electromedieval DANCING PLAGUE

Available on SoundCloud : Remix of a baroque french song from the XVIIth century called Bransle de Village. In July 1518, residents of the city of Strasbourg (then part of the Holy Roman Empire) were struck by a sudden and seemingly uncontrollable urge to dance. The hysteria kicked off when a woman known as Frau Troffea stepped into the street and began to silently twist, twirl and shake. She kept up her solo danceathon for nearly a week, and before long, some threedozen other Strasbourgeois had joined in. By August, the dancing epidemic had claimed as many as 400 victims.