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Most impressive Morris display I ever saw was one watched from a kids' eye view. we were in the tent ...excuse me...MARQUEE at Dartmoor Festival a couple of years ago and a some of my kids joined a group of youngsters watching the dancing. I joined them, mainly to make sure the kids didn't get trampled. We saw a lot of good displays. Then a bunch of big guys thundered in, banging sticks and doing a sort of violent skip around the marquee. Bearing in mind we were sitting on grass; the very earth vibrated, the kids shrank back in terror, their eyes were wide and they couldn't look away. A couple of the youngest actually started to cry. I began to get a real sense of ancient ritual. It was menacing and thrilling. Anyone who finds it namby-pamby should sit on the floor within inches of all those size 11 hobnail boots as they thunder by...

keep going all you Morris dancers, there are people out here who love you... Cheers Deni