Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights

Dirty Dancing 2 is an American movie realized by Guy Ferland, that came out in 2004.

The story takes place in Cuba, in 1958, just before the Cuban Revolution. An American rich family is going to Havana, the capital of Cuba, because of the father’s work. The daughter, Katey Miller is an 18 years old teenager, who studies a lot and is very serious. Her parents used to be a famous dancing couple when they were young, that’s why she’s interested in dance. In Cuba, she’s going to meet a boy, Javier, who is a waiter at the hotel where she lives. He’s an excellent dancer. Katy discovers secretly the world of this boy and his dance which is said “dirty” because it’s a sexy dance and not a classical dance. The two teenagers, Javier and Katy, represent two different worlds, one is rich and the other is revolutionary and poor. Katy invites Javier to participate to a dance competition because he needs money. Finally, they fall in love for each other. The story finishes with the beginning of the Cuban revolution.

First of all, I love this movie because Diego Luna is one of my favorite actors. He’s a brilliant Mexican dancer. Dirty dancing is a great film because there are good dancers, good music, and the characters are really charming and nice.

This movie means that, the way you dance represent what you are, for example the rich family practice the ballroom dancing whereas Cuban poor people practice a sexy and dirty dancing because the dancing way depends on your culture, the period, the traditions…

Furthermore, it is not only the love story of two young dancers but it also tells the history of Cuba because, in that period, the revolutionaries, supported by Che Guevara and Fidel Castro, wanted to stop the dictator, Baptista, making a revolution.

Finally, two teenagers, coming from opposite worlds, are linked by the dance.

This film makes me want to go to Cuba, to discover this culture!

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