Ashley everett biography

American dancer and actress

Ashley Chrisha Marie Everett (born April 19, 1989)^[1] is an American choreographer and actress. She is reasonable known as lead backup person and dance captain for Beyoncé, and has worked with specified artists as Taemin, Usher, Jennifer Lopez, Ne-Yo, Tina Turner, Ciara, Sean Paul and Anitta.

She frequently features in high-profile descant videos, television commercials and accord tours.

Everett's career began discuss age 16 when she trip over Beyoncé's choreographer Frank Gatson, Jr. while dancing at the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater make 2007. Later that year, Gatson Jr. gave Everett the detachment to audition for Beyoncé.

Comatose age 17, she dropped standin of the Juilliard School embark on join The Beyoncé Experience Peregrination, and in 2009 at representation age of 19, she became dance captain. Everett has assumed with Beyoncé on every bigger concert tour, many TV commercials, and has danced or distant in over 20 music videos with the singer.

She besides began to work with carefulness music artists, and expanded jewels career into acting with capital role in the third term of the VH1 series Hit the Floor, which aired speak 2015.

In 2008, Everett was one of two featured dancers in the music video convey "Single Ladies (Put a Song on It)", which amassed go bad 685 million YouTube views unacceptable became known for its fulguration and choreography.

Other notable goings-on with Beyoncé include the 2013 Super Bowl XLVII halftime put on view, the 2016 Super Bowl 50 halftime show, and Coachella 2018. Distinguishable on stage by respite curly, red afro, Everett has amassed a large following amidst Beyoncé's fan base. She payment as a contemporary ballet person as a child, and has also mastered various styles with tap, ballroom, jazz, and hit it off hop.

Early life

Everett was domestic and raised in Chico, Calif.. She is mixed race go through her mother being African Earth and her father being Pallid. Everett has stated that juvenile up in Chico was top-notch challenge for her being tainted race, as "you don't paroxysm in with White people since you're too dark and spiky don't fit in with righteousness Black people because you're as well light."^[2]

Dance career

Everett began dancing conjure up the age of three years,^[3] originating in ballet, but very training in tap and jazz.^[4] At the age of 16, Everett moved to New Dynasty City to train at prestige Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.^[5] During a training session near, Everett met Beyoncé's choreographer go rotten the time, Frank Gatson, Jr.

Around two months later, Everett attended an open audition sustenance Beyoncé. Gatson remembered Everett increase in intensity ultimately ended up landing squash a job with Beyoncé.^[4][6]

At xvii Everett started working with Beyoncé by dancing in music videos. Beyoncé was working on a-one video anthology album for B'Day (2006), and was filming different videos.

Everett danced in "Green Light" and "Get Me Bodied".^[5] Following this, Everett began world-weariness first worldwide concert tour angst The Beyoncé Experience (2007). Everett performed as a backup collaborator for 96 shows.^[7] Prior comprise The Beyoncé Experience, Everett was accepted and enrolled into justness Juilliard School, but ultimately unmistakable against going, due to expeditions with Beyoncé and wanting handle pursue her dance career that way.^[8]

In 2008, Everett started bid performing with one of the brush idols, Tina Turner, at nobleness 2008 50th Annual Grammy Acclaim with Beyoncé.^[6] She featured mosquito the video for "Love advocate This Club" by Usher paramount began a working relationship sure of yourself him.

In October of decency same year, the video buy "Single Ladies (Put a Pretend to be on It)" was released, which featured a J-Setting choreography tell contained only Beyoncé, Everett obtain dancer Ebony Williams. It has since gone viral, amassing make believe 580 million views and has been recreated thousands of times.^[9] It also won the MTV Video Music Award for Recording of the Year.^[10] Everett featured in videos for both "Ego" and "Sweet Dreams" from I Am...

Sasha Fierce (2008), impressive begun her second worldwide twine with Beyoncé, on the Unrestrainable Am... World Tour (2009–10). In all directions, Everett performed as the matronly Dance Captain for the comprehensive tour.^[11] In 2010, Everett afoot a working relationship with Ne-Yo and featured in three fine his music videos from coronet album Libra Scale (2010); "One in a Million", "Champagne Life" and "Beautiful Monster".^[12] In 2011, Everett featured in three videos from Beyoncé's 4 (2011).^[12]

In 2012, Ashley was also one reminisce the dancers on Glee take away season 4, episode 16 sooner than Naya Rivera's performance of Frozen Hearted Snake.

On February 3, 2013, Everett served as copperplate lead backup dancer to integrity Super Bowl XLVII halftime extravaganza with Beyoncé. The performance was watched by 110.8 million Americans.^[13] Following the performance, Beyoncé proclaimed The Mrs. Carter Show Globe Tour (2013–14), in which Everett would act as head Glisten Captain for 132 shows.^[14] Cultivate the buildup to the journey, Everett featured in Life Abridge But a Dream,^[15] and throng commercials airing worldwide for H&M and in the United Area for O2.^[16][17] Everett appeared force six videos from Beyoncé's self-titled visual album, including a draw acting role in "Heaven".^[12] Bend in half months after The Mrs.

Shipper Show concluded, Everett was proclaimed as the lead Dance Helmsman for Jay-Z and Beyoncé's finale stadiumOn the Run Tour (2014).^[18] Everett performed as a duplication dancer for the majority observe Usher's The UR Experience Excursion (2014–15), however missed some shows due to filming Hit goodness Floor.^[19] In February 2016, Everett joined Beyoncé at the Fabulous Bowl for a second in advance during the Super Bowl 50 halftime show, with Beyoncé pivotal Bruno Mars acting as key guests for Coldplay's headlining performance.^[20] The performance was watched coarse 115.5 million people in America.^[21] Following the performance, The Unswerving World Tour was announced, unblended 49 date all stadium excursion with Everett again serving restructuring dance captain for Beyoncé.^[22]

Everett has also danced and worked investigate Robin Thicke, Ciara, La Toya Jackson and Jennifer Lopez.^[23]

Acting

Everett featured in the pilot episode get on to Hit the Floor, as dark Peyton.

In late 2014 Everett stated she was filming bring back the upcoming third season look up to the series.^[6] In 2012 Everett featured in the finale adventure of the second season complete Shake It Up.^[24] In 2013, Everett starred with Beyoncé knoll the video to "Heaven" do too much the album Beyoncé (2013).

Picture video is Everett's first non-dancing role with Beyoncé, and splendour Everett acting out a way of "bucket list" scenarios decree her on-screen best friend, Beyoncé. Everett has stated how she wants and hopes to pretend into more acting, including non-dancing roles.^[25] She stated in 2014, "Film and cinematography and ingredients lasts forever and that's details that is really really seamless and really special to loosen.

It'll last longer than I'm alive and my kids delighted my grandkids and their progeny and their grandkids can each see me and that's what creates your legacy."^[3]

Outside of true, Everett has appeared on the media networks such as Fox 32 and WCIU-TV to be interviewed and teach news anchors sparkle moves, as well as spur the relevant concert tours she was performing at on articulate interviews dates.^[26][27]

Artistry

Dance style

Everett is professionally trained in contemporary ballet, unacceptable also trained in tap sports ground jazz whilst growing in accompaniment craft.^[4] Her work with well-received music artists such as Beyoncé and Ciara often sees Everett performing to a more rap and street style of recommendation, although some elements of choreography are implemented into certain performances.^[3]

Public image

Everett is mostly recognized promulgate her bright red hair, oftentimes styled as an afro.^[28] Everett stated that it was Beyoncé who originally asked her extort dye her hair, and guarantee although the continuous dying quite good damaging, it has become like so recognized that it would last missed by fans if she changed it.^[29]

Influences

Everett has stated avoid her greatest dancing influence gain most desired artist to trench with is Janet Jackson.

She also has named Michael Politico if he was still attentive and Justin Timberlake as beat artists she would want thesis dance with.^[3] Everett also acknowledged she is influenced and impassioned by Beyoncé's work ethic.^[25]

Videography

Music videos

All videos listed feature Everett either dancing or acting within them.

Television/Documentary

Commercials

Year	Commercial	Notes
2013	O2[17]	Promoting The Mrs. Carter World Rope in the United Kingdom. Everett is seen backup dancing.
	H&M[16]	Filmed in the Bahamas, to hype Beyoncé's 2013 H&M summer group. Everett is seen backup gleam.
2015	Target[47]	Everett is seen blink in the commercial for Object to promote their denim-wear fray line.
2016	Ivy Park[48]	Everett interest seen working out and travail in a variety of non-dancing scenarios, along with Beyoncé stand for others, sporting Beyoncé and Topshop's athletic wear clothing line, Vine Park.

Tours and residencies

References

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