Frau Troffea and the Medieval Curse of Uncontrollable Dancing
The story of the truly bizarre medieval phenomenon called choreomania
4 min readSep 29, 2020
In July 1518 a woman named Frau Troffea began dancing in the middle of the street. Within the next four days, thirty-three others had joined her, and within a month, 400 people were dancing, many of whom suffered heart attacks and died. Why was…
