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  • Patsy Swayze Dies; Patrick’s Mother Was 86

    Patsy Swayze, a choreographer who helped teach her son Patrick everything he knew about dancing, died on Monday. She was 86 years old.

    Swayze began dancing at a young age after a car accident led her mother to enroll her in classes as a sort of rehabilitation. She later founded the Houston Jazz Ballet Company, ran her own studio, and directed several classes in and around Houston. Her big break in Hollywood came with the 1980 John Travolta film “Urban Cowboy”, which she choreographed; the film opened other doors for her in the business as well, and she went on to choreograph “Liar’s Moon” and “Hope Floats”, among other projects.

    Swayze was partly responsible for Patrick meeting the love of his life, as well; she ran the dance studio Lisa Niemi Swayze attended as a teenager. The couple married in 1975.

    The choreographer counted actors Jaclyn Smith, Randy Quaid, Tommy Tune and Debbie Allen among her students, as well as her son Patrick, who starred in one of the most famous and beloved dance movies of a generation, “Dirty Dancing”.

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  • Patrick Swayze’s Mother Dies at Age 86

    Patrick Swayze’s Mother Dies at Age 86

    The late actor, Patrick Swayze was known for his good looks, charming disposition but mostly his dance moves. His movement came to life most famously in the 80’s hit, Dirty Dancing. And he had his mother, Patsy Swayze, to thank for that. She was a dancer and choreographer.

    Patsy Swayze died Monday night at her home in Simi Valley, Calif., the Associated Press reports. The choreographer and dance instructor was 86 years old. The news of her passing came only two days after the fourth anniversary after her son’s death.

    Patsy taught dance at the University of Houston for 18 years, as well as being a choreographer for the Houston Playhouse Center and the Houston Youth Symphony and Ballet Company. Throughout her career she choreographed several popular movies including, Urban Cowboy, Liars Moon and Hope Floats.

    Patrick wasn’t the only one lucky enough to take dance lessons from his mother. She was teacher to other famous individuals like, Jaclyn Smith, Randy Quaid, Tommy Tune and Debbie Allen.

    Patsy’s husband, Jesse, passed in 1982 . Her daughter, Vickie, passed in 1994 and her son, Patrick, passed in 2009. She is survived by three children.

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