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Dudley Laufman

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Dudley Laufman in 2009

Dudley Laufman (born 1930) is an American contra and barn dance caller and musician widely credited with helping spur the revival of contra in the 20th century.[1][2]

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Early life

Laufman was born in 1930 and grew up in Arlington, Massachusetts.[1]

Involvement with contra dance

Laufman attended his first dance as a boy while working at the Mistwold Farm in Fremont, New Hampshire in 1948. In 1959, he moved to Canterbury, New Hampshire. He was a founding member of the Canterbury Country Dance Orchestra in 1965.[3]

He began calling and playing for dances, which became known as "Dudley Dances".[4] At times, he was the only remaining callers of contra dances with live music.[1] He worked to spread the tradition, which ultimately caught on and has since spread across the United States and internationally.

Beginning in 1978, Laufman started working with the New Hampshire Artists-in-the-Schools program, teaching contra dances to children.[1]

Recognition

Laufman is a recipient of a 2009 National Heritage Fellowship awarded by the National Endowment for the Arts, which is the United States government's highest honor in the folk and traditional arts.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Guide to the Dudley Laufman Papers, 1962-1998". Library. University of New Hampshire. December 14, 2007. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
  2. ^ Pich, Tom (2009). "Picture Perfect". NEA Arts. Vol. 2009, no. 3. National Endowment for the Arts. Archived from the original on May 24, 2011. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
  3. ^ "Dudley Laufman: Dance Caller and Musician". www.arts.gov. National Endowment for the Arts. n.d. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
  4. ^ Vallimont, Julie. "Episode 1: Dudley Laufman". Contra Pulse (Podcast). Country Dance and Song Society. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
  5. ^ "NEA National Heritage Fellowships 2009". www.arts.gov. National Endowment for the Arts. Archived from the original on September 28, 2020. Retrieved January 16, 2021.

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