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Art Kuda Lumping is dance by using tool or property in the form of a toy horse. The dancers usually will dance with very lively, In Kuda Lumping will show a fairly extreme attraction.such as eating broken glass, open a coconut husk with the teeth, Immune to sharp objects such as machetes.

No wonder if performing arts 'Kuda Lumping' are often associated with magical things, How not? In addition to showing something extreme, the dancers must perform the ritual before the show. This makes the audience think that the dancers can dance with a very agile and can eating broken glass, caused by the ritual activities.

Arts Kuda Lumping

Reputedly, Kuda Lumping dance is a form of appreciation and support of the commoners against the cavalry of Price Diponegoro in the face of  Dutch colonizers. Some say, that Kuda Lumping dance describes story of the struggle of Raden Patah, aided by Sunan Kalijaga against the Dutch colonialists.


Regardless of their origin and value, Kuda Lumping dance reflects the spirit of heroism and military aspects of a cavalry. This seen from the rhythmic movements, dynamic, and aggressive, through the flick of a toy horse, which mimic the movements like a horse in the middle of battle.

In East Java, arts Kuda Lumping familiar with the community in several areas such as Malang, Nganjuk, Tulung Agung, and others areas. This dance is usually displayed on special occasions, such as the welcome guest of honor, as an utterance of gratitude for what has been given by god.