The government isn't the only one to consider morris dancing a danger. A fundamentalist Christian once told me in all seriousness of a former, "reformed" morris-dancing minister who had to undergo an exorcism to rid him of 'the evil of morris dancing' before he could be ordained !!   The same amazingly Puritan attitude extended to other forms of dancing: a member of this lady's Christian dance troupe was unceremoniously drummed out when it was discovered that she also did belly-dancing. She had to hand back her costume, which was then given spiritual fumigation by being "prayed over" before anyone else was allowed to wear it.

Hmmmmmm....

- jeanie