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=Mayte Garcia=

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States and Germany as a result of her father's military reassignments. Mayte appeared on the [|American] [|television] program //[|That's Incredible!]// at the age of 8 as the world's youngest professional [|belly dancer]. She graduated from Wiesbaden American High School in [|Wiesbaden, Germany]. This is the same [|high school] that [|Priscilla Presley] attended while dating [|Elvis]. hide] * [|1] [|Working with Prince] 
 * Mayte Jannell Garcia [[image:mayte_12.jpg caption="PLE_Mayte"]][[image:mayte_37.jpg caption="PLE_Mayte"]] ** (born [|12 November] [|1973]), better known as simply **Mayte** is a dancer and singer, best known as the former wife of pop-star, [|Prince]. Born on a military base in [|Alabama], Garcia's parents (who are of [|Puerto Rican] ancestry) relocated throughout the United
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 * [|2] [|Marriage, child and annulment]
 * [|3] [|Recent activities]
 * [|4] [|References]
 * [|5] [|External links] ||

Working with Prince
Mayte first came to the attention of [|Prince] in [|1990] when her mother, Nell submitted a [|video cassette] of Mayte's performance. Prince met the young dancer during the same year while on tour in [|Germany] and eventually she was hired to dance in his //[|Diamonds and Pearls]// tour. Her role was soon elevated as she became the focus of his next album, //[|Love Symbol]//, and assumed the guise of an [|Egyptian] princess for the [|concept album] and [|3 Chains of Gold] video compilation[|[1]]. When Prince slimmed down the [|New Power Generation] and changed his [|stage name] to an unpronounceable symbol, Mayte revealed to fans her [|Puerto Rican] heritage, remained in the NPG as a dancer, and often provided [|English] and [|Spanish] vocals on his albums. In [|1995], Prince produced an album for Mayte entitled //[|Child of the Sun]// for a [|European] release on his [|NPG Records] label. Singles for the album included "If I Love U 2 Night". There is a rare album version called [|Mayte Princess] including studio outtakes and the official songs[|[2]], and other compilations include hidden tracks **On The Beach**[|[3]] and **This Is Me**. In [|1997][|[4]] she was the artistic director of the [|New Power Generation Dance Company][|[5]] in the //Around The World In A Day tour//[|[6]]. But due to lack of funds the initiative didn't succeed [|[7]]. She also directed [|The One] videoclip for her husband at that time[|[8]] and for other artists like [|Chaka Khan], [|Graham Central Station][|[9]]. 

Marriage, child and annulment
Rumors that Prince and Mayte were an item were confirmed when they announced their engagement not long after her album was released. They were married on [|Valentine's Day], [|1996]. Prince's 3-[|CD] [|opus], //[|Emancipation]// was largely dedicated to their union and their then-unborn [|child]. The child, rumored to have been named Gregory, was born with [|Pfeiffer syndrome], a rare skull disease and died shortly after birth. The marriage was eventually [|annulled] in [|1999]. Mayte received a house in [|Spain] as a settlement. She was also linked to entertainment phenom [|Wade Robson] In [|2001] Mayte was briefly engaged to musician [|Tommy Lee]. 

Recent activities
She taught belly dancing to Britney Spears, that she danced on her music video "Slave 4 U" and her performance at the MTV Video Music Awards[|[10]]. Garcia guest starred on the USA Network show "[|Psych]" and TNT show "[|The Closer]," and has appeared as a guest star on the hit shows "[|Las Vegas (TV series)]" and "[|Nip/Tuck]", as well as the films "[|Firehouse Dog]", //[|Charlie Wilson's War]//, and the independent film EGO, to be directed by [|Antonio Macia]. She starred on [|Si TV]'s program "Across The Hall" with [|Eric Cubiche][|[11]]. She was recently filmed as a dancer in the Hindi film [|Dus] for the song Deedar De Deedar De. 31-year-old Mayte was seen gyrating in a number called Deedaar De from producer Nitin Manmohans film Dus. The song is sung Sunidhi Chauhan and composed by Vishal-Shekhar. The idea for shooting the number on Mayte came from LA-based choreographer Liz Imperio. Nitin says that he was looking for a girl with a hint of Latin American looks for the song in the film. He adds that Mayte fitted the bill perfectly because she has "a mix of Latin American and Indian looks." She has recently been seen in a recurring role as a reporter on the [|ABC] television series "[|Big Shots]".