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The dancing plague of 1518

The dancing plague of 1518

Mornings with Simi

July 19, 20239m 38sbonus

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In the summer of 1518, a strange epidemic occurred in the French city of Strasbourg where several hundred people developed a compulsion to dance for days on end.

Guest: Dr. John Waller, Associate Professor of the History of Medicine at Michigan State University and Author of A Time to Dance, A Time to Die

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