Joining a morris team requires serious consideration and while the advice you've received thus far is marginally acceptable, clearly you are in a quandry.

Have you thought about May Day - every May 1, up before dawn to dance, drink, sing - and then what - usually out again after a leisurely breakfast for more dancing, drinking and singing (pubs you know, they always appear just when the unsuspecting morris dancer least expects it).

And no one has mentioned Ales. Weekend long gatherings where all you do is dance, drink, sing and perform/watch really silly skits - don't plan on sleeping during these weekends, it doesn't happen. And the pubs - they will get in the way of a really crackin' tour.

I haven't seen a single mention of the effect of morris dancing on Family life. Morris dancing generally involves the entire family - since no partner will stand by idly while the one they love is singing, dancing and wasting their lives in pubs (singing, dancing and - oh heaven forbid, drinking beer). Children grow up thinking it's normal for parents to wear bells and wave sticks. They form their own support groups, and have even been known to not only form their own groups (with cute names like 'tiny swords' but have also been know to WRITE and perform in, Mummers plays. Can you do this to your children - heaven forbid man!!