[1] She was the daughter of Pendleton Dudley and Hermine Jahns, older sister of Margaret Purcell, and attended the Walden School in New York City.
[1] While attending the Walden School, Dudley was inspired by artists, creative thinkers, and dancers to pursue her passion for dance.
[2] During her time with the dance company, Dudley was inspired by Graham's work rooted in political ideas and its fast movements.
John Martin, of The New York Times said of Dudley's performance in 1949, "At any rate, she moves so beautifully and with such superhuman control that just to watch her is in itself a delight, let the intention be what it will.
[6] Writer David Wood argues that Jane Dudley's "choreography was always a pleasure to perform, but more for the doing of the movement itself than its content or its form.