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tsimionescu
1162 days ago
Looking at this example of Sydenham chorea (which seems to be the underlying condition behind the symptom named St Vitus' dance?), I could see it being described as a dance:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vWWnQErrmpg
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Gatsky
1162 days ago
The word ‘chorea’ is derived from the greek word for ‘dance’ as it happens.
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codetrotter
1162 days ago
That explains where the word “choreography” comes from :D
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xeromal
1162 days ago
Wow, you're right.
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