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Hi, how much for the cassava?

$3.

Can I have 3, and some of the peppers?

$20.

Actually can you put back the peppers?

Auditions for Soca backup dancers.

Let me see? It's tonight.

Can I help you?

Why you so shy, eh?

What's your name?

- Sparkle. - Where you from?

Up the road.

You like my chain?

Yea it nice.

So tell me Sparkle from up the road,

how does a girl with the wardrobe of a 12 year old

have such good taste in jewerly?

Please tell me you have better clothes than this.

You could dance?

Since I was a child.

She still a child.

How old are you?

17.

You should come and audition.

It costs $10 a print.

You can't be giving this out to any and everybody.

It's tonight at 8. You should come.

Really. You have a good look.

8.

I find this little thing while I was digging

through the gold today.

Who's ring is this?

It's your mom's.

She had eleven gold rings.

One for every finger.

and two for the middle finger.

so that she could swear people off in style.

Back then everybody used to buy gold from we, eh.

I used to spoil her.

No, no, no...

My granddaughter will not be swearing people

off in the street like her mother.

So I didn't get everything, but

I can make it work.

And why is that?

We didn't have enough money.

Well, you should've asked for more.

Papa...

We shouldn't be spending more than $60 at the market.

Am I not working?

Yeah,

but you haven't had a sale in months.

Please just...

go and get it Sparkle.

Where are you going?

Just to meet some freinds.

What freind you does wear makeup for?

Papa, it's an interview.

To do what exactly?

Just some party planning for Carnival.

For money.

Ah, all right.

All right, all right.

Quiet down ladies.

Quiet down.

I'm Diamond.

This is Shan.

She will be teaching.

And Mica.

Now auditions for the Carnival season are coming up

and I know that this is some

of y'all bread and butter right here.

Yes, ladies.

I can't hear allyuh!

Excellent.

Now, we not going to choose dancers today.

We just going to work through the routines

and pick dancers next week.

So let's go.

Shan.

Ladies get into lines.

So ladies,

we starting from this move right here.

So the first move you're going and get

is swing around.

And you're coming back like this.

Swing to the front.

And you give them a kick.

Point.

Twist.

Fan

and in.

Allyuh get that?

Let we go again from the top.

Head.

The next move you're getting is

jook, jook,

open, open.

Slide for 4, 2, 3, 4.

Alright?

So let we get that from the top with music.

Set up.

Music.

Cut the music.

It's Sparkle, right?

What it is you really come to do, jed?

So it's bubble, bubble

open, open.

Get that?

Imagine...

you're with a man or something.

Right?

Sparkle.

You know how to fuck, girl?

What?

I asked you if you know how to fuck.

You know how to sit down on your man

face girl?

Again.

Sparkle, thanks for coming.

Leave my room.

Sparkle wait.

You can't run off scared like that.

You'll never get it right.

You want to get it?

Suck my lollipop.

What?

Suck it.

I don't want to do that.

I sure you had worse in your mouth.

Come on.

Let's do the dance together nah.

Breathe in with me.

Now breathe out.

Follow me.

And 5, 6, 7, 8.

And 1, 2, 3.

You see how I moving?

You see that?

That's it. That's it.

What you doing?

Fuck off!

Do it.

Stop a car.

Go ahead, do it.

I see you before you know.

In the market.

You barely lick my lollipop

but you does eat real food off the street.

When you ready to work,

check me.

How was it?

It was fine.

You know...

this doh look like no

interview for no party planning, you know.

Papa...

doh be going through my room.

I could do whatever I please in my house.

I don't see the problem anyway.

No, you do see the problem because you lied to me.

At least I finding a way.

Instead of waiting for money to just appear.

Papa...

I just knew you wouldn't understand.

What they have to understand about girls gyrating with no clothes on?

That's what you want to do?

The money is really good for Carnival

and we need it.

You know...

I only hope you know what you getting yourself into,

you know.

You apply for any jobs since you graduate?

Only this.

You call this a job?

Hey guys.

You like to fuck, eh?

You selling these or...?

Nah, my Papa make them.

I could see?

Yea, you could have it.

Let me see that.

Nice boy. Get through.

Baby, girl.

I love this.

I could have it?

We having a lime by Diamond. You want to come?

Sit in the back with Mica.

Party by Diamond house later.

Leh we go.

Diamond house real nice.

Road trip!

You feel you going down fucking Icacos or what?

What happen to she, boy?

It's Maracas we talking about.

And you ain't going out far dog.

You just going and wine your bamcy

on the little shoreline there.

You see where the wave breaking right there?

You just going and wine your bamcee there.

So what's the sense of being naked

and you ain't going in the water?

That ain't making no sense.

You just going and bathe in the sand naked?

That's the excitement in it, dog.

But the way you driving,

you want me to fucking go up with you on the beach?

Careful you burn her hair with that joint eh m'am.

Mica...

you know you clumsy as fuck, right?

Seriously?

Doh give me no attitude.

Besides, who else you keep your hair blue like I do.

If this shit doh come out right, you'd have to go back red, eh.

And red is so 2010 Rihanna.

You should open your own beauty salon though.

I not giving out my secrets for free.

Dogs the point is they pay us.

Duh.

Mica...

you see this one,

she needs a lot of attention, eh.

Doh study them.

I does do my own thing.

Close your eyes.

You real determined. You know that?

And such pretty eyelashes.

You don't really need mascara.

Let me see your hands.

Cold hands...

warm heart.

We don't have time for a manicure,

but let me put some rhinestones on you.

How you get into this?

I started to leave home plenty

and dance was the first thing I find.

You mean running away?

Yeah...

Ma and daddy used to quarrel a lot.

But before dance,

I had love fashion.

Mummy had bought me this little sewing kit

and I used to make dresses out of old t-shirts.

I used to try and make them sit down and

watch me dance around for a fashion show,

but they couldn't even sit together for more than 5 minutes.

I just used to be there crying.

So that's why I started to leave home.

Here...

take this top.

No, wear it inside out.

Like this.

It's good luck.

I like performing eh,

but I really want to make resort wear

and have models on runways.

You know what I mean?

Big runways.

At least my mother teach me how to sew.

I don't know my mom that well.

You don't need she.

Now,

let's get you finished.

What you think?

Let me see.

Big improvement Mica.

You have mad talent.

You need any help?

What's this?

Rum.

What you feel it is?

To us... to us.

Hear this.

No more men ain't coming in here without paying.

What are you talking about Mica?

You reading too much into it

but I absolutley believe in it.

So you believe Atlantis is real?

No. Well, I believe

it have a community of Africans, right?

Right.

and they build an empire underwater

where they were born.

They were born there?

Because

their pregnant mothers get throw overboard

during the slave trade.

Allyuh never see them videos

of babies who does swim

immediately when they born underwater?

Well I must have missed the part of the video where they grow gills.

Just leave it.

Oh Mica.

Not everything is as we see it in this world you know.

Another one of these, and I just might believe you.

Whappen girl?

Yo Sparkle.

I have somebody that want to meet you.

Skinny. What going on?

You know the artist, the producer.

Hi.

Skinny was just telling me I doh have any fresh dancers.

Every time I come here it's always

the same girls I seeing right through.

You is the new dancer?

Me?

Look,

she still in training but she will get there.

Yeah, I have this treatment for this music video, right.

I fed up of seeing the same things here right through

so I just want something a little fresh.

Yeah?

I feel like you have the right vibe for the video you know.

But I'm not really a good dancer.

Yeah but it is not about that.

It's about the energy, you know.

Not just the dance.

It's about the vibe.

Transcending the experience, you know

Yeah, I could totally relate to that.

I want to hear Sparkle's thoughts on it.

Take a walk with me nah.

This is Sparkle.

Hi.

See that neighborhood across there?

Yeah.

Yeah that's where I from.

You wouldn't think so, eh?

Yeah before this Soca thing happen

it was just dreams you know.

Dreams of moving up.

Now I have apartments in London and New York.

Soca thing worldwide.

So when Diamond say she was having something,

I say let me chill with the youth.

But she ain't really down with the people like that, you know?

I feel I want you to be the lead in this music video, you know.

For real?

Yeah.

That's great, Skinny.

Just have to come up with some new moves.

Something to show you.

I want her.

She'd be there with the crew.

Sparkle is a part of the crew now.

Alright well organize some girls for me and

we will see if we can make something happen.

Yo, Skinny wants us to be in his next music video.

- What? - But that's a big fucking deal.

I telling yuh, but I tell him that

we have to dance with him first.

- Hear what it is going on, eh. - We ain't playing that.

We have to make sure to get money for costume,

hair and nails. Not like the last time.

Yo Shan, we go deal with the business later.

But for now, we have rehearsals tomorrow.

What time?

I say 10 o'clock.

So early?

But it's now 4 o'clock.

Go on.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7,

Stay on the beat, Sparkle!

Hips higher!

We go again from the top.

Alright, guys.

5, 6, 7, 8,

and 1, 2

5, 6, 7, 8,

And 1, 2

Ladies we'll pick this up tomorrow.

I could practice longer?

Sparkle, this is a bar and they about to open.

Practice the dance at home. Right?

I guess if Skinny real like you,

that work out for all of us.

The money go be real good if we get through with this, you know.

Who you does live with?

I live with my grandfather.

For real?

I could meet him?

Give me your chain.

Why?

I'll explain later.

Hi Papa.

This is my friend Mica.

Hi.

You stay by she last night?

Yeah.

And you couldn't call and let me know?

Sorry Papa.

You could play it quieter?

Sure.

My grandfather don't really like.

5, 6, 7, 8.

He makes chains, right?

He used to more often you know.

He's a really good goldsmith.

He know you does be giving them away for free?

I'd like to see more some time.

Yeah, I could bring some to another practice.

No, don't.

Diamond go take it, and you wouldn't see it again

except for on she chest.

1, 2, 3.

I could spend the night?

I don't think that possible.

It's fine.

Where you live?

With Diamond mostly.

Sometimes other friends.

How do you jump into a split?

You just have to stretch plenty

and you'd get your splits.

Like this.

Whoa, Sparkle.

Where you pull out them moves dog.

Yeah, for real.

You get through, girl.

Thanks!

That was a little bit better.

You need a little practice on the choreography.

But you have your own rhythm going on!

Stay for the rest of the dances nah.

I have to see to my grandfather but I'll be ready.

Alright. Make sure you are.

See you then.

Allyuh I coming back there, eh.

Yea, no scene girl.

Yo Sparkle!

What this for?

Cause you're with me now

and that money

came directly out of my pocket.

Once you're moving with the team Sparkle,

there's more where that came from.

For your papa too.

Now doh go running off, eh.

I'd see you tomorrow.

Hi Papa.

I brought food.

With who money?

I earned it.

And I'd get more.

That's never a guarantee, eh.

Ok ladies.

There's no reason to be nervous.

Y'all are all great dancers.

Just expect that Skinny

will choose based on y'all vibes.

Alright.

Best of luck.

Alright, alright.

Alright, that's all.

But that is only 4 dancers?

Skinny,

what was that?

Diamond, you say it in your speech.

It's my vision.

Take one more, nah.

Take Mica.

Mica is not really my kind of dancer.

Why? Because she doh want to fuck, yuh?

Hear this, right.

If you doh take Mica, you go lose all of we right.

Including your precious little Sparkle.

You hear me?

So know what you doing.

Sweetheart,

sorry but we have to make some changes.

Mica,

stand next to Sparkle.

Diamond stand next to Shan

let me see something.

Alright, we set.

Ladies,

thank you so much for coming out.

See you soon.

Thanks, right.

Sparkle.

You have any idea what you're getting yourself into?

You need to come and stay by me.

Move in?

Yeah,

like pack your bags and tell your Papa goodbye.

You see it's important that we arrive

and prepare together for every gig.

I don't know if my Papa will let me move out.

I'll have to ask him.

Girl, you need to do more than that.

You need to start to dress up yourself and thing.

You understand?

A set of cheap makeup right through.

Check the sneakers you wearing.

We have stuff at the house.

Look,

if you take this thing seriously.

it have serious money to make, eh.

And we better make fucking serious money.

See you tomorrow, Sparkle.

Later.

Bye.

Hey,

you spending too much time around these girls, eh.

You never would've met me otherwise.

That would a be a shame.

Who else would a be the muse for this music video?

You know you hard to read?

I can't really tell if you're into me or not.

You know I into you.

Ok.

You know I into you.

So how about no more games.

Just honesty.

I'd see you at the shoot tomorrow.

Who's that?

It's just me, Papa.

What?

You robbing me again?

What?

You thought I wouldn't notice the missing jewelry?

When I hand make every piece.

It's not like that.

I just gave some to my friends.

What friends?

The ones who have you in my backyard

dancing like a little jamette?

I's a jamette now?

Of course you a jamette!

Look at you. Look at you.

Take, take, take, just like your mother

until I have nothing left.

Ok then.

Go ahead.

Take it and leave.

Papa, I just need to spend a few nights at my friend Diamond's house.

Allyuh look at this.

I make this.

I real get into knitting this week.

After she glue gun break.

No doh open it.

Oh god, stop talking so hard nah man.

We almost there.

Where we is?

A party,

celebrating tonight.

You think you done or what?

Listen, you can't come in my car if you're vomiting,

and thing like that you know.

I'm ok.

I don't want your makeup all over my pillows.

Oh god, girl.

Jeez.

I think I need to go home.

No, you just need to stay here with us.

I can't trust that you will be reliable and on time for your gigs.

- I trying my best. - I know.

You think Skinny likes me?

Skinny?

Girl, Skinny only likes himself.

Men don't give you things because they like you, you know.

He's not your friend.

And you is my friend?

Yes.

Being this harsh?

Yes, I am.

He thinks I'm special.

No he thinks you stupid.

You just jealous that Skinny don't like you.

Hun,

you know how much man want me?

You think I could have an apartment like this

if I didn't know how to run the game?

You serious?

Very.

You may have Skinny running around you like a starving dog

but that's only for now.

Yea that's it there now.

That's the last of it out.

Look.

Don't get too full of yourself.

I've been doing this a lot longer than you.

Will it hurt?

What's that?

The men.

Bedtime. Alright.

Alright, let's go for a take.

There she is.

Here we are!

Alright, cool.

Playback.

Alright, cut.

Ok, let's go for another take.

Playback.

I cannot believe this happening.

Believe it.

I'd believe it when I get my check.

It too hot to be hungover in a damn cat suit.

Y'all think Skinny with someone?

Sure, every night.

Like I said,

let me get my check first

before I mess around.

Alright, let's go!

Sparkle!

So,

I want to get a shot of you but walking along the beach, right.

- Just walking? - Yeah.

But towards me, yeah?

You understand?

Ok.

All right.

What he say?

He just wants me to walk towards him on camera.

Flash your nails like this when you do it.

Smile.

More like you. Goofy.

You know?

Let's load for a take.

Roll camera.

And...

Action!

Cut!

Darlin',

toilets across there.

- I'm good. - Yeah?

Not with that walk.

Back to 1.

And...

Action!

Ok, cut!

We got it.

Guys, thank you all very much.

We done yet?

Yeah, we good there.

So you don't need anything else from us on the beach, right?

Nah, we set.

Ok cool. We're going to need our checks. Thanks.

Oh gosh.

We wrap the beach scene.

We shooting later at my place, right?

You getting paid after the last gig.

Read your contract.

I'm going to run inside and get changed.

Excuse hear what it is going on. Right here.

If you're going to be coming into the women's dressing room...

Coming into the dressing room to do what?

I just want to make sure you ready for tonight.

Diamond. Shan.

You about 20 minutes late, eh?

I'll go grab a drink.

Let me know if you need something.

- What's this? - Morphine drip.

Careful girl.

Doh torture yourself by sipping it.

I could borrow your phone?

Hello?

Hello?

Hi Papa, it's me.

You need something?

No I was just wondering if you're ok.

I'm fine.

Home.

You still dancing?

Yeah, but..

I'm acting as well.

I think I really have a chance to be a...

I understand.

I just never seen you like that.

Papa,

I sorry about the chains and all that.

But I'd pay you back.

Cause I good now.

I love you, Papa.

Look at this fucking boy nah.

Girl doh stress over no waste man.

You is a snack.

Fuck Skinny.

You know this man go look to tell me

all I need is one fuck from he

and I go turn straight.

Come. Let we go.

You know how long she like me?

He go be so mash up.

Watch tonight how I go take he girl.

This is my back up dancers. Mica and

Sparkle.

First time I met Sparkle

I knew she was like

on a higher vibration.

I go love to see Skinny

do a jump split this season, you know?

The crowd go go wild.

We'd be right back.

So,

we gonna get a shot of both of us

but like you're my girl, right.

Ok.

Look into his eyes.

Twirl her, Skinny.

Twirl.

Alright, alright.

Some interaction there.

Nice, Nice, Nice.

So much for that.

Honey having a rough night, boy.

You know she just get fired from the flamingo.

The stripclub?

You know another Flamingo?

Now you get to see her all the time.

It kills the fantasy.

You prefer fantasy over having a girl?

I have a daughter, so

that's my only girl.

I does take care of her and her mom still.

I don't think I ever really love anybody besides my daughter.

Hey.

Easy.

My head real spinning.

That's better.

Better?

Hey.

What going on?

What you doing?

This is what you wanted me to do.

From the time I saw you I know

you was my favorite one of Diamond's girls.

- One for me. - Stop.

What you struggling for?

You can't wait to tell everybody you hook up with me, eh?

I might beat you to it then.

Sparkle,

come on the shoot isn't over.

I can't.

Can't what? Find your panties?

I have to go.

No way. You can't go anywhere, you know,

just because you finished having fun.

You wanted to play around with Skinny.

Now be a big girl about it.

Right?

Sparkle.

Come.

How it was?

I don't know.

Here.

Nah.

Take a sip, let we go and dance.

No.

I need to go home.

What home?

We're working.

Or is it that you need

to go home by your Papa's tonight?

I can't go back in there.

Well thank god I know how to plan ahead.

Some sandy white man was selling them down the beach there.

Let we take this on the road.

One time.

Allyuh ain't ready for this one yet!

Sparkle, take a sip, nah.

Allyuh not feeling for KFC?

Everyday you go eat KFC so?

Girl, KFC is the best hangover food, eh.

It have nothing better than KFC

on the promenade after a bad hangover.

It have people in the back here, eh.

I not feeling so good you know allyuh.

Oh gosh.

Me too.

Shan, what the fuck!

I so hot.

You could drive?

No.

You can't drive?

No!

Mica!

Mica!

It's so beautiful. It's so nice.

Girl,

what is wrong?

It's so beautiful. Nice nice nice.

You is my friend!

Mica, look at me.

You think they put something in those drinks?

I don't know. I can't remember.

Ladies,

y'all good?

Please save us!

Where y'all heading?

KFC! Take us there.

We going to a party.

That working too.

Coming?

Mica we need to go home

don't leave me alone!

Oh gosh, help.

Come!

Whoa, girl.

How much?

How you moving so?

Are you picky or wah?

Anyhow you is not my type, nah!

Fuck you!

This is Mica.

Leave a message.

This is Shan.

Well you know I can't come to the phone right now.

Hear this nah driver

you could wait for we a 5 minutes or what?

Ways boy we just have to handle a little small scene boy

5/10 minutes.

Tops.

So you can't wait for we a 5 minutes?

You ain't like money or what?

What happen to you last night?

I went home.

So why you didn't just stay with us? We does always stick together.

Not to say like you was sleeping or anything

that's what Red Bull for, eh?

Now you looking like shit.

You leave me in the middle of the forest.

Excuse.

I didn't leave you.

You didn't come.

But I see you made in one piece with my truck, eh.

You better check and make sure that thing still working, eh.

Yo!

We have 2 hours to finish the video shoot.

Burn this robe and let's go.

I not going.

- What? - It's we last gig.

I done.

Finish.

Full stop.

I know she wouldn't last you know boy.

Girl, hurry up and organize yourself and let we go, eh.

For what?

So I could get rape again.

Don't touch me.

Sparkle!

Sparkle.

You choose to go in the man room.

What you thought was going to happen there?

I thought it would've been nice.

You thought it was going and be nice.

But you've been checking Skinny for weeks now.

I never want to see Skinny again in my life.

Every year it's a bachanal.

And you decide to hire the child that can't dance.

Because what?

Because boss man want fuck she?

Now he fuck she. Now what?

Shan,

you have anything in your heart girl?

You have anything in your heart for we?

Eh, Sparkle?

If it is you do not show,

we do not get paid.

That true?

If we don't finish the shooting,

yeah

we wouldn't get paid at all.

Girl, come on nah.

It's not only you alone.

Yeah, Sparkle.

It was me too.

16.

I was 17.

My manager.

Sparkle, you think you could just

do this last shoot?

Take one for the team.

Please.

Alright, cut.

Alright guys thank you all very much.

That's a wrap.

So it having an afterparty

or you going home and sleep?

You is the one who was looking sleepy out there, Diamond.

Good job, girls.

Yeah pass that. One time.

Thanks.

So you ain't checking that or what?

For what?

If it is that man play mad,

I know which part he living you know.

Oh I forgot. I have extra for you.

What that for?

From Skinny.

Let we see what it is going on there.

What happen? You ain't sharing or what?

I showed up.

Everyone got their money.

And that

You get that by your fucking self or wha?

With my routines,

Shan's makeup,

Mica's costumes,

and you ain't sharing that?

Bitch, you for fucking real?

Look,

you don't take from your girls jed.

This

is for me.

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