Mayte Jannell Garcia, an American dancer, actress, and singer, was born on November 12, 1973.
She collaborated with numerous musicians and was married to Prince for four years.
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Garcia first caught Prince’s eye in 1990 when her mother gave a dancer a video cassette of Garcia’s performance in the hopes that they would give it to Prince. Within minutes of watching the video while on tour in Germany, Prince met the young dancer.
On her official website, Garcia also explains how she joined Prince’s performing group, The New Power Generation (NPG), saying the following: “The New Power Generation was persuaded by Mayte’s mother to send Prince her audition tape. Prince had invited her backstage ten minutes later, and the two stayed in touch for two years. At last, Prince asked her to join the NPG when she was eighteen “.
Garcia oversaw the New Power Generation Dance Company’s Around the World in a Day tour in 1997 as its artistic director.
She also oversaw the direction of Prince’s “The One” music video. Garcia also directed music videos for Graham Central Station and Chaka Khan. She also choreographed Britney Spears’ rendition of the song at the 2001 MTV Video Music Awards as well as the belly dancing sequences for the music video for “I’m a Slave 4 U.”
Garcia dated drummer Tommy Lee during this time. She travelled with him as a dancer and sang on his 2002 album Never a Dull Moment.
