no matter where they are.
A woman from Portugal decided she was going to become Baby for her 40th birthday party and she was not messing around. The woman, Raquel, uploaded the video to her social media page Miolo Mole e Bitoca.
Raquel stands in what appears to be a dance hall decorated to look like the infamous last dance that closes out “Dirty Dancing.” She’s in a pink dress that looks nearly identical to Baby’s and that familiar tune starts to play. The camera pans to her partner dressed like Johnny Castle in all black, and yes, they did the dance step by step.
A large screen was set up right behind them playing the dance scene behind the pair as the nailed the dance. Now, they didn’t disclose if they practiced the lift in a lake to stay completely true to the movie, but they nailed it nonetheless. Commenters on the internet are absolutely delighted with the recreation of the famous dance.
“Now y’all did that. Man y’all put a smile on my face. Dirty Dancing is my all time favorite movie,” someone says.
“I’ve never smiled like a Cheshire cat as much as I just did watching that! Proper cheese but I loved it,” one person writes.
“Not me bawling my eyes out and smiling so big, this is everything! One of my all time favorite movies and you can tell you’s had so much fun and share so much love for one another,” another commenter cries.
Watch the entire nostalgia inducing video below:
@miolomoleebitoca Meus 40 anos tema Dirty Dancing #dirtydancing #dirtydancingchallenge #patrickswayze ♬ Dirty Dancing: (I’ve Had) The Time Of My Life – Dynamite