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Did you know a town once danced itself to death?
In July 1518, in the city of Strasbourg, a woman known as Frau Troffea stepped into the street and began to dance and she didn’t stop. For days, she moved without music, without rest. Then others ...
In the summer of 1518, hundreds of citizens in the city of Strasbourg were suddenly overcome by a strange plague that made them dance uncontrollably. They danced, unwillingly, for hours on end; for ...
What exactly happened in Strasbourg during the mysterious dancing plague of 1518? Lets travel back in time and have a look at the Mysterious Dancing Plague of 1518. Welcome to Medieval Madness.
This isn’t about that night you dropped too much MDMA at the club. And no, it’s not a Yeah Yeah Yeahs track either (even if “dance, dance, dance ’til you’re dead” would’ve been a fitting soundtrack).
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