The Reed Dance is one of the most spectacular and well-known of Swaziland's cultural traditions. Every year, thousands of young women dance bare-breasted before the royal family at the end of a ...

JOHANNESBURG — Thousands of young women and girls danced and sang before their king in Swaziland’s most famous traditional festival on Sunday, despite calls to cancel the reed dance after ...

Swaziland is one of the world's last remaining absolute monarchies. It has been ruled by King Mswati III since 1986 after he took over from his father, King Sobhuza II, who reigned for 60 years.

Opinion - Rehearsals for this year's Reed Dance in Swaziland have started and the maidens who dance bare-breasted in front of King Mswati III have been told by organisers they must wear short skirts.

Easily one of the more important ceremonies to take place in the Kingdom of Swaziland, the annual reed dance attracts it's fair share of tourists to the small southern african nation.

The famous reed dance is an annual cultural event held in Swaziland featuring bare-breasted women YouTube has lifted restrictions from videos showing Swaziland's reed dance, which feature bare ...

Swaziland King Mswati III (C) arrives fpr the first day of the annual royal reed dance at the Ludzidzini Royal palace on Aug. 30, 2015 in Lobamba, Swaziland.

A member of the protection service keeps watch as women dance during the last day of the eight-day Reed Dance at Ludzidzini Royal Palace in Swaziland, Aug. 31, 2015.

Dozens of women killed in crash en route to King of Swaziland's dancing virgin festival. King Mswati III has refused to cancel his annual reed dance after the truck accident on Friday ...

Easily one of the more important ceremonies to take place in the Kingdom of Swaziland, the annual reed dance attracts it's fair share of tourists to the small southern african nation. Thursday ...