Grim Chapters Of History

The Dancing Plague: Death by Boogie


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In 1518, a woman in Strasbourg stepped into the street and started dancing—and didn’t stop. Soon, dozens more joined her, moving to music that wasn’t there, unable to rest, collapsing from exhaustion. Was it mass hysteria, a curse, poisoned bread, or something even stranger? In this episode of Grim Chapters of History, we unravel the bizarre and terrifying tale of the Dancing Plague, one of the most disturbing outbreaks of uncontrollable movement in human history.

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Grim Chapters Of HistoryBy Fergus Fillwell