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Locally shot ‘Dirty Dancing’ remake to air May 24 on ABC

Crews used the historic Kanuga Conference Center cabins for filming of the ‘Dirty Dancing’ remake in the spring of 2016.

By Lightning Reports, Published: May 3, 2017

The television remake of Dirty Dancing, which was filmed in Hendersonville and other Western North Carolina locations, will air on ABC television at 8 p.m. Wednesday, May 24.
The production team set up a base in Hendersonville off Seventh Avenue and filmed at the Kanuga Conference Center and its historic summer camp cabins among other locations.
The production team brought more than 1,225 temporary jobs to the Hendersonville area and to other locations including the High Hampton Inn & Country Club in Cashiers.
The remake is a three-hour primetime special based on the 1987 classic, which was filmed in Lake Lure. It stars Abigail Breslin, Debra Messing, Sarah Hyland, Beau ‘Casper’ Smart and Billy Dee Williams.
“Kanuga’s historic and scenic setting suits the production perfectly—over the years more than a few comparisons have been made between Kanuga and the original film’s setting,” a Kanuga Conference
Center spokeswoman said last spring. “We’re honored to be a part of another production that showcases the beauty of Western North Carolina.”