Beyonce turned up the romance during a recent stop on her ‘Formation’ World Tour thanks to an unforgettable moment from the boyfriend of her most infamous lead dancer.
Love was most definitely in the air as Mrs. Carter and her crew touched down in St. Louis, Missouri on Saturday night for a show, but dance captain Ashley Everett had no idea that she’d soon be at the center of it all. Per usual, the fiery redhead was right at Beyonce’s side giving the crowd life with her effortless dance moves during a performance of “Single Ladies,” when Bey suddenly stopped the music and began to call for someone from the crowd to join them on stage. Moments later, Ashley’s longtime beau and fellow dance maven John Silver emerged to greet his bae and profess his love for her as thousands of attendees cheered in excitment. After briefly thanking his now-fiancee for sticking by his side over the years, John got down on one knee and popped the question.
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As you might imagine, Ashley was completely overwhelmed and overjoyed. Watch the priceless moment in the video clip below.
John later took to his Instagram page to thank Beyonce and the other crew members for helping bring the magical moment to life. (Can we also take a moment for how she fell RIGHT back in step though?!?)
Congratulations to Ashley on her engagement. A ‘single lady’ no more!