Secrets of Dirty Dancing

Based on the truth

Kellerman’s Resort where Baby spent her summers was a fictional place, but the general idea of it was real. Many families based in New York would travel to the Catskill mountains in the summer to enjoy the outdoors and get away from the hustle and bustle of the city.

Typically, Jewish families would meet at these resorts and have annual gatherings there between the months of June and August between 1920 and 1980. In fact, it was so popular that celebrities including Joan Rivers and Jerry Seinfeld loved spending their summers there. However, today most of the resorts have closed down and summer camps for kids have taken over.