"Nobody puts Baby in a corner": placing attractiveness in dancing coupled with alternative masculinities and affective-sexual relationships in Dirty Dancing film
Serradell Pumareda, Olga (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Sociologia)
Duque, Elena (Universitat de Barcelona)
Gairal-Casadó, Regina (Universitat Rovira i Virgili)
Natividad-Sancho, Laura (Universitat Rovira i Virgili)

Publicació:	Taylor and Francis; 2024
Resum:	The success and popularity of the film Dirty Dancing (1987) placed it at the center of research interest. Many articles have been published about it, including supposedly critical analyses interpreting it as classist and sexist (Giroux, 1989). However, none of these analyses present evidence about femininity and masculinity models and affective-sexual relationships developed in the film. In this paper, the main protagonist, Johnny, and his antagonist, Robbie, are analysed in the scenes in which they interact with the protagonist, Baby, and the secondary characters, Penny and Lisa. The results show that Robbie's character corresponds mainly to a toxic model of masculinity while the protagonist Johnny's character corresponds mainly to an alternative model of masculinity. The affective-sexual relationships they establish are also reported. In her relationship with Robbie, Penny has an unwanted pregnancy and is depicted by him. Conversely, Johnny introduces Baby in dancing, they start a relationship, and she evolves in the film in improving security and self-esteem. Dancing as an attractive key issue in the film is placed in this last relationship. Finally, the article discusses the possible role of the film in promoting the attractiveness of dance coupled with more egalitarian relationships and alternative models of masculinity.
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Llengua:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió acceptada per publicar
Matèria:	Affective-sexual relationships ; Alternative masculinities ; Attractiveness dancing ; Gender
Publicat a:	Research in Dance Education, maig (2024), p.1-22, ISSN 1470-1111

DOI: 10.1080/14647893.2024.2349602

Disponible a partir de: 2025-11-30 Postprint

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