PATRICKSWAYZE
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One Last Dance: Patrick Swayze
By Wendy Leigh
Biography of Patrick Swayze
Published by Simon Spotlight Entertainment Patrick Swayze was born a fighter. He was born six weeks premature and his mother, Patsy, had a grueling child birth. None of the doctors or nurses knew if he was going to make it, but miraculously – baby Patrick survived. Patsy owned a dance studio in Houston, where Patrick supposedly learned to dance before he could walk. His father, who went by the name of Big Buddy, was a strong Texas cowboy, but wasn’t afraid to play the role of a mother every once in a while. Patrick didn’t strive academically; his true passions were dance and football. His high school football career was cut short when he suffered a knee injury. He was forced to rest his knee, otherwise he’d never be able to play any sport or dance again. Being a true fighter, Patrick wanted to work through the pain, which he did in his acting career later in life. He was brave as a child and very stubborn and persistent about getting his ways. He was also quite popular with the girls in his dance classes. Being one of the few straight male dancers at the time, Patrick was looked up to by the younger girls and boys and was all of the older girl’s crush. Patrick’s childhood affected his adult life tremendously; without Patsy, Patrick wouldn’t have been dancing his whole childhood. Without his parents, he wouldn’t know what the feeling of love felt like. Without his bravery he developed as a child, he wouldn’t have been his own stuntman in some of his action movies. Patrick Swayze was obviously best known for his role of Johny in the hit movie Dirty Dancing. He won his way into millions of women’s hearts by playing the role of a poor dance instructor that falls in love with Baby, played by Jennifer Grey. His life was never the same after Dirty Dancing, wherever he went – he was surrounded by fans. Patrick just wanted some alone time and was never
One Last Dance: Patrick Swayze
By Wendy Leigh
Biography of Patrick Swayze
Published by Simon Spotlight Entertainment Patrick Swayze was born a fighter. He was born six weeks premature and his mother, Patsy, had a grueling child birth. None of the doctors or nurses knew if he was going to make it, but miraculously – baby Patrick survived. Patsy owned a dance studio in Houston, where Patrick supposedly learned to dance before he could walk. His father, who went by the name of Big Buddy, was a strong Texas cowboy, but wasn’t afraid to play the role of a mother every once in a while. Patrick didn’t strive academically; his true passions were dance and football. His high school football career was cut short when he suffered a knee injury. He was forced to rest his knee, otherwise he’d never be able to play any sport or dance again. Being a true fighter, Patrick wanted to work through the pain, which he did in his acting career later in life. He was brave as a child and very stubborn and persistent about getting his ways. He was also quite popular with the girls in his dance classes. Being one of the few straight male dancers at the time, Patrick was looked up to by the younger girls and boys and was all of the older girl’s crush. Patrick’s childhood affected his adult life tremendously; without Patsy, Patrick wouldn’t have been dancing his whole childhood. Without his parents, he wouldn’t know what the feeling of love felt like. Without his bravery he developed as a child, he wouldn’t have been his own stuntman in some of his action movies. Patrick Swayze was obviously best known for his role of Johny in the hit movie Dirty Dancing. He won his way into millions of women’s hearts by playing the role of a poor dance instructor that falls in love with Baby, played by Jennifer Grey. His life was never the same after Dirty Dancing, wherever he went – he was surrounded by fans. Patrick just wanted some alone time and was never