The Dancing Plague of 1518

In 1518, a woman in France walked into the street… and started dancing nonstop.

Hours later, dozens joined her. By the end of the week — over 400 people were dancing

until they collapsed. No music. No control. Some danced to their deaths.

Doctors blamed ‘hot blood.’ Priests blamed demons. The city even hired musicians…

which only made it worse. To this day, no one knows the truth —

poison, panic, or a mass psychological meltdown. All we know is this:

A city danced for a month… and nobody could stop.”