The Dancing Plague : When a City Danced Itself to Death
28 Jun 2025 1 minute read 2 comments Aura516
In July 1518, in Strasbourg (then part of the Holy Roman Empire), a woman named Frau Troffea stepped into the street and began dancing violently. Not the fun kind, a trace- like , compulsive jig. She couldn't stop. Within a week, 34 others joined her...
