The dancing plague of 1518

Chapter 1

The first steps in Strasbourg

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Chapter 2

The city's bizarre cure

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Chapter 3

Searching for a cause

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Chapter 4

A history of dancing manias

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YOUR GOAL

Master of The dancing plague of 1518

Ch 2 · The city's bizarre cure

misslily The tragic failure of the civic plan

Groovy is cute, but maybe too 70s?)
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misslily Groovy is cute, but maybe too 70s?) * Boogie

misslily Building wooden stages in the city

misslily Hiring professional musicians and dancers

misslily The town council's unusual diagnosis

misslily Strasbourg Dancing Plague

Keep on dancing, keep on dancing, we're gonna dance it away!

Building wooden stages in the city

misslily Building wooden stages in the city

Fun Fact

The city's stages: Strasbourg authorities built wooden stages specifically to encourage the afflicted people to keep dancing.

Hiring professional musicians and dancers

misslily Hiring professional musicians and dancers

Glossary

remedy (noun)
A medicine or treatment designed to relieve a disease or bodily disorder. In July 1518, Strasbourg authorities hired musicians and built stages to encourage continuous dancing.

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Where were the temporary wooden dancing stages built in Strasbourg?

Gossip

Would you trust 1518 medical advice?

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What was the tragic result of the city's plan to play music for the dancers?

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How many people reportedly died per day at the height of the Strasbourg dancing plague?

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Which group of city leaders made the decisions on how to handle the 1518 outbreak?

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Whom did the Strasbourg town council hire to assist the suffering dancers?

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How did Strasbourg's town council initially try to cure the dancing plague?

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What did Strasbourg's doctors believe was the physical cause of the dancing?

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What did Strasbourg's city leaders construct in the marketplaces for the dancers?