For Folks Sake Morris Dancing and Me

Whats the best way to save the ageing breed of male Morris dancer from extinction Richard Macer infiltrates the endangered world of bells beer and beards to discover an unlikely saviour of this ancient masculine tradition in the form of women The Morris Ring the oldest Morris organisation in the country has voted to admit women dancers for the first time with the hope that its member sides as the teams are called might stem the tide of declining numbers But there are hardliners who believe females will dilute the very essence of what makes mens Morris great So is Morris better when danced just by men or are women and mixed sides just as good