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Ep. 36 Dance til You Die (literally)

Maria & Gina Season 1 Episode 36

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Major outbreaks of frenzied and fatal dance broke out in Europe during the Middle Ages. Specifically referred to as Choreomania aka dance mania aka dancing plague- where can’t stop, won’t stop dancing.. How? Why? Tune in

Links:

https://dictionary.apa.org/choreomania

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/696655/the-book-of-phobias-and-manias-by-kate-summerscale/

https://www.thelancet.com/article/S0140-6736%2809%2960386-X/fulltext

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/strange-case-dancing-mania-struck-germany-six-centuries-ago-today-180959549/