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The 1518 Dancing Plague of Strasbourg
In July 1518, a woman in Strasbourg began to dance. She didn't stop. For days. Weeks. Within weeks, four hundred neighbors joined her. They danced uncontrollably, screaming in agony. Local physicians declared it 'hot blood' and prescribed more dancing to sweat out the toxin. A fatal mistake. City council hired musicians and built a stage near a shrine, hoping sacred music would cure them. It only made it worse. Desperate, authorities ordered the afflicted to visit holy sites and pray at shrines outside the city walls. Many died of heart attacks, strokes, or sheer exhaustion. Others starved because they couldn't leave their dance.
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In July 1518, a woman in Strasbourg began to dance. She didn't stop. For days. Weeks. Within weeks, four hundred neighbors joined her. They danced uncontrollably, screaming in agony. Local physicians declared it 'hot blood' and prescribed more dancing to sweat out the toxin. A fatal mistake. City council hired musicians and built a stage near a shrine, hoping sacred music would cure them. It only made it worse. Desperate, authorities ordered the afflicted to visit holy sites and pray at shrines outside the city walls. Many died of heart attacks, strokes, or sheer exhaustion. Others starved because they couldn't leave their dance.
