Prompt 31: Tarantism

Tarantism

noun

1. An extreme urge to dance, popularly thought to have been caused by the bite of a tarantula and prevalent in southern Italy in the 15th through 17th centuries.
2. a variety of dancing mania, popularly thought to be caused by the bite of a tarantula and to be cured by dancing.

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