Editing Morris dance (section)

===Continuance of Morris tradition===
The continuance of Morris is as much in the hands of independent groups of enthusiasts as it is in the nationwide groupings such as The Morris Ring or The Morris Federation. So while for some sides there is a feeling that the music and dance recorded in the 19th century should be maintained, there are others who freely reinterpret the music and dance to suit their abilities and including modern influences. In 2008 a front-page article in the ''Independent Magazine'' noted the rising influence of [[neopaganism]] within the modern Morris tradition.<ref name="HNN">
{{cite news
|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/this-britain/hey-nonny-no-no-no-goths-and-pagans-are-reinventing-morris-dancing-823498.html
|title=Hey nonny no, no, no: Goths and pagans are reinventing Morris dancing
|newspaper=[[The Independent]]
|access-date=14 March 2010
| location=London
| first=Cole
| last=Moreton
| date=11 May 2008}}</ref> The article featured the views of [[Neopagan]] sides Wolf's Head and Vixen Morris and Hunter's Moon Morris and contrasted them with those of the more traditional Long Man Morris Men. The Morris may have become popular in neopaganism thanks to the scholarship of [[James Frazer]], who hypothesized that rural folk traditions were survivals of ancient pagan rituals. Though this view was fiercely criticized even by Frazer's contemporaries, it was fully embraced by Sir Edmund Chambers, one of the first to produce serious writing on English folk plays and dances, and who became a major influence on popular understanding of Morris dancing in the 20th century.<ref name="hutton">Hutton, Ronald. ''The Stations of the Sun: A History of the Ritual Year in Britain''. Oxford University Press, 1996. pp.&nbsp;218–225</ref>