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Cape Breton - Inverness Set

(October 2014)

Cape Breton square dance: this is the Inverness set, recorded in Brook Village, Nova Scotia. The video contains three figures.

Viewers wanting to see the figures in more detail can look at these three videos filmed by Jørn Borggreenl the videos show just one set of 8 dancers demonstrating the figures. Borggreen is the author of Right to the Helm, a detailed look at dances from that island:

Inverness Set, first figure
Inverness Set, second figure
Inverness Set, third figure

Collection: Northern squares
Subjects: Northern / Maritime
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Item Relations

This Item is related to Item: Cape Breton - Iona-Washabuck set
This Item is related to Item: Down East Squares - 1950s, #1
This Item is related to Item: Down East Squares - 1950s, #2
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Citation

“Cape Breton - Inverness Set,” Square Dance History Project, accessed April 18, 2025, https://squaredancehistory.org/items/show/1485.
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