Weird Facts About Witches
13 Things You Didn't Know About Witches
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The waltz derives from dances enjoyed at secret witches' balls during the 16th century. It was initially very scandalous:
"Elegant, masked observers of witches' balls learned the dance and began enjoying it elsewhere. . . . The dance was called shameful and indecent. Dancers were warned that it would stimulate miscarriage and murder."