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MADem

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15. We do a huge "spectacular" on the Mall every 4th of July--same kind of thing.

Fri May 15, 2015, 12:54 AM

May 2015

The former Soviet Union lost a lot of people in WW2, so I should say that dancing and partying is probably a reasonable reaction to memorializing the end of that mess.

UK recently had a HUGE event at the Horse Guards Parade, where professional dancers and singers dressed up in military costume and sang their hearts out--it just aired the other day.

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-32679447

Here's the whole programme--get it while you can, it will probably get taken down:

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Russian Sailors' Dance - In celebration of VE Day 9 May Red Square [View all] swilton May 2015 OP

The dancing is wonderful! You can see they've had ballet training. Very athletic. Shrike47 May 2015 #1

That was my thinking Plucketeer May 2015 #3

I agree--I think they're professional dancers in sailor costumes! MADem May 2015 #14

Is this a rise to fascist nationalism? yallerdawg May 2015 #2

VE Day is one of two Russian National Holidays swilton May 2015 #4

We pretty much march in step for parades. yallerdawg May 2015 #6

We do a huge "spectacular" on the Mall every 4th of July--same kind of thing. MADem May 2015 #15

swilton Diclotican May 2015 #7

Diclotican swilton May 2015 #13

swilton Diclotican May 2015 #16

I don't think I could be in the Russian navy... KansDem May 2015 #5

That was some very... 3catwoman3 May 2015 #8

Reminds me of river dancing passiveporcupine May 2015 #12

The last video should be mandatory for every one but on a daily basis for world leaders and the jwirr May 2015 #9

Hello Everyone swilton May 2015 #10

I saw a small touring company in the early 60s Warpy May 2015 #11

impressive documentary reorg May 2015 #17