History1 Mar 2026/3 min read
400 People Danced Until They Died
In1518,awomaninStrasbourgstarteddancinginthestreetandcouldn'tstop.Withinamonth,400peoplehadjoinedher.Somedanceduntiltheirheartsgaveout.
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In1518,awomaninStrasbourgstarteddancinginthestreetandcouldn'tstop.Withinamonth,400peoplehadjoinedher.Somedanceduntiltheirheartsgaveout.
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In 1518, a woman in Strasbourg started dancing in the street and couldn't stop. Within a month, 400 people had joined her. Some danced until their hearts gave out.
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