After awakening from their trances, performers claim not to remember anything done while performing. In some areas the dancers serve as oracles to deliver prophecies. The dancers also interact with the audience in busker performances they may ask for money.
In some performances, dancers may walk on coals or eat glass or fire, which can cause various injuries. ĭuring their trances, the dancers may pretend to eat grass or drink water, while another performer or shaman uses a whip to direct them. In Sang Hyang Jaran, the audience may participate by forming a chorus and singing. This portion of the performance ends when a dancer enters a trance, which is traditionally said to be caused by spirit possession. The performers mount rattan horses and dance while traditional instruments such as the angklung, gongs, and dog-dog drums are played. Kuda Lumping is traditionally performed by a group of men drawn from the local community this group can number from two to eight. It is generally performed in a cordoned-off area, with the audience separated from the dancers. It may also be performed as entertainment, in a busker style.
Kuda Lumping may be performed in celebration of a special event, such as a boy's circumcision or rite of passage. Dancers on stick horses and musicians participating in a Kuda Kepang game in a courtyard of a private house in Java, between 19
