In 2008 , Everett started by performing with one of her idols , Tina Turner , at the 2008 50th Annual Grammy Awards with Beyoncé . She featured in the video for " Love in This Club " by Usher and began a working relationship with him . In October of the same year , the video for " Single Ladies ( Put a Ring on It ) " was released , which featured a J-Setting choreography and contained only Beyoncé , Everett and dancer Ebony Williams . It has since gone viral , amassing over 580 million views and has been recreated thousands of times . It also won the MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year . Everett featured in videos for both " Ego " and " Sweet Dreams " from '' I Am ... Sasha Fierce '' ( 2008 ) , and begun her second worldwide tour with Beyoncé , on the I Am ... World Tour ( 2009 – 10 ) . Here , Everett performed as the female Dance Captain for the entire tour . In 2010 , Everett begun a working relationship with Ne-Yo and featured in three of his music videos from his album '' Libra Scale '' ( 2010 ) ; " One in a Million " , " Champagne Life " and " Beautiful Monster " . In 2011 , Everett featured in three videos from Beyoncé 's '' 4 '' ( 2011 )
50th Annual Grammy Awards
50th Annual Grammy Awards
Ashley Everett