The Dance of Death in Strasbourg

You literally could not stop dancing until your heart exploded in this medieval town.

In the summer of 1518, the city of Strasbourg turned into a literal dance floor of death.

It all started with one woman named Frau Troffea. She walked out of her house and just

started aggressively dancing in the silence. No music, no reason, just non-stop movement.

She danced until she passed out from exhaustion, woke up, and immediately

started again. Instead of getting her a doctor, the neighbors decided to join in.

Within a month, four hundred people were trapped in this trance. This wasn't a fun

rave. It was a horror show. People were screaming in pain,