Ashley Chrisha Marie Everett is an American dancer and actress. She is best known as lead backup dancer and dance captain for Beyoncé, and has worked with such artists as Usher, Jennifer Lopez, Ne-Yo, Tina Turner, Ciara, Sean Paul and Anitta. She frequently features in high-profile music videos, television commercials and concert tours. Everett's career began at age 16 when she met Beyoncé's choreographer Frank Gatson, Jr. while dancing at the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in 2007. Later that year, Gatson Jr. gave Everett the chance to audition for Beyoncé. At age 17, she dropped out of the Juilliard School to join The Beyoncé Experience Tour, and in 2009 at the age of 19, she became dance captain. Everett has worked with Beyoncé on every major concert tour, many TV commercials, and has danced or acted in over 20 music videos with the singer.
Everett is well known as Beyonce's dancing captain and one of the featured performers in the blockbuster music video"Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)".