Which Dirty Dancing Character Are You?

It's the summer of 1963, and seventeen year old Frances Houseman, called Baby by just about everyone, arrives at Kellerman's resort in the Catskills with her family. She's expecting a few weeks of golf lessons, talent shows and polite dinners. Instead, she ends up carrying a watermelon into a staff party, learning to dance from the resort's moody instructor and finding out exactly what she's made of. Decades later, Dirty Dancing still has people attempting the lift in swimming pools, and its characters are a big reason the movie never really goes away.

The Dancers and the Girl Who Wanted In

Baby is idealistic, curious and determined to do some good. She's planning to study the economics of developing countries and join the Peace Corps, and she can't watch someone get treated unfairly without stepping in. Sometimes she jumps in before checking whether anyone asked, but that's also why she's so easy to love. Her line about carrying a watermelon is still one of the most relatable moments of awkwardness ever put on film.

Johnny Castle is the dance instructor from the other side of the resort's social divide. He's proud, guarded and far more talented than the guests ever acknowledge, and he's tired of being treated like hired help. Watching him slowly trust Baby, and then defend her in front of everyone with "Nobody puts Baby in a corner," is the whole reason some people watch the movie once a year.

Penny Johnson is Johnny's dance partner, glamorous and gifted, a woman who grew up with very little and built a life around her talent. When she runs into serious trouble halfway through the summer, she finds help from people she never expected to rely on. She's tougher than she looks and kinder than her sharp first impression suggests.

The Houseman Family and the Man Who Owns the Place

Lisa Houseman is Baby's older sister, more interested in hairstyles, outfits and a cute waiter than any grand cause. Her hula number at the end of season talent show is gloriously awkward, and somehow you end up rooting for her anyway. She's softer and more loyal than the movie first lets on, especially when it counts.

Dr. Jake Houseman is a principled doctor and a devoted father who adores Baby and expects great things from her. He's the first to help when someone is in trouble, and the last to accept that his daughter is growing up and making her own choices. His quiet apology near the end is one of the movie's most touching moments.

Max Kellerman owns the resort and plays host to the families who come back every summer. He loves tradition, old jokes and a full dining room, and by the end of the season he can feel that the world he built is starting to change.

Picking Your Partner on the Dance Floor

So which of them would you be at Kellerman's? The quiz asks where you'd head first when you arrive at a summer resort, what you'd perform at the talent show, how you deal with a big mistake and how you'd spend a rainy afternoon. Your answers will match you with the character whose instincts sound most like yours.

You don't need any rhythm at all to play. Just answer honestly, try not to overthink it and, if your result surprises you, remember that Baby didn't know a single step on her first day either. By the end, she was having the time of her life.