On June 24 1374, hundreds of people across parts of present-day Germany began dancing uncontrollably in one of history’s ...

When people think of Medieval diseases, hysterical dancing is not usually what first comes to mind. Yet in 14th and 15th century Germany, dozens of ordinary people claimed to be infected by the ...

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On this day — July 14 — in 1518, a woman called Frau Trauffea stepped outside her home in Strausberg, Germany, and began dancing in the street. She did not dance joyfully, but with a kind of manic ...

James Pierpont Morgan, if not rolling in his grave right now, may be shifting uncomfortably: many books from his very own collection of medieval manuscripts are on display at his very own library, ...

They’re back! Men dressed in white, leaping and dancing with bells tied around their legs, handkerchiefs and ribbons fluttering. No it’s not a revival of “La Cage aux Folles” — although that might be ...

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The Red & Black is a 501c3 nonprofit. Please consider a one-time gift or become a monthly supporter. Cancel anytime. So you think you can dance old school and take it all the way back to Camelot? One ...