The Dancing Plague of 1518: A Deadly Epidemic That Made People Dance to Death
From Hidden History with Dr. Harini Bhat
Published 5/11/2026
From Hidden History with Dr. Harini Bhat
Published 5/11/2026
What would make hundreds of people dance uncontrollably for weeks, until they collapsed?In 1518, the city of Strasbourg was overtaken by one of the strangest epidemics in recorded history. It wasn’t the plague. It wasn’t war. It was dancing.Doctors prescribed more dancing. Priests blamed a curse.…
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