Hey gang.....just want to let all you haters and non-haters know that Mayte just finished shooting her first Bellydance fitness DVD....and wait until you see the finished product!!!

Here is the link to her diary on her web page so you can see some pictures!!! Amazing....but nothing compared to what the finished product is gonna look like!!!! Keep looking out for more news on this project!!!


http://www.mayte.com/_diary/

Meltedman
[Edited 6/12/09 17:44pm]

She has no other choice than to do this video. She has no acting career haha

In the dance profession (or in the arts in general) when you are known as a 'teacher' it's really a secret disgrace or embarrassment.

That's why she never officially came out as Britney Spears' choreographer for "I'm a slave 4 u" and played it off as 'oh we just hung out and I taught her a couple of moves" BS haha!

No one goes into teaching unless you are desperate.... and thats the bible truth!

It's not like math teachers or English teachers that have a real passion for teaching. IT'S COMPLETELY DIFFERENT IN THE ARTS

tat2s said:

Can someone make a living, the style of living that she is use to, on being a professional bellydancer and not teaching? How much are people willing to pay to see a professional bellydancer? The only bellydancers I ever saw were working in restaurants. So far there have been no Broadway musicals that center around bellydancing. I guess my point is, Shorty, short of being the seventh wife to a rich shiek what hope did she have of ever getting rich off of bellydancing. Her mother was not interested in her becoming a starving artist type that's for sure.
wow.

Guess you've never heard of Suhalia Salimpour than. Check her out she is a legend in the bellydance world with the right vision and passion mayte can do something but I always heard she wasn't going to do this because she had no intrest in being a teacher...I guess the right amount came along or she found the passion for dance again. Either way great for her hope it does well and is better than the ones out there (except) Suhaila's no on can beat her at belly.

Shorty said:

She has no other choice than to do this video. She has no acting career haha

In the dance profession (or in the arts in general) when you are known as a 'teacher' it's really a secret disgrace or embarrassment.

That's why she never officially came out as Britney Spears' choreographer for "I'm a slave 4 u" and played it off as 'oh we just hung out and I taught her a couple of moves" BS haha!

No one goes into teaching unless you are desperate.... and thats the bible truth!

It's not like math teachers or English teachers that have a real passion for teaching. IT'S COMPLETELY DIFFERENT IN THE ARTS

tat2s said:

You don't know what you're talking about. Almost all dancers have done it or are working as teachers/choreographers. That's no embarassment in any way.

VenusBlingBling said:

You are correct almost all dancers have done it/or will teach at some point, why?? because most dancers don't make it in the business. so technically you are right. Because most dancers don't have real careers as dancers, they end up teaching.

VenusBlingBling said:

You are correct almost all dancers have done it/or will teach at some point, why?? because most dancers don't make it in the business. so technically you are right. Because most dancers don't have real careers as dancers, they end up teaching.

tat2s said:

the good news is that mayte is out, living her life and really enjoying it too, without even knowing you're alive. you, on the other hand, have just wasted part of your life in an attempt to make yourself feel better by trashing someone you don't even know. on the internet no less

:L:

dollwoman said:

Exactly. Unfortunately belly dance has been hijacked by strippers. Middle eastern dance IS an art form just like Ballet but dance in general is not a respected profession. If a ballet dancer can't make a living, what makes anyone think that anyone can survive on belly dancing... it's just impossible. belly dancers ALWAYS have real jobs and dance on the side.

Mayte still has her looks and if she's willing to keep selling her beauty she still has a veeeery small window of time to make it as an actress. Once her beauty is gone, it's all gone. and the way this industry works they look at mayte and probably think "we already have a Eva Longoria"..... Racism still blooms in lala land.

Her agent(s) and manager are not doing very well putting her out there. if I were her I would TRY to switch to CAA while she still has a chance. Although UTA is still one of the top agencies but they don't seem to care about her. prolly cuz of her stank attitude problem. =)
[Edited 6/16/09 19:42pm]

This thread did kind of get messed up Shorty. I was just responding to someone suggesting that she should be able to make a living off of dancing alone. I disagreed because bellydancers do not have many chances of making it on bellydancing alone. It would be a huge fall to go from Paisley Park and dancing on stage with P to a life as a professional bellydancer. She should have been trained in other dance forms. Anyway I think she's doing well with what she's got. Sorry shorty if I put words in your mouth.

This thread did kind of get messed up Shorty. I was just responding to someone suggesting that she should be able to make a living off of dancing alone. I disagreed because bellydancers do not have many chances of making it on bellydancing alone. It would be a huge fall to go from Paisley Park and dancing on stage with P to a life as a professional bellydancer. She should have been trained in other dance forms. Anyway I think she's doing well with what she's got. Sorry shorty if I put words in your mouth.