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Kuda Lumping is the art of dance that is played with a horse property in the form of imitation, which is made of woven bamboo or braid. None of the historical record 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 form of appreciation and support of the commoners against cavalry Diponegoro in the face of the Dutch colonizers. There is also a version that says, that the Kuda Lumping dance depicting the struggle of Raden Patah, assisted by Sunan Kalijaga, against the Dutch colonialists. Another version states that, this dance tells the story of war led forces Mataram Sultan lane I, King of Mataram, to face the Dutch troops.
Regardless of their origin and historical value, Kuda Lumping dance reflects the spirit of heroism and military aspects of a cavalry or cavalry. Often the Kuda Lumping dance performances, the show also featured attraction magical supernatural powers smells, such as attraction to chew glass, cutting his arm with a machete, burn away, walking on broken glass, and others. In East Java, the art is familiar with the 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 a thanksgiving, of intent have been granted by the Almighty.
In the show, they do not need a special choreography, as well as equipment supplies as well as Karawitan gamelan. Gamelan to accompany dances Kuda Lumping is quite simple, consisting only of Kendang, Kenong, Gong, and trumpet, the flute to sound shrill. Poems is sung in the accompanying dance, usually containing the appeal that humans are always doing good deeds and always remember the Great Creator.
Besides containing the elements of entertainment and religion, traditional arts Kuda Lumping is often also contain elements of ritual. Because before the show begins, it usually rains a handler will perform the ritual, to maintain given the sunny weather to keep the show is usually done in the open field.
In each pagelarannya, Kuda Lumping dance this dance brings 4 fragment that is 2 times Lawas Buto dance, dance Senterewe, and dance Begon Princess.

At Buto Lawas (old giant) fragments, usually danced by men only and consist of 4 to 6 people dancer. Some young dancers plaited bamboo riding and dancing to the music. In this section, Buto Older dancers can experience trance or possessed by spirits. The audience was not spared from this phenomenon of possession. Many local residents who witnessed the performances into a trance and danced with the dancers. Unconscious, they continued to dance with energetic movement and looks compact with other dancers.
To recover the consciousness of the possessed dancers and audience, each show is always present in the progenitor, ie people who have supernatural abilities whose presence can be recognized through the clothes he wore all black. The progenitor of this will give bidders up to the dancers and audience awareness recover.
In the next fragment, male and female dancers bring dance senterewe join.
In the last fragment, with movements that are more relaxed, six women brought Begon daughter dance, which is a dance cover of the entire series Kuda Lumping dance attractions.

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