The Dancing Plague | The History Show
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In 1518, a woman began to dance uncontrollably–and things didn’t stop there. In the weeks that followed, hundreds of people joined her. We still don’t know what caused the so-called Dancing Plague of Strasbourg–or all the other dancing hysterias through history–but that doesn’t mean we can’t learn from what it can reveal about the dark powers of groupthink. Follow us: Complexly newsletter: https://complexly.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/complexlymedia/ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/complexly.bsky.social X: https://x.com/complexlymedia Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ComplexlyMedia/
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