Side-Green.Com - Kuda Lumping Traditional Dance from indonesia - Indonesia is rich in unique and diverse arts, particularly dance. Each area would have its own dance art that characterizes the area. One area that has a unique dance art is Banjarnegara, namely embeg. Or in other areas commonly known by kuda lumping.
Kuda lumping also called braid or jathilan horse is a traditional Javanese dance featuring a group of soldiers on horseback middle. This dance uses a horse made of woven bamboo and cut in the shape resembles a horse. This horse matting decorated with colorful paint and fabric. Lumping horse dance usually only display the hussar scenes, but some performances will also be presenting lumping horse possessed attractions, immunity, and magical powers, like eating glass and attractions immunity against flogging whip. Jaran braid is part of the dance performances reog. Although dance is derived from Java, Indonesia, this dance is also inherited by the Java who settled in North Sumatra and in some areas outside Indonesia as in Malaysia.
Kuda Lumping dance that is played with a horse property imitation, made from woven bamboo or braid. None of the historical record is able to explain the origin of this dance, only verbal history passed down from one generation to the next.
That said, kuda lumping dance is a dance trance. There is also a version that says, that kuda lumping dance depicting the story of the struggle of Raden Patah, assisted by Sunan Kalidjaga, against the Dutch colonialists. Another version states that, this dance tells the story of war games led forces Mataram lane I, King of Mataram, to face the Dutch troops.
Regardless of the 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, flick through bamboo, mimicking the movement like a horse in the middle of a war.
Often in lumping horse dance performances, the show also featured attractions smelling magical supernatural powers, such as chewing glass attractions, wrenching the arm with a machete, burn away, walking on broken glass, and others. Perhaps, this attraction is a supernatural force that reflects the ancient Javanese kingdom thrive in the environment, and a non-military aspects are used to fight the Dutch troops.