On July 14, 1518, Frau Troffea stepped out of her home in Strasbourg, now in modern-day France, and began dancing. She didn't stop until she collapsed from exhaustion, but returned to the dance the ...

Watch the Trisha Brown Dance Company stage a snippet of the choreographer’s 1983 piece “Set and Reset.” ...

In South Africa, several forms of trance dance are depicted in the rock art. These scenes typically show clapping female figures accompanying male dancers, who are often shown bending forward. In some ...