The Dancing Plague of 1518 — 400 People Danced to Death & Science Still Can't Fully Explain It

In 1518, Strasbourg France witnessed one of history's strangest mass events. One woman began dancing uncontrollably. Within weeks 400 people were dancing to their deaths — hearts failing, feet bleeding, bodies collapsing. The town council hired musicians to help. It made everything worse. Science calls it mass psychogenic illness. It has occurred 12 times in recorded history. The last case was 2023. Every fact in this documentary is historically documented.

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