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The Dancing Plague

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People wearing tunics and bonnets dance in the middle of straw-roofed village. Text reads, "The Plague That Made People Dance Until They Died."

Outbreaks of this so-called dancing mania involved groups of people dancing erratically and uncontrollably, sometimes in the hundreds or even thousands. Like a disease, the mania would spread from town to town and even country to country as if it were contagious. Historical records are sometimes very detailed about these outbreaks which affected men, women, and children dancing often until they collapsed from exhaustion or injuries.

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Runtime: 7 minutes 26 seconds

Topic: Counseling and Self-Help, Geography, History
Subtopic: Europe, Psychology, World History - 1450-1799
Grade/Interest Level: 6 - 12
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Release Year: 2021
Producer/Distributor: Simple History
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Closeup of bronze medal with words National Geographic Society, 1888, appearing around a world globe. Caption. 1945-1989, The Cold War.

From space, we see a photo of Europe illuminated on the dark side of the Earth. Text reads, “All About Europe.”

Crowd of people wearing dirndls and lederhosen cheer in foreground. Old map and portrait of nineteenth-century couple in background. Caption. The 40,000 guests had such a good time.

Man in beekeeping gear walks away from camera. He holds a can in 1 hand as he passes a row of beehives in a lush, mountainous setting.

Underwater photography of a rocky cavern looking out towards light in the distance.

A C, G, I rendering of a stone wall partially submerged in water. On top is a large wooden structure with ropes, pulleys, and a hook hanging in the center, with a human operating the pulleys.

Digital Illustration of a Greek statue flanked by Greek art and two ornate columns with crumbling rocks beneath it. Text reads, “Ancient Greece.”

Old fort that's made out of stone with a cemetery right next to it. Text reads, “Ancient Britain: Stonehenge to Celtic Iron Age Hill Forts.”

View overlooking the rooftops of modern Rome, Italy showing a mixture of modern homes and ancient architecture inside the city. Text reads, “Military Triumphs and the Death of the Roman Republic.”

Standing on a chariot in motion, a man wearing a Roman Soldier costume holds a large red shield and a spear in his hands. Text reads, “The Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire.”