A DANCE FEVER OF 1518

A Dance Fever of 1518

In the year during 1518, a most peculiar affliction struck the city within Strasbourg. Upon a blustery day, Frau Troffea, a woman lauded, was spotted dancing in the streets violently. Her vigor was unmatched, and it danced unrelenting for days. Folklore spread like wildfire as others began by a similar compulsion to dance. Hundreds throughout the

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