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The Dead Dance

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    Questions about the text and the song :)
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  • Where did the Dancing Plague happen?
    Strasbourg
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  • When did the Dancing Plague happen?
    In the summer of 1518
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  • What strange thing happened during the Dancing Plague?
    People danced and couldn’t stop
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  • What does “plague” mean?
    A serious disease or something that affects many people
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  • Why couldn’t people stop dancing?
    Nobody knows for sure, maybe stress or hysteria
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  • What does “mass hysteria” mean?
    When many people feel strong emotions or act strangely together
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  • What does Lady Gaga mean when she sings “dancing until I’m dead”?
    It’s a metaphor for being strong and full of energy
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  • What is a metaphor?
    A phrase that means something different from its literal meaning
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  • What things are compared in Gaga’s song?
    Dancing and feeling alive after pain
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  • What helps Gaga move forward?
    Music and movement
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  • How is the Dancing Plague different from Gaga’s song?
    The plague was real and tragic; Gaga’s version is positive and symbolic
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  • What can dancing help people do?
    Heal, release energy, or overcome challenges
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  • What does “uplifting” mean?
    Something that makes you feel happy or positive
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  • What does “frightening” mean?
    Something that scares you
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  • Complete the lyric: “Yeah, I’ll ______ ____ ________ until I’m dead.”
    keep on dancing
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  • What does Gaga mean when she says “when you killed me inside”?
    When someone hurt her emotionally
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