The City that Danced (Strasbourg, 1518)
“The City that Danced (Strasbourg, 1518)” Logline: Strasbourg, 1518. One woman starts dancing. You watch a city follow. You learn why belief can beat biology—and how to break the drum. You step into a sweltering summer and see it: a woman dancing with no music, no mercy, no end. Within days, hundreds join. Feet bleed. Hearts fail. Officials build a wooden stage. Musicians play louder. The frenzy spreads. You’re inside the Dancing Plague of 1518. In this documentary-style thriller, you follow Frau Troffea, Saint Vitus lore, and a city that tried to cure panic with performance. You test the big theories—ergot-poisoned rye, mass psychogenic illness, famine and heat, ritual and fear—and watch policy choices turn sparks into a blaze. You leave with a survival script for any modern “drum” that tries to own your attention. If this gripped you—if you want more history told like a thriller, from forgotten empires to wartime secrets and bizarre rituals—subscribe. Tap the bell. Share this with someone who needs the counter song. Then tell me in the comments: which rhythm should we break next? Chapters: Thanks for Watching this Video, want to see more? Be sure to Subscribe https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwntN-KZNs9YNG6pd0ONN1w #DancingPlague #History #Strasbourg #SaintVitus #HistoricalMystery
Video Chapters
- 0:00 One woman starts a deadly marathon
- 1:07 The contagion spreads to the masses
- 2:05 The city's fatal mistake: Trying to "dance it out"
- 4:08 Unstoppable movement through the storm
- 6:15 Dark signs during the Little Ice Age
- 7:09 Medieval doctors debate the cause
- 8:02 The council admits error and bans music
- 9:13 The true toxic culprit revealed
- 10:45 Separating the poison from the harvest
- 11:40 Nursing the survivors back to health
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0:00 One woman starts a deadly marathon 1:07 The contagion spreads to the masses 2:05 The city's fatal mistake: Trying to "dance it out" 4:08 Unstoppable movement through the storm 6:15 Dark signs during the Little Ice Age 7:09 Medieval doctors debate the cause 8:02 The council admits error and bans music 9:13 The true toxic culprit revealed 10:45 Separating the poison from the harvest 11:40 Nursing the survivors back to health Timestamps by StampBot 🤖 (375-the-city-that-danced-strasbourg-1518)
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0:00 Frau Troffea begins her endless dance on the hot stones 1:07 The contagion spreads as dozens join the manic rhythm 1:33 Physicians debate humors while consulting a colorful medical chart 2:05 Carpenters construct a wooden stage to cure the afflicted 2:50 Musicians play faster as exhausted bodies are forced to move 4:08 A storm breaks but the dancers continue through the rain 6:15 Dark mold grows on rye during the Little Ice Age 7:09 Doctors argue that an excess of black bile causes dancing 8:02 The council realizes the error and bans all public music 8:42 Pilgrims in red shoes journey toward a shrine for cure 9:13 The true culprit is revealed as toxic fungus in bread 10:45 Separating the black horned kernels from the healthy grain harvest 11:40 Nursing the afflicted back to health with rest and water Timestamps by StampBot 🤖 (375-the-city-that-danced-strasbourg-1518)