London
(ANI):
Paying
tribute
to
late
actor
Patrick
Swayze,
dancers
in
New
York
City
awarded
him
with
a
posthumous
honour
for
his
contribution
to
the
industry.
The
star,
who
lost
his
battle
with
cancer
earlier
this
year
(Sept09),
trained
as
a
ballet
dancer
before
he
began
his
career
on
Broadway
with
roles
in
hit
musicals
'Grease" and
'Chicago".
His
fancy
footwork
helped
land
him
his
breakthrough
film
role
in
1987
movie
'Dirty
Dancing",
reports
The
Daily
Express.
Swayze's
widow,
Lisa
Niemi,
attended
the
annual
fundraiser
for
Career
Transition
for
Dancers—
a
charity
which
helps
dancers
whose
careers
have
been
cut
short
by
injury.
She
went
to
the
stage
to
collect
the
Rolex
Dance
Award
on
Swayze"s
behalf.
And
in
a
tearful
acceptance
speech,
she
said
that
her
husband
is
now
"dancing
with
the
angels."