Patrick’s injury

Before he was even an actor, Patrick Swayze was already an accomplished dancer. In fact, he had been dancing since he was a young boy and was trained by his mom, who ran a dance studio. Despite his expertise, however, he still got injured on the set of Dirty Dancing. Patrick sustained a personal injury in one of the scenes where they were practicing the “lift” in the lake. He hurt his knee so bad that he had a hard time getting out of the water. Since then, many fans have tried to recreate the moment.