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Mass Psychogenic Illness: When Movements Become Contagious

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Mass Psychogenic Illness: When Movements Become Contagious

a sensation wherein supposed abrupt and uncontrollable dancing stems throughout a large portion of a populace due to a contagion.

DANCE EPIDEMIC: “The Harlem Shake, Macarena, and Gangnam Style may be termed as contemporary forms of dance epidemic.”

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looti, M. (2026, June 21). Mass Psychogenic Illness: When Movements Become Contagious. Encyclopedia of psychology. https://encyclopedia.arabpsychology.com/dance-epidemic/
looti, Mohammed. “Mass Psychogenic Illness: When Movements Become Contagious.” Encyclopedia of psychology, 21 June 2026, https://encyclopedia.arabpsychology.com/dance-epidemic/.
looti, Mohammed. “Mass Psychogenic Illness: When Movements Become Contagious.” Encyclopedia of psychology. June 21, 2026. https://encyclopedia.arabpsychology.com/dance-epidemic/.