Garcia first came to the attention of Prince in 1990 when her mother submitted a video cassette of Garcia 's performance to a dancer in hopes they would pass the tape on to Prince . Prince met the young dancer within minutes after viewing the video while on tour in Germany . After she turned eighteen , she was hired to dance during his '' Diamonds and Pearls Tour '' . Garcia also describes the process by which she became a part of the NPG as follows on her official website : “ Mayte ’s mother convinced some members of the New Power Generation to give her audition video to Prince . Ten minutes later , Prince had invited her backstage , and for two years , the two kept in touch . Finally , when she was eighteen , Prince asked her to be a part of the NPG ” She became the focus of his next album , '' Love Symbol '' . She assumed the guise of an Egyptian princess for the concept album and the '' 3 Chains o ' Gold '' video compilation . Garcia was in Prince 's band , The New Power Generation , from 1992 to 1996 . Afterwards , she remained an associate of the NPG , dancing occasionally during Prince 's tours in 1998 and 1999 . In 1995 , Prince produced an album for her , titled '' Child of the Sun '' , for a European release on his NPG Records label . This album had one single released overseas , " If I Love U 2 Nite " . In 1997 , she was the artistic director of the New Power Generation Dance Company on their '' Around the World in a Day '' tour . She also directed the music videos for " The One " for Prince . She choreographed the belly dancing routines for Britney Spears ' " I 'm a Slave 4 U " music video , as well as Spears ' now iconic performance of the song at the 2001 MTV Video Music Awards . In 2017 , Garcia released a book titled '' The Most Beautiful : My Life with Prince '' about her professional and personal relationship with Prince
2001 MTV Video Music Awards
2001 MTV Video Music Awards
Mayte Garcia