People Danced Until They LITERALLY Died?! - The Dancing Plague of 1518

[@DwightKSchruteIII]

When my boyfriend hears me listening to you he says “is that the nay nay I say lady?” Makes me giggle every time.

[@saraschneider6781]

Tell him he wins the internet 🤣🤣🤣

[@valeriacpla6320]

My boyfriend calles Bailey the Monday Lady

[@shaec3405]

My kid too

[@vannahkeeb]

Ur man is adorable for that!

[@Dasexiestmamii21]

Thats so cute 🤣🤣🤣

[@littbitterst2328]

The theory is that since the peasants were starving , they resorted to eating grains that had toxic mold that can cause psychosis and other symptoms. Love your costume, Bailey

[@ava1ynn821]

Woah I want some of that mold

[@parallelsandtangents938]

Ergot mold

[@s.o.3753]

Woah, thank you, very interesting! I was wondering this whole time what the explanation was

[@cynthiadoe3096]

I came here to see if anyone else had thought of that theory!! It’s also thought to be the reason for the Salem witches behavior. What a great story Bailey!

[@pencey]

@@cynthiadoe3096 I was about to ask if that was the same thing that happened in Salem lol

[@katherinerinck3722]

Convincing the poor that poverty is their own fault is the rich's FAVORITE pastime. Literally nothing has changed.

[@wild282]

But its true

[@whylife8980]

@@wild282 Not in Feudalisms, Communisms, Monarchy’s, Dictatorships, Fascisms

[@wild282]

@@whylife8980 you basically summed up the system I live in😊

[@elizabethj.347]

2021 results say, that is False. theirs a lot of job openings and yet theirs a whole bunch of homeless ..so do we still blame the rich ? 🤔

[@claire7004]

@@elizabethj.347 yes because the rich avoid taxes, if they paid taxes correctly there would be more money in the system and basic rates would go up enough for people to get jobs and house themselves

[@rachaelblessing5510]

This story reminds me of the “dancing cat disease” (aka Minamata Disease) which resulted from mercury poisoning from industrial waste being dumped into the water supply in Minamata, Japan in the 50’s. It’s a really crazy story involving dancing/suicidal cats and a government cover up.

[@yourinnerlawyer4035]

I know what you're talking about, but I dont what you mean about cats. Yeah some were poisoned too but it's a human rights violation. The people were poisoned, why would it be just about cats?

[@moniquefrancescadc6984]

We need a Dark History episode on this story.

[@constanceleah118]

Definitely looking that up. Thank You!

[@kelleydeclue4716]

Anytime there's evil, the government is usually behind it!

[@amethyst1826]

Rachael Blessing, Oooh sounds interesting. Thank you.

[@melodysooyaa1370]

“When you can’t blame the devil, you can always blame women.” I SHOULDN’T HAVE LAUGHED AT THAT

[@rachelleensor3147]

Right!?!

[@ladylizard88]

I want that printed on a tee

[@ahahaha5704]

Lol😂samee😂😂 oh can someone drop me the time Stamp.. I keep looking for it but can't find it 🤦‍♀️

[@archivist17]

Truth.

[@katelynperkins1590]

🤣 That had me cracking up! Really though! Put it on a shirt!

[@korina3416]

"If you can't blame the devil blame the women" - worlds history in one quote edit: speaking 3 languages ​​sometimes makes you misspell for all of you who point it out a year later

[@Nick-dx2pt]

My dark humour laughs at this but my logical side is sad that this is true 💀💀💀

[@marisagoodman5817]

Loved this story!!!!! Thank you !!!!!! There’s a Ballet called The Red Shoes 👠 So maybe that is inspired by this story 💕💓💓💗💞💞💞💗💓💕💕💓💗

[@kaytarracorrea25]

History? This is current 🤣🤣🤣

[@werewolfwalker3130]

Annit

[@Nick-dx2pt]

@@NOBODY-fz3im since when did most of history do that?

[@jadeforrest5468]

"When you can't blame the devil don't worry you can always blame women" 🤣 best line ever ❤

[@thetravelinsagittarian1316]

Lol! 😭💀

[@heatherreich2687]

Right!!! I need a T-shirt with that on it.

[@sbuttonblossom9286]

We love that

[@captivatedwanderer5705]

Love it 😂

[@berthaschwarze6704]

I want a shirt too

[@Notrolleftbehind]

"If the men find out we can shape shift they are going to tell the church." -Spoken words by the contour lady 😅

[@katienunez1340]

I, for one, welcome Joan Crowford as our Dark History mascot. She needs a costume for each episode - hats, bow ties, capes, etc. It would be awesome!

[@asmokeus]

she needs her own tiny cursed amulet. get ready to scour spirit halloween clearance!!!!!!

[@jamiesmith9492]

LOL! Agreed. 😂

[@mia_over_here]

I'll need a wire hanger in the background.

[@thehyenamakeupslayer3819]

@@mia_over_here bravo! Yesssss and two lil blonde kids faces looking up at her from Below like 👱🧑🏼‍🦱

[@starlabradshaw2969]

I wholeheartedly concur!

[@lizolsen8763]

Just like in Hocus Pocus after singing "I put a spell on you" and Winnie exclaimed; "Dance until you die"!!! Man, Bailey is putting pieces together from our childhood! lol

[@cailinanne]

That was the first thing I thought!

[@siege824s8]

Love your show WandaVision Liz Olsen lol

[@AM-sz6yq]

That was the first thing that popped in my head.

[@lindadenneypu6315]

Number 2 is going into production really soon the sets r all being set up I so can't wait

[@lizolsen8763]

@@siege824s8 thank you for the support! It was great working with vision again lol

[@celiajade2532]

“And she dies from who knows what, but she’s gone now” took me the actual f*** out

[@noukarous5128]

it’s the way Bailey says “Frau” like it’s this woman’s first name when in fact it just means “Mrs.” for me

[@mikkiboflove]

I was looking for this comment. 😅 It sounds like she is being sassy calling her "Mrs. 💅" Lol. So it kinda works.

[@calegirl2469]

Thank you! Frau is not a Name!!

[@onetdiana4601]

Yep. Just came bere to say the same thing and I saw your comment 👍🏻

[@laurieb3703]

I was thinking the same 😂

[@lizzykay9912]

Your line about people being gaslighted by the Church all the time leading them to become hysterical, really made me put things today in perspective. Wow.

[@jocypare6019]

I think times have changed a bit.

[@ironroseadorables3882]

Yes. Today it's simply the government hoarding the money, tossing bread crumbs at the peasants and pitting the peasants against each other over whose pile of crumbs is bigger so nobody noticed that they promote themselves and take an exorbitant amount of money while we as a country are trillions in debt. Who needs a paycut? Not the working jo struggling to feed his or her children.

[@MissC310]

Churchgoers are highly known addicts and alcoholics, The devil is in the temple

[@ertjiesb4158]

Evangelicals..

[@annamarie8292]

We are still being gaslighted lol...except now it's the government doing it.

[@theskullyart]

it could have been caused from moldy rye bread (ergot poisoning). ergot poisoning causes convulsions, psychosis and mania. Rye bread was very common in that time.

[@yannialicia6529]

Thats what I would go with plus when they started feeding people and it spread.

[@Allannah_Of_Rome]

Yes, that theory has been thrown out there before. There are so many it makes my teeth rattle just thinking about them all... 😂

[@sarahnuamah7009]

Wait but then why did it just stop in September?

[@lillemum]

@@sarahnuamah7009 it's possible that the bread was then being made from newly harvested rye which wouldn't have been contaminated

[@sarahnuamah7009]

@@lillemum oh interesting. Checks out. Thanks!

[@PandsloveWaffles]

Anyone else read the Hans Christian Anderson fairy tale “Red Shoes”? The story of the girl who couldn’t stop dancing? Wore red shoes? I suggest it if you haven’t! I loved this episode, wonderful job, love! I also enjoy this History lesson, so interesting.

[@Pink-Flames2025]

I have to find that. Thanks for it.

[@carriesullivan8996]

I had the same thought. Wonder if it's based on this story!

[@alexiswaller3065]

Yes it was called the red shoes and was made into a ballet

[@beetlebutt3787]

I thought the exact same thing!

[@2Bad4YOUuu]

If I remember correctly, that was also turned into a Ballet of the same name 🩰

[@gwencampus4079]

Okay, but we can’t ignore the fact that after her Chucks Cheese horror story she just jumped right back like NOTHING happened! 😂😂😂

[@celestia486]

All the way down Joan!

[@laurieb3703]

That's why I love her 😂

[@JinaChantil]

I be listening to the podcast on Wednesdays but run straight here to see what you got on and the makeup looks 😭🤣

[@nicktheallen]

Same honey

[@thetravelinsagittarian1316]

Same! Lol! 😍

[@BaileySarian]

thank you for your support!!!

[@JessicaDuBois]

@@BaileySarian you're videos are awesome, you're makeup looks and styles are amazing!

[@nicktheallen]

@@BaileySarian oh lord HI!

[@michaelarenee6755]

Bailey: “what’s his name?” Me: “Kevin Bacon” Bailey: “Kevin Bacon. Thank you”

[@joannaflowers5563]

That's why Bailey is a genius 😂

[@grisellalarrea1483]

Me too. Lol.

[@alyssaw5209]

Happened to me too 😂

[@NicoleDuarte10]

I’ve been watching Bailey since 2019 and from then to now, it’s so cool to see her branch out and do other great things. Seeing how much her following has grown is crazy, I’m a stranger who feels like a proud mother for her.

[@so_neill]

The red shoes remind me of Hans Christian Anderson's Red Shoe fairytale ! It's not as well known as the Little Mermaid and others but is way way darker ! I guess this must have been the inspo

[@genesisorozco9669]

Bailey is a natural on camera, I forget sometimes that she researched and wrote everything to give us this amazing content 🤩 it feels like she’s just casually talking with her friends. Yes babe I’ll be your bestie 🤩😍

[@gabb-77720]

Not always researched herself but she does do a whole lot of it! She finally has a team where she can do more stories in more time

[@genesisorozco9669]

@@gabb-77720 that’s awesome that’s better for her, I can’t imagine all the research they have to go through to find the most accurate and chilling information

[@SanketKulkarni10]

It’s getting harder and harder to watch the videos. The overdramatic ish is getting a bit too much

[@shirinatron]

@@SanketKulkarni10 agreed. Hardly followed this vid at all. And there are so many times where she randomly interrupts herself like "I dunno! I dunno either okkkk!" kind of stuff and I'm constantly skipping 10 seconds lol.

[@SanketKulkarni10]

@@shirinatron I’m so glad you see it too, I thought I’m the only one not enjoying her series anymore. I had to turn it off in 30mins! I truly love Bailey’s videos but ever since she strayed off of the Monday MMM it’s def gone downhill, at first it was bearable but her heavily dramatic voices, the unfunny joke attempts she makes & tries to be overtly politically correct by ridiculing every person who’s made a mistake is quite off putting.

[@elyixir]

i live in Strasbourg… what a funny day to see Bailey speaking about my city. it’s an amazing, pretty and interesting city, if you ever think about taking a trip to france avoiding Paris :) plus it’s really close to germany (like, if you fall asleep in a bus/tram for 15 minutes you end up in germany…) anyway, visit us.

[@jennifertaylor2593]

I hope to one day..it sounds like a fascinating place to visit. 😊

[@morgane7349]

J’habite pas du tout à Strasbourg mais je connais l’histoire et voir Bailey en parler c’est surprenant, la fierté française 😂

[@cindys.9688]

How nice! Your city has great history!😊

[@vannahkeeb]

Thanks for the info! I'm planning a back packing trip and France is on my route.. just not Paris. I want to do unusual places, instead of the go to everyone else's touristy places.

[@jessicatompkins4703]

My son is stationed in Germany and has visited Strasbourg several times this year. Beautiful city!! Especially at sunset!!

[@kylarush]

The Chuck E. Cheese story was so uncalled for and unnecessary but entertaining 🤣 love Bailey

[@LingLing23127]

I'm in tears of laughter from that story 😭🤣

[@apathydisastrophe]

Imagine that woman now watching this like 👁👄👁 ✨ trauma ✨

[@feefeefoofoo123]

I laughed my a$$ of. It was great!!!

[@jellogirl2010]

As a Christian who grew up in a fundamental Baptist background, I've heard I haven't prayed enough and my dad lost it when he heard someone tell me that.

[@ernestscribbler2294]

I have been told that sleeping, eating, laughing and thinking is a sin. I can't take Churches seriously 😁

[@ajjamsen694]

When Bailey was talking about waking up in Strausburg, finding your kid dead, etc at 9:15 and getting back home and your wife has made some soup for you, I was legit waiting for her to go "...aquatifana..."🤣

[@TheJephiner]

This needs more attention. The wife is at home, also starving, probably getting beat, considering giving up her kids so they don't starve and homeboy comes home empty handed again. Aqua Tofanaaaaaa

[@TheJephiner]

Oh sorry. The kid is already dead.

[@tristacarthy4038]

Yes!!!!!

[@karenholloway9146]

🤣🤣🤣 y'all crazy 🤣 that's going to be stuck in my head now

[@laynedoe3455]

Well she didn't say it cuz that's OUR job, dawg

[@philippahilton9938]

I can’t get over how flawless Bailey’s skin is in her ad breaks… she looks absolutely amazing! I love the blue eyes shadow too!

[@jamiekillian4965]

Me too!

[@stephd.a.3963]

I know!! I must know the lip color!!

[@marinara5000]

Really switches up the look for a win every time.

[@shaec3405]

In her other videos you can follow along and learn with her.. that's what I did.

[@PookieK]

She’s gorgeous and looks amazing in white- she should wear something other than black more often.

[@Sallyalive]

About St. Vitus "In Germany, his feast was celebrated with dancing before his statue. This dancing became popular and the name "Saint Vitus Dance" was given to the neurological disorder Sydenham's chorea. It also led to Vitus being considered the patron saint of dancers and of entertainers in general." About the Sydenham's Chorea Disorder "Sydenham's chorea, also known as chorea minor and historically and occasionally referred to as St Vitus' dance, is a disorder characterized by rapid, uncoordinated jerking movements primarily affecting the face, hands and feet. Sydenham's chorea is an autoimmune disease that results from childhood infection with Group A beta-haemolytic Streptococcus."

[@nathaliestewart7888]

This is fantastic. Thank you for the info. I love learning things like this. 🤗

[@teeaeliade]

A wow!!

[@carolthompson1458]

I've wondered for a long time what would cause a "dancing virus" . Great feedback! Thanks!!!

[@mnmb3640]

Thank you! I literally was thinking it sounded like something medical that we are aware of today.

[@alexiswilliamson7843]

I JUST commented about that a neurological condition couldve caused the dancing!!! Great minds think alike.

[@StephanieR.H.]

"oh you crazy Joan! She's going crazy you can't see her right now" * All of us watching seeing Joan in the corner* 😂 (edit: I am aware she is talking for her podcast too, i just found it funny)

[@brooksminks5833]

She posts on Facebook too, and on those posts, her videos are zoomed-in on her. I'm thinking Joan is cropped-out in the Facebook posts.

[@amethyst1826]

@@brooksminks5833 She does podcasts where people might not see the stuff around her!

[@chatnoir60609]

It's because she's a ghost 💕👻

[@MsKC96]

Maybe cause 1-shes talking to her podcast when she says that Or 2- shes dressed as a ghost so we cant see her maybe?? Just guessing on the second one 😂

[@hannahmason6738]

i’m watching and i can’t see joan in the corner :(

[@heathertrillo3179]

Am I the only one that caught the fact that Bailey just said “I popped it into my VCR?” This just made me love her more 🤣🤣

[@karichaney5934]

So many people will not get that reference 😂

[@Wildgracethegreat]

i caught it when she said whoever watched it last didn’t rewind it. xD

[@mq6389]

All my Disney VHS movies were in the pillowy vinyl I always liked playing with the movie covers as a kid lol

[@MikeTXBC]

@@karichaney5934 I find it difficult to believe that even teenagers today wouldn't know what a VCR is. Maybe they wouldn't have used one, but they would still know what one is, just like they'd know what a typewriter is without having used one.

[@morelle7230]

@@MikeTXBC teenager here! definitely know what a vcr is, definitely have never touched or seen one in person.

[@dakotaladybug0530]

This is why Winifred Sanderson said “dance, dance, dance until you die”

[@brittneyworst377]

WHOA MIND BLOWN

[@pencey]

ooooooooooh!

[@lailalovegood365]

😲

[@Ooxxls]

I wondered if it was connected lol

[@Kepeters]

Yes! My thoughts exactly!

[@bek2thefuture]

“dirt water with a little bit of horse hoof” made me spit out my drink

[@ichinihq]

Whats gonna happen?

[@QueenAlienRocker]

@The Maelström Why? Lol.

[@Dagian_Jade]

FYI... Judy Garland wore "red" shoes in the "Wizard of Oz" because the "silver" shoes Dorothy Gale wore in the book didn't show up well on camera. Since they were filming in Technicolor, they wanted the shoes to pop on camera. :-)

[@corissadorethy1837]

I came here to say this too haha

[@isabell_estelle]

Literally was just scrolling and scrolling looking for something to watch hehe hey girl what a life saver!

[@julieelliott9281]

Exactly 💯.

[@KB-ip6ji]

Same! Liked the second I saw that get-up!

[@missmissy2669]

Literally haha now I can get my cleaning done

[@z.shari11]

Same! 🥰

[@kiajohnson]

Stg this was me too!!

[@tessaderooij6787]

The sass, the gossip, the outfits, the make-up, i'm living for the Thursdays!

[@stahhpppitttt]

Right lol

[@terresamitchell5613]

I’m only 5:53 in and she just said “squat and unload” My mind is now picturing everyone doing just that and I’m thoroughly thankful modern days amenities. Plumbing is my best friend!

[@claudiatreminio636]

Oh yes my friend !

[@Rachel-fi4sc]

As my mother says, "Forget penicillin or refrigeration! The pinnacle of human achievement is clean hot running water!"

[@carolthompson1458]

Even today professionals in the medical fields are trying to figure this "plague " out. Ergot may have had a hand in it, as if one consumes food with this mold on it, it produces hallucinogenic effects. (LSD.) Entertaining story. This time span of history regarding the Dance Macabre has always been intriguing , although sad.

[@SylverWolfable]

Ergot + tertiary syphilis sounds about right

[@Rachel-fi4sc]

The Danse Macabre is one of my favourite special interest topics! It's a brilliant momento mori and has sparked some beautiful arts and music.

[@lizroar04]

The difference between Bailey's look in the Dark History podcast and the Ad Breaks is night and day, and I am here for it! You go from decapitated head, to bubbly and cute hahaha

[@dollymadison2397]

Ikr? She's so fun! 🤗

[@cyndymcfarlin8537]

I don't quite understand what you're saying. LOL LOL LOL

[@hardyquinn9442]

True lol

[@spaceghost71x]

Light mode vs dark mode 😂😜

[@lynnettebailey8804]

That’s exactly what I thought 😀

[@chameleon3092]

PS : you guys should visit my hometown Strasbourg, France where today's history took place and our infamous cathedral is breathtaking, the food is great and a charming town 🤗

[@hannahknight3245]

I've been there and it is definitely beautiful! 🥰

[@phoeber1996]

I'm glad you guys have food now

[@EspressosWork]

@@phoeber1996 I shouldn't have laughed but I did

[@Reallifeintheblue]

It is beautiful.

[@babieblue098]

@@hannahknight3245 be

[@dv6509]

"Syphilis was new in town and she was ready to party!" 🤣 this is why I love Bailey's true crime and mystery stories!

[@hannahtrujillo5468]

“Because when you can’t blame the devil you can definitely always blame women” quote of the freaking century. Bless you Bailey!!!

[@inconfusion6611]

Frau means “mrs” “lady” or just a formal way to address a female person… I love you Bailey you give me joy ❤️

[@laurenrampley6331]

I was thinking the same

[@no1nestandsalone387]

I thought it meant Misses or teacher.. my bad I guess it’s MIsses. My art teacher who was the German teacher forced our class to call her Frau! 😂😭🙄

[@vanessafrey3557]

@@no1nestandsalone387 Well in german speaking countries, we call our teachers "Frau or Herr *Last Name*" bc it's a form of respect :)

[@Cookie4811Mau]

@@no1nestandsalone387 My high school German teacher also made every student in her room call her Frau even if they didn't attend her class. She taught more than German but she just made everyone call her Frau *last name*

[@cubiczirconiabeard5366]

@@Cookie4811Mau better than "Herr doktor professor"

[@CC-watches]

In The Wizard of Oz, Dorothy’s shoes were originally silver, but when making the film, everything in Oz needed to read bright and colorful after the sepia toned (black and white) Kansas scene. So they became red.

[@no1nestandsalone387]

They are quite interesting to look at! They are currently held at the Smithsonian in DC along with Abe Lincoln’s hat and the puffy shirt from Seinfeld and the grouch from Sesame Street lol

[@CC-watches]

@@no1nestandsalone387 1 of 5 pairs made. 4 still exist.

[@DocHolliday1851]

The dancing plague was definitely one of the weirdest in history. I always felt like it was probably a mix of hysteria, and possibly ergot poisoning or something.

[@Missfoxtooyou]

Ergot for sure. Mold was growing on the bread, preserves did not exist yet.

[@DocHolliday1851]

@@Missfoxtooyou I'm glad we don't need to worry about that now. Ergot had a hand in the Salem fiasco too.

[@aileenburke4667]

@@Missfoxtooyou Something very similar probably happened during the Salem Witch trials. I’ve read that it had something to do with rye.

[@kelb6073]

@@DocHolliday1851 I was just in Salem. I learned it was not ergot.

[@Dddaas]

@@kelb6073 then what was it?

[@XGigglesX101]

The Red Shoes thing just made me think of the movie about a ballerina playing a character who wore curse red ballet shoes that kept her dancing no matter how hard she tried to stop she couldn’t .

[@zoey-marieango4320]

I haven’t heard of that movie but ill have to look it up, the red shoes thing made me think about Louis Vuitton’s red bottoms and the messed up history of designer brands/ the fashion industry and wonder where else / how else red shoes references throughout history

[@XGigglesX101]

@@zoey-marieango4320 oh you went to a real dark history and I just went to a story/movie that I have heard and seen xD . The is movie is called “The Red Shoes” made in 1948. It’s a beautiful movie I definitely recommend.

[@jeanettehammond8692]

An excellent ballet. 🩰🩰

[@shayeruth4598]

I grew up in the town Footloose was based on. They have a footloose festival every year. When I graduated we still had to ask for our prom. I just love your stories. You rock

[@amethyst1826]

Which town was it?

[@heavenhein4769]

@@amethyst1826 Elmore City, Oklahoma

[@okmom23]

“Footloose” was loosely based on an actual situation in Elmore City, Oklahoma. As an Okie, it was interesting to hear that back when the movie came out.

[@cammey3]

They banned music??!!

[@lisaweaver7438]

Hi fellow Okie!!!

[@Mindy849]

Hi fellow Okies!!!

[@britniwilloughby933]

Fellow Okie! 👋 I came here to say the thing!

[@no1nestandsalone387]

Wow I didn’t know that! My cousin lives in Lawton!

[@em22424]

I literally am writing a research paper on this exact topic for my Medieval Medicine class … IM SCREECHING

[@nanno_ism]

Sounds like your paper just got written for you.😂 don't forget to site Bailey as a source 🤣

[@ElveeKaye]

Are you going to wear the costume and red shoes? 😃👠

[@giasaveilli608]

Then you should know for research purposes that strasburg belongs to both Germany and France.

[@TheJephiner]

No such thing as coincidence, ghoulfren.

[@em22424]

@@giasaveilli608 My paper refers to it as a part of the Holy Roman Empire, so i think im covered😅

[@KatelynB1001]

You know someone has a stellar podcast personality when you’re even watching all of her ads in full. Hey Bailey, I’m a new fan. 🙋🏻‍♀️💁🏻‍♀️

[@Dionnnnz]

i love how she has her own official podcast and production but she's so unapologetically her, 'IT'S ME, THE GOOGLE MASTER!!' 'this podcast is hosted by, ME!! BAILEY SARIAN'. Never change Bailey, never change

[@kaitlynvaughan2865]

All October you should have called yourself bailey "SCARYian"

[@ari-in8ny]

okay i second this for next october !!

[@averykmae]

That gives her too much power. It’s dangerous

[@delaneyreyes8995]

Honestly sad this wasn’t brought to her attention sooner 😭

[@jocypare6019]

Lol.

[@nwnd148]

“I like your Christ. I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ” - Gandhi Excellent episode. 💯👏🏽❤️‍🔥🙏🏼

[@ontxtteredwxngs]

ghandi was a pos too though, but i guess it's fine in his religion. /s

[@costealucia5357]

@@ontxtteredwxngs People don't know his story lol...

[@MountainPearls]

As a Christian (reformed-egalitarian, progressive, feminist, and LGBTQ+ affirming)I feel this deeply. It frustrates me to no end that so many use the same name for what I believe as I do.

[@PerturbedPeacock]

@@ontxtteredwxngs Care to elaborate on that?

[@buttersstan97]

@@MountainPearls i feeeeeeel this 😭

[@robbrown3941]

I disliked Facebook. Got banned allot. The only thing I logged i. For was to watch you’re videos. I was upset when I had to delete fb, because I couldn’t watch you’re stories anymore. I’m so glad you’re on KZbin! Makes my day to sit and watch you’re stories after a very long day. Ecstatic that you’re here. Keep up the great work.

[@LaReinaAlondra]

Bailey: "What's his name?" Me: "Kevin Bacon" Bailey: "Kevin Bacon....thank you so much" Me: "You're Welcome" 🤣🤦🏾‍♀️ It's like she could actually hear me lol

[@saraschneider6781]

🤣🤣🤣

[@J3scape]

I did EXACTLY the same thing 🤣 but when she was talking about the comet crashing down to earth and everything, I kid you not a jet flew over the house lol it was kinda weird, we were like 😳

[@susiebrockwell9486]

Love 💕 how you always make things look and sound so interesting..I am taken back to your creative discription of each story!!!

[@Dusty_Den]

@@J3scape same with me but I live under the flight path of both an international airport AND an airforce base...it's never a coincidence for me anymore lol

[@Coffeegirl739]

Hahaha 🤣

[@xo_laizag]

Her background and creativeness is out of this world 🥺

[@selenenoir7562]

She doesn't do it by herself anymore 🙊

[@grace.o.l]

@@selenenoir7562 oh no she’s successful so can afford a team! Literally what is your point

[@selenenoir7562]

@@grace.o.l ...that she has a team?....and doesn't do it herself...? That's my point obviously...

[@grace.o.l]

@@selenenoir7562 yes because her creativity and ideas got her to a point in her career where she can afford that. This isn’t a bad thing

[@jackie31933]

Just wanted to say my newborn niece acts like she recognizes something when we watch your videos on the tv. My sister watched quite a bit of bailey while pregnant🥺❤️ just thought that was absolutely adorable

[@byrnetdown6076]

that's so cutee

[@PhoenixLyon]

There is a reason we're told to talk to our babies while pregnant. Bailey has a distinctive voice and way of speaking. Your niece may recognize Bailey's voice.✌😸

[@rebekkahnelson4192]

What that's so cute and sweet i love it

[@gaiaswildchildtarot]

My son does too and I'm sure it's because Ive been watching her videos since before I was preggo. Lol

[@marybender3241]

She will be recognizing Bailey's voice. They hear everything going on around them in Utero. To fit in with today's History I will add a trivia feature; THE UNBORN LOVE TO DANCE! 🕺 💃 Just maybe not the hopping around part.

[@strawbarry418]

Side note: in the original wizard of oz books the shoes were silver. The wizard of oz was the first movie made in color. The studio felt red would look better on screen. Thus the silver slippers became ruby slippers. Not aware of any link to the dancing plague but I wouldn’t put it past a Hollywood designer.

[@azureblue.567]

"I'm dead" you mean dead GORGEOUS 😍

[@RudolvonStroheim]

"Her Chuck-E-Cheese adventure was *over.*" Also, that Joan caw for her answer to you. 🤣💯

[@ashleehorn1561]

The chuckEcheese adventure had me CACKLING like a lunatic at the gym. 😂

[@nicolehealy7833]

Anyone that’s felt that “restless leg” feeling can relate to these people, whatever the cause of it is.

[@borracha279]

Right???? i feel you

[@berlyngrey9242]

Restless legs is the absolute worst. It's like no matter what you do it doesn't go away. Can't sleep, can't stretch, cant stay still.

[@nicolehealy7833]

@@berlyngrey9242 I don't wish it on anyone! Its such a hard feeling to describe for people that haven't experienced it because its so intense and just unstoppable! I've spent HOURS walking up and down the stairs trying to get a little relief! I ended up getting this liquid calcium/magnesium supplement (I think the brand was Blue Bonnet) and 2 big tablespoons of that stuff before bed actually gave me enough relief to sleep. Watching this video it was all I could think about, and wondering what those people consumed that caused them to experience this!

[@berlyngrey9242]

@@nicolehealy7833 oh wow. Thankfully the longest in one time I dealt with it was a few hours. I just kicked my legs and kept stretching them which I was informed makes it worse. I'd even massage my leg muscles hoping to curb it. I get it worse in my arms though. I was told muscles relaxers help but as I stay away from narcotics I've also heard tonic water helps too. I haven't had it in awhile thankfully but if it happens again I'll give your method or the tonic water a try.

[@Xxxcoraleexx]

Literally the worst thing ever

[@TheHotanuri]

In the original Grimm tale, Snow Whites stepmother was made to wear "red shoes" at the wedding to dance as punishment, burning her feet

[@thejaimebush]

Did not know that!!! 🖤

[@rachelanelalanimazzone427]

I thought it was iron shoes that were heated up to look red?

[@moonshine-morningstar]

I just finished popping my popcorn and I've never clicked on a video so fast, in my life! I was dying of boredom and here's Bailey to "save" me!! LOL

[@melaniebaeza6169]

You should do an episode about the ‘Radium Girls’

[@heatherflood3187]

Yes!!! Absolutely fascinating story, and those girls were treated so badly.

[@nicolerodriguez6416]

I would love to see this! Fascinating!

[@BreezeAntix0922]

Yes I want to see this!!

[@misscayla5656]

I first used this video to fall asleep and as I was to sleep I was amazed by her story telling that when I woke up I kept in mind that I would fully watch this video and here I am. I don't normally come back to videos I fall asleep to but there's something about her.

[@konodanshi]

The Professor would have loved this video, had he not been betrayed.

[@sikly_frsh]

Don’t remind me of his death 😭

[@ribottostudio]

I understood this reference.

[@tiffanyr134]

Yesssss! I thought the same thing 😭

[@dariang4725]

What is this a reference to?

[@ribottostudio]

@@dariang4725 Puppet History go get cultured lol

[@CallUNexTuesday]

Some believe the dancing could have been brought on by food poisoning caused by the toxic and psychoactive chemical products of ergot fungi (ergotism), which grows commonly on grains (such as rye) used for baking bread. It would of contaminated the entire crop and using local grain to make more food for the dancing people would of perpetuated the problem!

[@amyward8861]

That's what I always heard and couldn't believe it didn't get mentioned!

[@no1nestandsalone387]

Yes this was the same exact thing scientists were looking into related to the Salem witch trial women who were having weird symptoms. It was either that or the water..

[@no1nestandsalone387]

Yes this was the same exact thing scientists were looking into related to the Salem witch trial women who were having weird symptoms. It was either that or the water..

[@PerturbedPeacock]

And wheat. Wheat was their main staple for breads.

[@caseyob2690]

or syphilis brait rot

[@shellwash3499]

I get so sad when Bailey doesn't pop in on Mondays. It's like being stood up on a much needed date. I then in return stalk KZbin until she shows her fresh face👀👀. 😂

[@thehyenamakeupslayer3819]

Same! Im like did we break up? Is this the take a hint part of the event? Baiiiiiileyyyy plz don't goooo.. then she pops up five minutes later and im like 🤗 as if i wasn't just STRESSED!

[@kylarush]

Yesss I agree

[@TarynAlford07]

Rewatching this and it made me think of Edgar Allan Poe’s short story “The Masque of the Red Death”. Definitely recommend reading it if you haven’t. 😌

[@chloepoudrier9309]

"dance, dance, DANCE until you DIE" - Miss Wini of course

[@klynn_nonya7]

Sounds like me at a rave lolz😝

[@jessicallanos97]

Literally just watched hocus pocus with my kids n then saw this in her title n I was like, def meant to be that im here today lol

[@sarahwoodward4453]

I put a spell on youuuuu 🔮

[@deannamoser1377]

Fun fact: Hans Christian Andersen wrote a story called The Red Shoes. It’s about church, dancing and torture. Coincidence? 🤔🤔

[@icecream_andcookies]

Gives new meaning to Lou boutins doesn't it 👀👀👀

[@ElveeKaye]

Red shoes are associated with child sacrifice and adrenochrome. Probably why the Pope wears them.

[@icecream_andcookies]

@@ElveeKaye well, this I did not know 😳

[@markshyshkovskyy7307]

@@ElveeKaye chronically online

[@kellymcphaul2793]

@@icecream_andcookies Same 😬

[@ladyguerlain3707]

This is the most “Bailey” version of Dark History and I ❤️ it!! Also, this is my absolute most favorite makeup look I’ve ever seen you do. Beautiful period look! 💕

[@rainemunky]

Buffy the vampire slayer had a musical episode where a demon made people dance until they burst into flames. I like this story. Nice choice!

[@satis7561]

"Snacking on the body of Christ"-I died

[@cassandrarudolph1307]

I laughed at that to lol 😂 snacking hahah

[@alexvalencia9300]

so did he

[@catholiccrusader5328]

I DON'T like that part but the rest of her show wasn't so bad.

[@ri2201]

@@alexvalencia9300 wait-

[@C.Noble13]

Body and blood

[@kathrynchadwick]

You’ve literally gone viral with the ‘if you can’t blame the devil blame Women’ line!! Your one liners are iconic. Also, the cute baby devil really through me off with the cuteness compared to this look and story 😂😂

[@mpringle8974]

I was shocked to learn that the kid rhyme Ring A Round the Rosie was made bout the Great Plague. A lot of nursery rhymes are sad or scary. London Bridges, Jack and Jill, Humpty Dumpty, Rock a by Baby, 🤦‍♀️

[@rissa311_yt]

"K bye, Martha. Thank you so much; it's been fun."🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@helloearth8]

Anybody else notice how relaxed she is here? She’s been sticking to a script on these - understandable given the heavy amount of information. But I’ve been hoping she’d settle in and show more of the silly, off-the-cuff Bailey I love. And she’s getting there.

[@Triggeredsociety]

Yes she is so funny 😅makes me laugh and ppl look at me when I'm out in public on the bus or in line somewhere listening to her 😅

[@patriciamosala931]

Yeah i noticed, she is soo relaxed here. I am so happy for her, she is becoming comfortable

[@London263]

@@Triggeredsociety 😂😂

[@Jessica-jc5yt]

I came to the comment section to see if anyone noticed a difference here as well.

[@laurieb3703]

Had me giggling so much lol

[@SavvvyGhost]

Joan-Crowford dressed as a ghost is giving me life while Bailey solves all my problems for the day

[@avalonheather1071]

The peasants had to drink dirt water with horse poo in it while the rich were just drinking bottled water & snacking on the body of christ!! I love Bailey!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣she's absolutely Amazing

[@MsAntigonaki]

I just can’t!

[@fatdevil7]

Hocus Pocus The scene where the kids find their parents at the party and Winifred Sanderson casts a spell on them all to "dance until they die"

[@mdeuel1]

My Father had St. Vitas Dance as a child. He had rheumatic fever. Saint Vitus' Dance is an alternative name for the movement disorder Sydenham's chorea (chorea minor). This condition presents as jerky, uncoordinated movements of the face, feet, and hands, and sometimes the limbs. It is usually associated with acute rheumatic fever, an inflammatory disease caused by childhood infection by group A streptococcal bacteria, such as in scarlet fever or strep throat. The disease may also be associated with pregnancy and hyperthyroidism.

[@laurieb3703]

Oh wow...😢

[@marycollins848]

"Frau" is German for "Mrs" or "Madame." This part of France, Alsace, was historically fought over with Germany, and the Alsatians spoke both languages and were kind of a hybrid ethnic group

[@levimichael1136]

Facts!

[@redheaddetective8424]

That’s where my grandpa’s family was from.

[@gigichristine5988]

Thank you for posting this. My Mother is from Berlin so this really irked me.

[@franxnono9080]

i noticed it too, but tbh it's kinda adorable i see how you could think frau is a name if you don't know german

[@roixxx6834]

Came here to say this. Thanks! Still cute tho how she thought Frau was her name😄😂

[@kmyoung180]

All I can think of, during this story, is "I've got the rockin' pneumonia and the boogie woogie flu" and David Bowie's Let's Dance " put on your red shoes and dance the blues"

[@kaylamcbroom5646]

I absolutely love your intros where you tell how you found the story you’re going to delve into! We get to see how Bailey’s brain connects things and it’s always intriguing 🧐

[@lorrenraven]

When is Netflix going to be giving our girl a well deserved part in a horror movie?! Cast Addison Rae but they haven't yet taken Bailey for a flic? 🙄

[@no1nestandsalone387]

Ew Addison needs to go away

[@johnvalentine9684]

American Horror Story!

[@cosmiccactus5512]

It must be done soon !!!! She doesn't even need a character she could be herself she has so much character on her own.

[@monav4062]

It's because our girl Bailey is destined to have her own show --- one that will last almost a decade. She's already laid the groundwork for "Dark History with Bailey Serian" to go mainstream, it should happen any day now! This woman is so talented! With a huge huge very likeable and relatable personality. When she's talking to her audience you feel like she's just talking to you specifically.

[@megybabee]

It's just because Winnie Sanderson said, "Dance, dance, dance until you DIE!" in Hocus Pocus.

[@hurricanefrid]

This reminds me of an old Swedish tale called Hårgasägnen (the tale of Hårga). Hårga is a village, and the tale is that once upon a midsummer's night, the Devil came to Hårga disguised as a fiddler and when he played his violin, all of the youth in Hårga started dancing as if they were in a trance, and then they danced until they died. Then the devil was like "whoopsie" and left.

[@bloomwithjessika4960]

I’ve never heard that story, but I find it interesting because it reminds me a bit of the country western song, “the devil went down to Georgia” by the Charlie Daniels Band. If you haven’t heard it, look it up. The devil is also fiddle player in the song.

[@Brooke33333]

Ah this is a part of the movie Midsommar too!!

[@hurricanefrid]

@@Brooke33333 Oh really? I actually haven't seen that movie yet because there's been so much talk about it and I don't want that to spoil it for me, but that's really cool that they put that in! There's also a song about Hårgasägnen called Hårgalåten (the song of Hårga), and I remember singing it with my class in the school choir when I was like 7 or 8 or something like that. Now that I think back on it I wonder what on earth our two teachers were thinking, because that song being sung by 30 small children must've been the creepiest thing ever.

[@bloomwithjessika4960]

@@hurricanefrid oh my! 😆 having 7 & 8 year olds sing a song like that is pretty creepy!

[@annahalme6495]

I clicked on the video because I thought it was about Hårgasägnen! I live like ten minutes from Hårga and we went there with school every year when I was a kid. It's a really interesting story

[@joycejarzyk4214]

This is, by far, the funniest Dark History to date. I lost my mind when you said, “Snacking on the body of Christ.” 😂💀😂💀

[@annagroen2491]

The netherlands just did a TV show where people could win 100.000 euro if they can dance for 50 hours. Now I know where they got this wild idea from

[@jenni4claire]

During the 1930s Depression, in the US, dance halls regularly had these dance offs, fictionalised in "They Shoot Horses Don't They?"

[@DEADisBEAUTIFUL]

You need merch that says “I’m not laughing because it’s funny.” or even “It’s not funny, but I’m laughing because-“ and underneath it there could be a spinning wheel or a dart board 🎯 with phrases like “who does that?”, “no one would believe that.”, “it’s crazy”, and other things like that on it. I’d buy it in a heartbeat!

[@97rodeoqueen]

i want a nay nay shirt

[@SelanneFan8]

“Are you yawning??? I know someone out there did” Me, it was me. I did. Thanks Bailey. Lol 😂

[@terrao3779]

Me too! 😂

[@abbieparry2039]

I'm watching it and heard my fella yawn next to me haha 🤣

[@SarahU2000]

Same 🙋🏼‍♀️

[@bethanybohn7609]

Me!

[@LisaLeeLeeBlue]

New listener/watcher, lovvvve your work! So entertaining and educational. I can say as a former dance gymnastics cheer and acro teacher and performer, I often danced myself right to the emergency room. Everything from dislocations and breaks to dehydration and fainting. I would have been right there with em. Smh

[@bela516]

From now on, whenever I have a really bad day, I’m gonna say: “well that was a real sh!t-slide.”

[@TheCleverCarbuncle]

I cannot help but think of Carole Baskin every-time I hear the phrase “curious cats” - another horror story in itself. 🐯

[@maddiep9525]

That is literally what I thought hahaha

[@mumplaysthesims8396]

Best dark history to date I think. Loving it!! Did anyone else think of the scene in hocus pocus when Winnie shouts out "dance, dance, dance until you die"

[@jahndreachhang4951]

I love her lips in the podcast, almost didn’t recognize her, but accentuates her face n such a different way.

[@sandreaandrea]

I love Joan Crowford! She made some really great points, also.

[@jocypare6019]

Right.

[@sezzahg6290]

I feel awkward saying it but Frau isn’t a name, it’s the German equivalent of Mrs 😅 amazing job as ever, love everything you do!

[@girljustDIYit]

Haha yes I was looking for this comment. Quite funny to be hearing it used as a first name.

[@adrianaheiler9794]

I watched the episode of Puppet History about the 'dancing plague' and there they also call her 'Frau' a couple of times as if it was her name. I really wonder what happened to that poor woman ☹

[@girljustDIYit]

@@adrianaheiler9794 kind of baffling that so many americans get those kinds of things wrong, I mean I definitely don't blame Bailey as she is a one woman show and the amount of research she goes through on her own is incredible, I could never. But a show like that should have enough people and experts to not let that happen haha

[@bunnybartends]

I took German in high school and we all called our teacher just Frau. She tried correcting us but it was no use.

[@katietye3673]

I didn’t know that until I lived in Germany and asked why everyone’s name was “Frau” 😂🤦🏼‍♀️ I was like 10 and American so...explains a lot.

[@carloo69]

There was an episode of Buffy, called Once More With Feeling, where there was a demon who would make people dance until they burst into flames and died... Was one of my favorite episodes. It was a musical. 😂

[@mollymaria4897]

I think about this story every time I watch that episode

[@Samson16436]

My sister sings those songs all the time 😆 I live in Stockholm, Sweden. There was a Buffy themed night at a bar (for some Buffy anniversary or something I think) and one event of the evening was a sing-a-long haha

[@christophervanengelen1951]

THEY GOT THE MUSTARD OUUUUUUTT THEYGOTTHEMUSTARDOUTTTTTT

[@Cloudburst2000]

Yep, the demon was named Sweets 😁

[@ladonnaramirez4815]

I saw that too! 🤣

[@moonyfruit]

Dangit, I held that yawn in for a whole minute trying to resist out of spite. I could not. 😮‍💨

[@flavialm1]

For me it looks more like they had some kind of fungus going around that caused neurological damage that made their muscles contract, what made it look like they were dancing. Maybe the fungus was what attacked the crops and they were consuming that fungus with the food. What also explains why it happened all around the same area.

[@ontxtteredwxngs]

wasn't that called ergot? I think that was a popular theory. surprised it wasn't mentioned.