1518年夏天，在古罗马斯特拉斯堡（法国），有一名叫特罗菲的太太在街上开端从早到晚地张狂跳舞。一周之内，有34人加入了她的队伍。一个月后，舞蹈的人数现已达到了四百人。这些人一向不停地跳舞，直到身心俱疲而死。这在其时引起了很大的惊惧，后来这些人被送到宗教圣地承受洗礼，病症得到缓解。关于这种状况，现代科学家以为这是因为心理压力过大而形成的精力紊乱。
The dancing plague occurred in Strasbourg(France) in ancient Rome in the summer of 1518. A woman called Troffea began to dance fervently in the street from morning till night. Within a week, 34 people were involved. A month later, the number of dancers reached 400. These dancers kept dancing until they died of exhaustion. This plague caused a great panic, and later they were sent to the holy land to be baptized, which relieved their symptoms. Modern scientists believe that such behavior is a mental disorder caused by too much psychological stress.