Abigail Breslin, Sarah Hyland and Debra Messing give a sneak peek at Dirty Dancing remake

The remake will continue the story told in the original movie.

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The first pictures of the remake of Dirty Dancing show Little Miss Sunshine star Abigail Breslin dancing in front of a fireplace as she recreates a famous scene from the hit film.

Abigail will take on the role of Frances “Baby” Houseman, made famous by Jennifer Grey in the 1987 film, while dancer Colt Prattes will play Johnny Castle, the part originally played by Patrick Swayze.

Snaps shared on Abigail’s Instagram show a shirtless Colt dipping her backwards and her dancing with her arms above her head.

She captioned the shots: “Casually dancing around a fireplace, as one does”, and “AND just casually dippin’ around a fireplace. As one also does.”