Hudoq Dance, Traditional Dance From East Kalimantan
Hudoq Dance is one of the traditional dances originating from East Kalimantan. This dance uses a mask as the embodiment of ancestors, animals, and gods. This dance is usually performed at the opening of farmland or at the time after planting rice in the field. According to the Dayak beliefs, this dance is a ritual of the petition directed to God in order that their agricultural produce is given abundant results.
Hudoq Dance name itself is taken from the word hudoq which means incarnate. So in this dance, the dancers use the mask as the embodiment of an animal or pest that is considered damaging plants such as rodents, ravens, monkeys, pigs and other animals. In addition, there is also a mask that symbolizes the eagle is considered a protector and maintain the harvest of the Dayak people and there is also a human mask that is symbolized as the ancestors or their ancestors.
In the show, the dancers do not just use the mask. But the dancers also wear clothing made of bark decorated with green tassels made of banana leaves or coconut leaves. This dress symbolizes the leaves that are expected to continue to green in order for the plants they plant to flourish as expected. The mask they use is a mask made of wood with carvings and also different shapes according to the embodiment that wants to be displayed. Not to forget also, the head cover is decorated with the horned feather that has become characteristic and also has special meaning for the people of the Dayak tribe.
The movement shown in this dance is a blend of hand and foot movements. With the body upright the dancers move the body to the right and to the left in each step. The hand is swung up and down while tapping the thighs. Walking movements with the lift and jerked to the ground so that will cause a sound pounding. Movement headed just nodded, if the mouth on the mask can be moved then the mask can look like talking.
In this dance, the dancers move in a circle of rows. The dancers move from one angle to the other until the four corners are touched. Then the dancers will sit cross-legged with long lines and call the spirit. It was at that moment of spirit calling that the spirit began to possess them like possession. then the dancers will return to dance as before and after that, the dancers sit back. After that, the spirit that penetrates the dancers will come out of their bodies and also leave it.
In this hodoq dance show does look nuanced mystical. In the execution of the ritual, the handler or ceremonial leader will start with the mantra spell with the offerings that have been prepared. When the dancers sit in a march, then the handler sprinkles yellow rice on the head of the dancers as a sign of the commencement of the event after that the dancers will dance like the movement before with traditional Dayak music accompaniment. As the spirit enters the dancer's body, the handler then conveys the message to the spirits by reciting a mantra. The purpose of the mantra is to request that the spirit keep their plants and also protect the villagers. After the message is delivered, the handler will ask the spirit to return to their origin. This show can last for an hour or even up to a day.
Hudoq dance is one of the traditions of the Dayak tribe that looks thick nuance mystical. But this Hudoq Dance show can be a means of entertainment for the community when the celebration of planting rice or their customary event. Along with the development of the times, this dance is not only displayed in traditional ceremonies only. But it is also featured in various cultural celebrations of the people of East Kalimantan, as entertainment with various modifications as well as creativity in the show.
Hudoq Dance name itself is taken from the word hudoq which means incarnate. So in this dance, the dancers use the mask as the embodiment of an animal or pest that is considered damaging plants such as rodents, ravens, monkeys, pigs and other animals. In addition, there is also a mask that symbolizes the eagle is considered a protector and maintain the harvest of the Dayak people and there is also a human mask that is symbolized as the ancestors or their ancestors.
In the show, the dancers do not just use the mask. But the dancers also wear clothing made of bark decorated with green tassels made of banana leaves or coconut leaves. This dress symbolizes the leaves that are expected to continue to green in order for the plants they plant to flourish as expected. The mask they use is a mask made of wood with carvings and also different shapes according to the embodiment that wants to be displayed. Not to forget also, the head cover is decorated with the horned feather that has become characteristic and also has special meaning for the people of the Dayak tribe.
The movement shown in this dance is a blend of hand and foot movements. With the body upright the dancers move the body to the right and to the left in each step. The hand is swung up and down while tapping the thighs. Walking movements with the lift and jerked to the ground so that will cause a sound pounding. Movement headed just nodded, if the mouth on the mask can be moved then the mask can look like talking.
In this dance, the dancers move in a circle of rows. The dancers move from one angle to the other until the four corners are touched. Then the dancers will sit cross-legged with long lines and call the spirit. It was at that moment of spirit calling that the spirit began to possess them like possession. then the dancers will return to dance as before and after that, the dancers sit back. After that, the spirit that penetrates the dancers will come out of their bodies and also leave it.
In this hodoq dance show does look nuanced mystical. In the execution of the ritual, the handler or ceremonial leader will start with the mantra spell with the offerings that have been prepared. When the dancers sit in a march, then the handler sprinkles yellow rice on the head of the dancers as a sign of the commencement of the event after that the dancers will dance like the movement before with traditional Dayak music accompaniment. As the spirit enters the dancer's body, the handler then conveys the message to the spirits by reciting a mantra. The purpose of the mantra is to request that the spirit keep their plants and also protect the villagers. After the message is delivered, the handler will ask the spirit to return to their origin. This show can last for an hour or even up to a day.
Hudoq dance is one of the traditions of the Dayak tribe that looks thick nuance mystical. But this Hudoq Dance show can be a means of entertainment for the community when the celebration of planting rice or their customary event. Along with the development of the times, this dance is not only displayed in traditional ceremonies only. But it is also featured in various cultural celebrations of the people of East Kalimantan, as entertainment with various modifications as well as creativity in the show.
