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Musician and caller Dudley Laufman was the charismatic figure at the center of a dance revival in the late 1960s and 1970s whose effects can still be seen in today's contra dance scene nationwide. Leader of the Canterbury Country Dance Orchestra, whose seminal recordings brought traditional New England dance tunes to musicians around the country, Dudley was the caller who introduced a younger generation to the traditional repertoire preserved by Ralph Page. Crowds of young people flocked to “Dudley dances” throughout New England, and “Dudley dancers” then spread contras around the United States, from San Diego to St. Louis to Seattle.
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