Yep, I agree too. There's definitely something intrinsically masculine about some morris dances and the way some sides dance them....and very nice too. As I said before, there's room for both, or all. Nor do I think any individual side should be forced to accept the opposite sex into their side. We need some all-male sides, we need all-female sides and if people enjoy dancing with mixed sides, then we need them too. There's surely no good reason that the different types can't perform in the same places at the same time though?

Love Lynne