Kuda lumping

Kuda lumping horse also called braid or jathilan is a traditional Javanese dance featuring a group of soldiers was on horseback. This dance is using a horse made of wicker and bamboo in the cut like a horse. Matting this horse decorated with colorful paint and fabric. Lumping horse dance is usually only shows the saber scene, but some performances will also serve lumping horse possessed attractions, immunity, and magical powers, such as the attraction of eating glass and immunity against flogging whip. Jaran braid is part of the dance performances reog. Though this dance came from Java, Indonesia, this dance is also inherited by the Javanese settled in Malaysia and Singapore.
Lumping horse dance is an art that is played with a horse property imitation, made from woven bamboo or braid. None of the historical record can explain the origin of this dance, only verbal history passed down from one generation to the next.

 History
That said, lumping horse dance is a form of appreciation and support of the commoners against the cavalry of Prince Diponegoro in the face of Dutch colonizers. There is also a version that says, that lumping horse dance describes the story of the struggle of Raden Patah, aided by Sunan Kalijaga, against the Dutch colonialists. Another version says that, this dance tells about the war games led by Mataram forces lane I, King of Mataram, to face the Dutch troops.
Regardless of their origin and historical value, lumping horse dance reflects the spirit of heroism and military aspects of a cavalry or cavalry. This is evident from the rhythmic movements, dynamic, and aggressive, through the flick of woven bamboo, mimicking the movement like a horse in the middle of battle.
Often in lumping horse dance performances, also featured attractions that demonstrate the power of magical supernatural smells, such as the attraction to chew glass, slashed his arms with machetes, set fire to himself, walking on broken glass, and others. Perhaps, this attraction reflects a supernatural force, which in ancient Javanese kingdom flourished in the environment, and is a non-military aspects that are used to fight the Dutch troops.

 Local variations
In East Java, is familiar with the art community in some areas, such as Malang, Nganjuk, Tulungagung, and other areas. This dance is usually displayed on certain events, such as the welcome guest of honor, and as thanksgiving, of intent which was granted by the Almighty.
In pementasanya, do not need a special choreography, and the supply of equipment as well as Karawitan gamelan. Gamelan to accompany lumping horse dance is quite simple, consisting only of Kendang, Kenong, Gong, and trumpet, the flute to sound shrill. The poems are brought in to accompany the dance, usually contains an appeal for people always do good deeds and always remember the Great Creator.
Besides containing the elements of entertainment and religion, traditional arts lumping horse is often also an element of ritual. Because before the show begins, usually a charmer rain will perform rituals, to maintain the sunny weather remember to keep the show is usually done in the open field.

 Kuda Lumping Dance Exhibition
In each pagelarannya, lumping horse dance was presented four fragments of dance that is 2 times Buto dance Lawas, Senterewe dance, and dance Begon Princess.
At Buto fragment Lawas, usually danced by men only and consists of 4 to 6 people dancer. Some young dancers riding bamboo matting and dancing to the music. In this section, the dancers Buto Lawas to have possessed or possessed by spirits. The audience was not immune from this phenomenon of possession. Many local people who witnessed the event into a trance and danced with the dancers. In the unconscious, they continued to dance with energetic movement and looks compact with other dancers.
To restore the consciousness of the dancers and the audience who possessed, in any event is always present its progenitor, one who has supernatural abilities that its presence can be recognized through the clothes she was wearing all black. The progenitor of this will give the bidder until the consciousness of the dancers and spectators recover.
In the next fragment, dancers bring men and women join the dance senterewe.
In the last fragment, with movements more relaxed, six women brought dance Begon Princess, which is a dance cover of the entire chain lumping horse dance attractions.