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Ballet Company. Alvester ultimately enrolled at the latter, and upon graduation, went on to garner principle roles with several major ballet companies around the globe! By 2005, after a string of successful international stints, Alvester officially moved to Los Angeles to pursue a full-time music career, but a west coast dance audition for Beyoncé would forever change his life. After being handpicked by the superstar to join her 2005 Destiny Fulfilled World Tour, more dance and acting opportunities began to fill Alvester’s schedule. At 6’1”, Alvester’s chiseled goodlooks could hardly be ignored by some of the world’s Entertainment Alvester Martin most biggest stars, and the rising talent found himself securing touring jobs, male music video leads, and print ad campaigns for the likes other world-class headliners, including Mariah Carey, Rihanna and Jennifer Lopez, just to name a few. Over the next few years, Alvester continued to wow the entertainment and fashion industries, landing roles in box office hits such as Stomp The Yard and Footloose, and acquiring coveted advertisement campaigns for top brands, including Visa, Target, Pepsi, Hummer, and H&M. In 2011, Alvester’s musical career would get an unexpected jump start when Alvester was cast as the lead vocalist role in the Michael Jackson Tribute production, Man in the Mirror, touring the US, Lebanon, France and Amman. Proving to be more than just arm-candy for some of the world’s most beautiful women, the two-year Michael Jackson tour earned Alvester an international legion of fans, and only further propelled Alvester to pursue his own recording career. Alvester concluded his illustrious dancing career right where it began, with Beyoncé, as her featured dance partner during her epic 2014 VMA performance, and is back in the studio working on his debut project Love Me or Leave Me. Now signed to Emagine/Universal Music Group, Alvester's star is on the rise. Marrying his powerhouse vocals with his signature R&B/ Pop sound, Alvester is well-poised to capture the world as the consummate entertainment triple threat. Singer, Songwriter, Actor and A-List Dancer, Alvester Martin is the definition of an entertainer. Born in Miami, Florida in 1986, Alvester began performing at the tender age of five, after an early realization that his talents would be the key to surviving the rough streets of Dade County. Alvester was raised by his grandparents who instilled discipline and encouraged the precocious artist to excel at his passions. By the time Alvester was a teenager, he was studying song and dance at the New World School of the Arts in Miami. At the age of 15, Alvester’s distinct talents and determination afforded him full scholarships to the prestigious Alvin Ailey Dance Theatre of Harlem and the School of American http://www.alwaysalvester.com Ballet, the official school of the New York City 27 www.urbanteenmagazine.com