History: The Strange Disease That Made A Village Dance To Death
The dancing plague (or dance epidemic) of 1518 was a case of dancing mania that occurred in Strasbourg, Alsace (modern-day France) It took place in the Holy Roman Empire in July 1518. Somewhere between 50 and 400 people took to dancing for days. In July 1518, a woman named Frau Troffea walked into a narrow street in Strasbourg. Without further ado, she began to dance non-stop for … Read more