| Scene I |
| Stephen | Wow, these are amazing. This one’s really nice. You’d look great in that. |
| Ashlie | No, I think I’d prefer something like this. This is much more colourful. |
| Stephen | We’re here in East London planning our costumes for next week’s Notting Hill Carnival. There's lots of work to do before the big day. |
| Ashlie | Yeah, here at the Mas-Camp, they're busy making all of their own costumes. And today, I'm here to help. So while I'm busy with that, Stephen's going to be picking up some dance moves. Yeah, come on. |
| Ashlie | Wow, this looks really complicated – what’s it going to be? |
| Costume maker | It’s called ‘Pollination’ and it’s going to be a butterfly on a flower. |
| Ashlie | Oh, it’s beautiful. But it must take you hours and hours to work on this. |
| Costume maker | Actually, we started about three months ago. So yes, hours and hours. |
| Ashlie | So do you all compete, then, to see who’s got the best costume? |
| Costume maker | Yes, actually we have the competition in about four days at Alexander Palace. |
| Ashlie | Wow, you must be nervous. |
| Costume maker | Yeah, really. |
| Ashlie | Good luck for this year - I'm sure you'll do brilliantly. |
| Costume maker | Thank you very much. |
| ..... |
| Ashlie | Stephen, can you just help me with this? |
| Stephen | Yes, what do you need me to do? |
| Ashlie | Can you hold this piece down while I glue this on? |
| Stephen | Yeah. What is it? |
| Ashlie | This is going to be part of my head-piece. |
| Stephen | Wow! That's going to look absolutely amazing. Shall I put my finger here? |
| Ashlie | Yes, right that’s it. Thank you, I just need to glue this piece down. There we go. Right, shouldn’t you be learning some dance moves? Stephen! You're glued to my hat! |
| ..... |
| Stephen | Excuse me, mate. Is this the dance lesson? |
| Man | Yes, I'm the dance teacher. Do you want to join in? |
| Stephen | Yes, please! |
| Man | Alright, come on, let me show you what to do. Alright, so, let's see what we're going to do. We’re going to do a criss-cross to the right and kick with our left foot at the same time. |
| Stephen | I'll do it with you, go on. |
| Stephen | Criss-cross, kick, kick. OK, I can do that. |
| Man | Ready? |
| Stephen | Yep. |
| Man | Sure? OK, lets go, listen to this, 5,6,7,8... |
| ..... |
| Stephen | Wow! The costume looks great. What do you think of mine? |
| Ashlie | Er, well it’s nice, but mine is better. I mean it’s more, more glamorous. And do you know what? I helped make it myself! So how did the dancing lesson go? |
| Stephen | It was excellent! I had a really good teacher - really hard work though – I’m exhausted already. |
| Ashlie | Come on then – show me your moves! Yeah, I think you’re going to need a little more practice. |
| Stephen | Ha – maybe. C’mon you need to practise some moves too, if we're going to win a prize for the best carnival dancers. |
| Ashlie | I can’t wait. I’m really excited. It’s going to be fab! Come on then. |
| Scene II |
| Ashlie | Come on, this way. We need to get to the start of the parade before they set off. |
| Stephen | OK! OK! We've got plenty of time though. I want to have a look around. It all looks great. |
| Ashlie | We’re here at the Notting Hill Carnival; one of Europe’s most famous street parties. |
| Stephen | Where every year thousands of people come to take part in the parade and wear fabulous costumes. |
| Ashlie | And it’s also a chance to watch some amazing shows and see some pretty strange sights... I know I’m really looking forward to it. |
| Stephen | Me, too. Come on then. Let’s see what’s out there. |
| ..... |
| Stephen | Ah - I love it, Ash. And there’s such a good atmosphere, isn’t there. |
| Ashlie | Oh, come on though - we haven’t got all day. |
| Stephen | Oh, wait a minute, I want to look up there. |
| Ashlie | Oh Stephen, I really don’t want to miss the start of the parade. We haven’t got time. |
| Stephen | Oh, it’ll only take a minute. I'll catch you up. |
| Ashlie | You know where it is? By the car park. |
| Stephen | Yeah yeah, go on ahead, I’ll catch you up in a minute. |
| Ashlie | See you later. |
| ..... |
| Ashlie | Hi girls. |
| Dancers | Hiya. |
| Ashlie | So have you done this before? |
| Dancer | No, this is my first year actually. |
| Ashlie | Wow. |
| Dancer | Yeah, I done it yesterday though, for the children’s carnival. |
| Ashlie | What was it like? |
| Dancer | It rained for a bit, but other than that, it was really fun. |
| Ashlie | Yeah? Oh, it's beautiful weather today. So how long will we be dancing for? |
| Dancer | Sometimes we can be dancing for like, two or three hours - we, like walk around, but sometimes you can stand in one place for, like ten minutes and be dancing to, like the same kind of music. It's really difficult. |
| Ashlie | Yeah, we’re going to need some energy for that. |
| Dancer | That’s right. |
| ..... |
| Ashlie | Stephen! Where have you been? |
| Stephen | It took me ages to find you. All of you dancers look the same in those costumes. Ah, phew, just in time; the parade’s about to start. |
| Ashlie | You go to the front – I’m going to meet the rest of the group, OK? See you later. |
| Stephen | Oh, hang on, where are we going to meet afterwards in case we get split up? |
| Ashlie | Well, I’ll ring you when we finish. Oh, Stephen I haven’t got my phone. |
| Stephen | Me, neither. Where do we finish? |
| Ashlie | Erm… next to the tube station, I'll meet you there. Oh and don’t get lost again! |
| Stephen | OK, sounds good. |
| Ashlie | See you later! Bye. |
| ..... |
| Stephen | Wow, that was fantastic. Did you see me dancing? |
| Ashlie | Yes, I saw you. It was amazing, but I didn’t expect to be so tired. We must have been dancing for hours. |
| Stephen | Now, we need to sit down and get something to eat. |
| Ashlie | Good idea. So what do you suggest? |
| Stephen | Something over there? |
| ..... |
| Stephen | Right, come on you, it’s time for home. |
| Ashlie | Stephen – how are we going to get home? All the buses are going to be full and I am not taking the underground wearing this costume. |
| Stephen | Err... taxi? |
| Ashlie | Stephen. Can you see any taxis? All the roads are closed for the carnival. C’mon, let’s start walking! |
| Stephen | Walking? No way! Why walk when you can dance? |
