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    My Grand-dad, who I gather trained at Pirbright (as I remember going to a reunion there with him when I was very young), referred to these sorts of displays (and the similar American ones) as 'Dancing Soldiers' ... I think in contrast to 'Real Soldiers'
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    My Grand-dad referred to these sorts of displays as 'Dancing Soldiers'
    Thus spinning in their tombs...because of the (drill) being done.
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