Alaina

And when they did finally stop, the dancers all spoke of some undeniable compulsion to dance. And then they would complain of extreme oppression and groaned as if in the agonies of death. What? And then they would groan until they were swathed in clothes bound tightly around their waists.

And when they did finally stop, the dancers all spoke of some undeniable compulsion to dance. And then they would complain of extreme oppression and groaned as if in the agonies of death. What? And then they would groan until they were swathed in clothes bound tightly around their waists.

It's a lot. It is. You know? You need one of those little rollerball things.

It's a lot. It is. You know? You need one of those little rollerball things.

Just get it all out.

Just get it all out.

Or that little machine we have that can like get a tight muscle out. Yeah, yeah. Yeah. So a short time later, the dancers' pain would subside because they would get the rollerball or do whatever they needed to do. When they finished Zumba. And they remained pain-free until the next compulsion came over them, and then it would keep happening.

Or that little machine we have that can like get a tight muscle out. Yeah, yeah. Yeah. So a short time later, the dancers' pain would subside because they would get the rollerball or do whatever they needed to do. When they finished Zumba. And they remained pain-free until the next compulsion came over them, and then it would keep happening.

Like, they would go through periods of time where they were fine, and then they'd just start dancing a fool again. Oh, no.

Like, they would go through periods of time where they were fine, and then they'd just start dancing a fool again. Oh, no.

I think they were in like a trance. So I don't think they could even remember. They didn't know. They just felt the pain afterwards. Damn. Which sucks. Yeah. But within a few weeks, that plague, the St. John's dance plague, had spread to Liege, Utrecht, and Tongres. Those places. Those places. And then further out to towns in Belgium and the Netherlands. Wow.

I think they were in like a trance. So I don't think they could even remember. They didn't know. They just felt the pain afterwards. Damn. Which sucks. Yeah. But within a few weeks, that plague, the St. John's dance plague, had spread to Liege, Utrecht, and Tongres. Those places. Those places. And then further out to towns in Belgium and the Netherlands. Wow.

And according to one account, they danced together ceaselessly for hours or days and in wild delirium. The dancers collapsed and fell to the ground exhausted, groaning and sighing as if in the agonies of death. And many later claimed that they had seen, this is literally my favorite thing I've ever heard, by the way. I'm so excited.

And according to one account, they danced together ceaselessly for hours or days and in wild delirium. The dancers collapsed and fell to the ground exhausted, groaning and sighing as if in the agonies of death. And many later claimed that they had seen, this is literally my favorite thing I've ever heard, by the way. I'm so excited.

Many of them claimed that they had seen the walls of heaven split open and that Jesus and the Virgin Mary had appeared before them. Were they dancing? Were Jesus and Mary dancing?

Many of them claimed that they had seen the walls of heaven split open and that Jesus and the Virgin Mary had appeared before them. Were they dancing? Were Jesus and Mary dancing?

I cannot say. I cannot say.

I cannot say. I cannot say.

But the walls of heaven split open during this dancing session.

But the walls of heaven split open during this dancing session.