Elia Kazan's Panic in the Street
Dancing mania involved groups of people, sometimes thousands at a time, dancing uncontrollably and bizarrely, seemingly possessed by the devil. It occurred primarily in Europe between the 14th and 18th centuries. One of the first major outbreaks was in Aachen, Germany, on June 24, 1374.
In the throes of choreomania, men, women, and children danced through the streets of towns or cities, sometimes foaming at the mouth until they collapsed from fatigue.
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