So, Morris Dancing is innocent is he. That's what is wrong with the whole of this strand.

When Ash Lathom and Chris Cole led Gorton Men to Dance in the wind and rain, on the pavement, without permission or notice, outside 6 small pubs on a Friday night in Openshaw, Longsight or Beswick people gathered and were amazed.

So much Morris is like daytime TV. It's tame and completely free of drama or excitement. No one really knows the origin or purpose of Morris but surely ritual, drama, surprise and not a little lawlessness must lie at its heart.

Perhaps its just a way of men (mostly) dancing together in public without having to explain themselves