Dudley Laufman
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Dudley Laufman is a renowned contra
Contra dance
Contra dance refers to several partnered folk dance styles in which couples dance in two facing lines...

 and barn
Barn dance
A barn dance is any kind of dance held in a barn, but usually involves traditional or folk music with traditional dancing. It is a type of dance, originating in America and popular in Britain in the late 19th century and early 20th, derived from Schottische...

 dance caller
Caller (dancing)
A caller is a person who prompts dance figures in such dances as line dance, square dance, and contra dance. The caller might be one of the participating dancers, though in modern country dance this is rare....

 and musician. In 2009 he was made a National Heritage Fellow
National Heritage Fellowship
The National Heritage Fellowship is a lifetime honor presented to master folk and traditional artists by the National Endowment for the Arts. Similar to Japan's Living National Treasure award, the Fellowship is the United States' highest honor in the folk and traditional arts...

.

Laufman attended his first dance as a boy while working at the Mistwold Farm in Fremont, NH, in 1948.

He was a founding member of the Canterbury Country Dance Orchestra and currently performs with his partner, Jacqueline, as the duo Two Fiddles. The two currently reside in their home, Wind in the Timothy, in Canterbury, New Hampshire.
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