Rozita Auer

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Rozita Auer is a Swedish belly dancer, actress and singer born on 4 August 1952 in Stockholm, Sweden. She grew up in Gubbängen, Stockholm, and through friends she discovered Indian and Turkish dance. In 1969 she began belly dancing at Klubb Kamelen in Gamla Stan and studied acting at Calle Flygares teaterskola. As an actress, she has appeared in theater, films and TV, including Povel Ramels’ Tingel Tangel på Tyro (1989–1990). She was a pioneer in Sweden as the first professional belly dancer and has taught oriental dance. She is the lead singer of the Rozita Auer Band. In 2016 she published her autobiography, I Huvudet på en Magdansös.