Kuda
Lumping is a traditional Javanese dance
depicting a group of horsemen. Dancers "ride" horses those made from
woven bamboo and decorated with colorful paints and cloth. Generally, the dance
portrays some troops are riding horses, but another kind of Kuda Lumping
performance also incorporates trances and magic tricks. When the "possessed"
dancer is performing the dance in trance conditions, he can display unusual
abilities, such as eating glass and resistance to the effects of whipping or
hot coals. Although the dance is native to Java, Indonesia, it also performed
by Javanese communities in Suriname, Malaysia and Singapore.
The origin of
Kuda Lumping is uncertain. Two main hypotheses have been proposed. The first
refers to Kuda Lumping may have arisen out of Diponegoro's war against the
Dutch colonial forces, as a ritual reenactment of battles. The second argues
that it is based on Mataram-era troops riding against the Dutch. Kuda Lumping
is known under different names in different areas. While Kuda Lumping is the
most common name in West Java, in Central Java it is known as Jaran Kepang; in
Bali, it is known as Sang Hyang Jaran. In Bali Sanghyang dance refer to the
type of dance involving trance by spirit identified as hyang.
Kuda Lumping dance is very unique because the dancers play
it with a fake horse. So, many people from other countries who love to watch
this dance, even they do not feel scared to watch it when the dancers were
having possessed
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