Very interesting tidbit. That "blame" falls on the Writers and Consistency Directors. It's that fun "Hollywood Effect" that viewers believe everything we see on screen. Many movies may have some sort of "questionable" details when it takes only 10 minutes to drive through an entire city.
EX: The movie "Titanic", the character talks about falling into Lake Wissota when a child. The lake was a man-made lake was formed in 1918 - six years after the Titanic sank.
It may be a bit nit-picky but at the beginning of the clip they infer it as the Roseland Ballroom (not just the cameraman says it but they have giant RB's hanging around) which would be inaccurate as the Roseland was a whites only club on 51st and Broadway. It is much more likely that it was the Savoy Ballroom in Harlem where dancing was integrated. That said if I remember correctly he is still in Boston at this point so their could have been a Roseland in Boston.
This is the best swing dance scene portrayed in a movie ever. Can't get no better. I just can't imagine Malcolm X dancing to it tho. But if he did I know he was good.
@musiqtube1 One of the things they said in the liner notes for the soundtrack was that Malcolm DID like to dance before his imprisonment. Can't imagine jitterbugging myself, looks EXHAUSTING!!
@TheDocAfro yes I know LOL of course the elders of their day thought this was very trashy dancing and it kinda pretty much was with all the panties being shown and faces dug into crotches LOL
@americangangster86 It'd be a HELL of a workout!! Look how winded they all are at the end & they're probably Julliard or NYU or from some other performing arts school.
Very interesting tidbit. That "blame" falls on the Writers and Consistency Directors. It's that fun "Hollywood Effect" that viewers believe everything we see on screen. Many movies may have some sort of "questionable" details when it takes only 10 minutes to drive through an entire city.
EX: The movie "Titanic", the character talks about falling into Lake Wissota when a child. The lake was a man-made lake was formed in 1918 - six years after the Titanic sank.
swingcatVB 1 month ago
It may be a bit nit-picky but at the beginning of the clip they infer it as the Roseland Ballroom (not just the cameraman says it but they have giant RB's hanging around) which would be inaccurate as the Roseland was a whites only club on 51st and Broadway. It is much more likely that it was the Savoy Ballroom in Harlem where dancing was integrated. That said if I remember correctly he is still in Boston at this point so their could have been a Roseland in Boston.
paytpowell 1 month ago
BACK IN THE DAY: "All those crazy kids. Doing all that crazy kickin' and jumpin'. Just ain't right."
swingcatVB 3 months ago
@swingcatVB Yep, I'm sure all the "moralists" out there REEEEEEALLLLLLY hated dancing like this!! Ain't it GRAND??
tommyt1971 3 months ago
This is the best swing dance scene portrayed in a movie ever. Can't get no better. I just can't imagine Malcolm X dancing to it tho. But if he did I know he was good.
musiqtube1 4 months ago
@musiqtube1 One of the things they said in the liner notes for the soundtrack was that Malcolm DID like to dance before his imprisonment. Can't imagine jitterbugging myself, looks EXHAUSTING!!
tommyt1971 3 months ago
So my grandmother and grandfather danced to this............Yup they can not say anything about anything I do now in the clubs.
TheDocAfro 4 months ago
@TheDocAfro yes I know LOL of course the elders of their day thought this was very trashy dancing and it kinda pretty much was with all the panties being shown and faces dug into crotches LOL
IamDottieDandridge 3 months ago
And the vibe player looks like a young Lionel Hampton!
And check out the history of the Lindy Hop.
BLACKREDTAILANGEL 5 months ago
thank you for listing the choreographers. this is an incredible piece of work. stayed with me for years!!
fuaim 5 months ago
I wonder how you got it in such HD.
NSnake91 6 months ago
i wanna learn to dance like that!
americangangster86 10 months ago 3
@americangangster86 It'd be a HELL of a workout!! Look how winded they all are at the end & they're probably Julliard or NYU or from some other performing arts school.
tommyt1971 3 months ago
My favorite scene.
Wolf251982 1 year ago