The Morris revival started on Boxing Day 1899, when Cecil Sharp was charmed by the music and started collecting different tunes all over the country. Later on, he started to collect dances too. He was assisted by Mary Neal, who was searching for dances to be performed by girls and thus the first revival performance was by women. In 1934 the Morris Ring was founded and after that many more followed, especially in the 1960s. The Morris Foundation and the Open Morris were formed because women and mixed teams were not given full membership. Now, they have the same status as all men teams. Morris Dancing is now performed at large folk festivals and annual feast.