Malcolm X Page #6

FOLLOW SHOT - MALCOLM

He is looking for his partner, the girl he brought and now

he sees her.

He makes his way through the watching audience.

CLOSE - LAURA

She is a fine chick, cool and beautiful. She smiles as she

sees Malcolm approaching.

TWO-SHOT. Laura and Malcolm stand together, delighted to be

with one another, starting to move to the music, as they

watch the dancers.

MALCOLM:

Come on, baby, let's show 'em how.

Laura smiles shyly; she's willing.

MALCOLM:

You better get out of them shoes,

girl.

Laura laughs, goes quickly to a bench and changes into a

pair of sneakers.

INT. THE DANCE FLOOR

Because of the competition, Laura and Malcolm begin at high

speed. In a moment they are executing the most intricate

steps of the "flapping eagle" and the "kangaroo." Malcolm

starts boosting her over and around his hips, then boosting

her over his shoulders. Laura is the perfect partner. She

loves it.

ANGLE WITH THE CROWD

So does the crowd, who loves new stars. There are ad lib

remarks:
"Go, man, go." "Hey, Red." "Mmmmmm ummm."

ANGLE - SHORTY

A big, fat, hefty BLACK WOMAN takes Shorty out to the dance

floor, and she takes the lead. As they do the Lindy she is

slinging Shorty around like a rag doll. This woman slides

him through her legs and Shorty has had enough, he runs off

the dance floor, and hides.

TWO-SHOT. Laura and Malcolm are, in the phrase, cooking on

all burners now; and when they execute an especially intricate

step, even Hamp waves over.

Malcolm is sweating and flushed and enormously elated. He

sees that people are watching him, goading him on. He notices

that Sophia, in particular, has not taken her eyes off him;

she is clapping in time to his steps.

Seeing new stars in the making, the other dancers move to

the side of the floor, marking time, yielding the dance floor

to them. Laura and Malcolm go into a solo.

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