The Dancing Plague of 1518

In July 1518, a bizarre and terrifying event took place in the city of Strasbourg.

It began with one woman, Frau Troffea, who stepped into the street and

started dancing alone. She didn't stop for days. Soon, dozens of others

joined her in a rhythmic frenzy. Local doctors and priests were baffled. Their solution?

They thought the victims needed more dancing. They hired musicians and built a

stage, believing the dancers just needed to get it out. But the dancing

didn't stop. People began collapsing from exhaustion and heart attacks. The Dancing Plague

remains one of history's most mysterious cases of mass hysteria.