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 1 · The first steps in Strasbourg
Fun Fact
Frau Troffea's dance: She danced entirely without music for nearly six days straight in July 1518 before others joined.
Glossary
choreomania (noun)
An epidemic of dancing mania characterized by uncontrollable and frenzied physical movement. In July 1518, Frau Troffea initiated Strasbourg's outbreak by dancing uncontrollably in a public street.
An epidemic of dancing mania characterized by uncontrollable and frenzied physical movement. In July 1518, Frau Troffea initiated Strasbourg's outbreak by dancing uncontrollably in a public street.