Square Dances of the Southwest
Creator: Butch Nelson (1951)
This 1951 booklet, by caller Butch Nelson, is a useful collection of calls from that region. You can hear Nelson calling Oklahoma Cyclone here.
The Related Items provide audio or video clips, called by other callers, of some of the dances mentioned in Nelson's book. Note: you'll find many variations, so don't expect to see each dance exactly as he describes it.
Collection: Traditional western
Subjects: Transitional/Western 1940s
Subjects: Transitional/Western 1940s
Item Relations
| This Item | is related to | Item: Oklahoma Cyclone (clip) - Butch Nelson |
| This Item | is related to | Item: Alabama Jubilee (clip) - Joe Lewis |
| This Item | is related to | Item: Let's All Face Out - Larry Edelman - Dances of Jerry Goodwin: |
| This Item | is related to | Item: Arizona Double Star (clip) - Johnny Melton |
| This Item | is related to | Item: Forward Six and Back - Pistol Packin' Mama - Donald "Jake" Jacoby |
| This Item | is related to | Item: Red River Valley (clip) - Fenton "Jonesy" Jones |
| This Item | is related to | Item: Sioux City Sue (clip) - David Park Williams |
| This Item | is related to | Item: Sally Goodin and a Docey Doe - Bill Litchman - Traditional Western Square Dances 5b |
| This Item | is related to | Item: Four Little Sisters with a Do-Si-Do - Larry Edelman |
| Item: Half Sashay - Butch Nelson (clip) | is related to | This Item |
Citation
Butch Nelson, “Square Dances of the Southwest,” Square Dance History Project, accessed February 23, 2025, http://squaredancehistory.org/items/show/1497.
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Title
Square Dances of the Southwest
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Description
This 1951 booklet, by caller Butch Nelson, is a useful collection of calls from that region. You can hear Nelson calling Oklahoma Cyclone here.
The Related Items provide audio or video clips, called by other callers, of some of the dances mentioned in Nelson's book. Note: you'll find many variations, so don't expect to see each dance exactly as he describes it.
The Related Items provide audio or video clips, called by other callers, of some of the dances mentioned in Nelson's book. Note: you'll find many variations, so don't expect to see each dance exactly as he describes it.
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Date Created
1951