I did promise myself not to contribute to this thread but then I came across this - talking about Sidmouth...........

There's always a scratch team here that just dances, who don't practice together, just meet for the week. And I think it's the worst damage you can do to Morris dancing. It's the end of the day, it's ten o'clock, they've all had a few drinks, they think it's great, they're having a lovely time - and I'm sure they are - but it doesn't look spectacular or impressive or even fun. It just looks a mess, and I think that's the worst aspect of Morris dancing, and that's what I would hope people deal with. 'Cause I just find it very upsetting. It's unworthy of the art.

Written by John Kirkpatrick.

And since "sense of humour by-pass" keeps getting mentioned perhaps our website might convince people otherwise.....

http://www.citymorris.f9.co.uk/

Best regards,

Dave Eyre