The Dirty Dancing Hotel Reincarnates as Billionaire’s Yoga Hub

The historic hotel in upstate New York that inspired the 1987 film “Dirty Dancing” will come to be known for its downward dog.

An Indian billionaire is transforming Kutsher’s Country Club, once an all-inclusive getaway for Jews, into a $250 million yoga center for wealthy New Yorkers. Subhash Chandra, chairman of Essel Group, was present when work began this month on the 260,000 square-foot retreat on the banks of a lake in the Catskills Mountains, a 2.5-hour drive from the city.