2nd Annual Dirty Dancing Festival at Lake Lure (NC), Sept. 16-18, 2011

The 2nd Annual Dirty Dancing Festival (an event founded by JNB) blew the first annual event out of the water!  JNB produced the weekend-long festival on September 16-18, 2011.  Here's a recap in photos:

The weekend opened with a Lakeside Screening of Dirty Dancing next to the  famous Lake Lure!

 

Followed by the Daytime Family Dance Festival on Saturday, including live music all day, professional dance performances by The Asheville Ballet, food and craft vendors, beer and wine garden, kids games, a dance lessons tent, and even a 'Lake Lift' competition!

The weekend closed Saturday night with the Dirty Dancing Festival Lakeside Concert at Rumbling Bald Resort - another amazing lakeside event featuring Billy Scott & the Party Prophets who opened for The Clovers (of Love Potion #9 fame, with performances by the Asheville Ballet including a re-creation of the final scene of Dirty Dancing - the 'Time of My Life' dance, complete with audience participation!