Dudley Laufman is a dance caller, musician, poet, storyteller, and a National Heritage Fellow. Join him at Jalopy for an evening of music, story-telling, and traditional New Hampshire-style contra dances sponsored by Brooklyn Contra.
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"Widely credited with helping spur the revival of contra in the 20th century," Dudley has spent a lifetime calling dances and playing music throughout New England. Influenced by the well-known dance caller, Ralph Page, and the fiddling style of Dick Richardson, Dudley taught himself to call dances and play the fiddle, melodeon, harmonica and concertina. Dudley's dances, held throughout New England, were so popular in the 70s and 80s that they became known as “Dudley Dances" and contributed to a national wave of interest in contra dancing. Dudley is also known for his ensemble, the Canterbury Country Dance Orchestra, which recorded the very first full-length LP of dance music in 1972, and for his poetry, compositions, and storytelling. Don't miss this rare stop in the Big Apple!
Doors 6:30pm, Show 7pm
$20 adv / $25 DOS
Please note that this event is by the Jalopy Theatre so member discounts for Brooklyn Contra Members do not apply unfortunately.