The Bizarre Case of the Dancing Plague of 1518: When a Town Danced Itself to Chaos
Imagine stepping out onto the streets of your town to find your neighbors in a strange frenzy, dancing uncontrollably to an invisible tune. No music, no celebrations—just relentless, exhausting motion.
It might sound like the plot of a surreal film, but this was the stark reality in Strasbourg, Alsace, in the summer of 1518.
The ordeal began innocently enough when Frau Troffea started...
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