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At the age of 10, Kaycee did a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82WwqXyyWXg "Werk"] routine for a national dance competition, choreographed by former star dancer Tricia Miranda, which she won. Pop singer Katy Perry somehow found the YouTube video of her very first hip-hop solo ever four months later and tweeted it to about 38,000,000 of her followers. After then she became an overnight internet sensation.<ref>[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2345230/EXCLUSIVE-Katy-Perrys-Tiny-Dancer-How-superstar-turned-little-girl-internet-sensation.html DailyMail EXCLUSIVE: Katy Perry's Tiny Dancer: How the superstar turned one little girl into an internet sensation]</ref> She was the first dance kid ever went viral by a non-televised competition video and inspired the youth in 2013. She got immediately interviewed by CNN, <ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahiF79y-No4 Kaycee Rice- interview at CNN Los Angeles for Showbiz Tonight- Katy Perry's Tiny Dancer]</ref> appeared on the ''Queen Latifah Show'' and some national newspapers and magazines wrote articles about her, plus an exclusive interview with her entire family by UK's Daily Mail. The singer of the performance song "Werqin Girl", Shengela Laquifa Wadley, visited her in Simi Valley at Studio 13 Dance, which her mom owned, <ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4GcEuQ8FiM Shangela surprises Kaycee Rice]</ref> to thank her for enormous boost in record selling.

Kaycee danced for TV shows and series, music and concept videos, classes and conventions assistance, teaching, commercials and live stage performances. Since joining ImmaBEAST in 2014 <ref>[http://thebeastnetwork.com/channels/kaycee-rice/ KAYCEE RICE IMMA Channel]</ref>, she is considered full professional, in the sense of child labor laws allowed it.

Kaycee danced for TV shows and series, music and concept videos, classes and conventions assistance, teaching, commercials and live stage performances. Since joining ImmaBEAST in 2014<ref>[http://thebeastnetwork.com/channels/kaycee-rice/ KAYCEE RICE IMMA Channel]</ref>, she is considered full professional, in the sense of child labor laws allowed it.

She got most fame by dancing or starring on many hours of class routines and concept videos in high quality with some of Los Angeles' most influential and established choreographers with millions of hits over the years.

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With the age of 15, Weirdo has had already a thumb thick productive and professional record, with a level of summarizing highlights that many professional dancers cannot match at the end of their careers, such as; performing on the TV broadcast with most watchers in American history, 120 millions plus 80,000 in the arena, the 2015 Super Bowl XLIX halftime show, side-by-side with Katy Perry and Missy Elliott with the age of 12; she's also been on the Oscars (2014) and featured in the music video for "All About That Bass" by Meghan Trainor (2.2 billion hits in 2018) with the age of 11. Performing on the stage with Justin Bieber and Janet Jackson with the age of 13; and many more. In 2018, she announced trying to get more focus on an acting career in future, but dancing remains her main passion. She wants to be on a movie or getting a permanent role in a TV series and is working hard for it to get there.

Kaycee was a guest dancer on the fifth season of ''Dance Moms'' and Nickelodeon's ''School of Rock TV series'' and ''The Fuller House''. She got her first acting main role on Disney's short film ''How to catch a ghost and'' was playing regular Avery James in Brat TVs new series ''Sunnyside Up' on season 1. <ref>[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm5863524/ Kaycee Rice IMDb data]</ref>

Kaycee was a guest dancer on the fifth season of ''Dance Moms'' and Nickelodeon's ''School of Rock TV series'' and ''The Fuller House''. She got her first acting main role on Disney's short film ''How to catch a ghost and'' was playing regular Avery James in Brat TVs new series ''Sunnyside Up' on season 1.<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm5863524/ Kaycee Rice IMDb data]</ref>

In 2021, she still doesn't consider herself an actress, but she wants to become one and meanwhile you could spent a whole day by watching HQ videos featuring Kaycee without repeating any content. She wants also to be a writer, creative in dance and create her own business, travel one day to Australia and Japan, teach and travel around the world soon, meet new people and inspire others.

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She got the nickname "Weirdo" by her mom to describe the not normal behavior of her daughter, which she accepted and made it to her personal philosophy - "Be yourself and be weird." aka have self-esteem and be self-confident and don't care what others think. It seems that Kaycee was a busily student of [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3BKnmtlMco Bruce Lee's philosophy]. She runs a small clothing line had first the slogan "Weirdo - Just be you.".

Weirdo got online home schooled since 6th grade <ref>[http://youtu.be/Jg7FwIVJCFs?t=179 50 FACTS YOU DIDN'T KNOW ME⁉️😝 - Kaycee Rice]</ref> and got A-s straight in first semester of 10th grade<ref>[http://youtu.be/8e6nGIRgpKc?t=104 GONE FOR 3 WEEKS?!?! - Kaycee Rice]</ref>, showing she has much more to offer than just a high career IQ. Her favorite subject was math. She finds it quite challenging. She also started writing poems in 2018 and has a talent for drawing; especially cartoons. She graduated in 2018 as ten grade with 15 by a [https://www.chspe.org/about CHSPE] test, which by state law is equivalent to a high school diploma, because she wanted to work in the industry as legally teen.<ref>[https://www.tiktok.com/@kayceerice/video/6935832138835135750 KX's TikTok Graduation]</ref> Otherwise she needed to have due Califonia Child Labor Laws frequently breaks on sets etc. By the way, her school wanted her to skip first grade and move up to second, but her parents didn't want her to do it.<ref>[https://youtu.be/Hb8vHX9094g?t=368 WHO KNOWS ME BETTER? (SIBLING EDITION) - Kaycee Rice]</ref>

Weirdo got online home schooled since 6th grade<ref>[http://youtu.be/Jg7FwIVJCFs?t=179 50 FACTS YOU DIDN'T KNOW ME⁉️😝 - Kaycee Rice]</ref> and got A-s straight in first semester of 10th grade<ref>[http://youtu.be/8e6nGIRgpKc?t=104 GONE FOR 3 WEEKS?!?! - Kaycee Rice]</ref>, showing she has much more to offer than just a high career IQ. Her favorite subject was math. She finds it quite challenging. She also started writing poems in 2018 and has a talent for drawing; especially cartoons. She graduated in 2018 as ten grade with 15 by a [https://www.chspe.org/about CHSPE] test, which by state law is equivalent to a high school diploma, because she wanted to work in the industry as legally teen.<ref>[https://www.tiktok.com/@kayceerice/video/6935832138835135750 KX's TikTok Graduation]</ref> Otherwise she needed to have due Califonia Child Labor Laws frequently breaks on sets etc. By the way, her school wanted her to skip first grade and move up to second, but her parents didn't want her to do it.<ref>[https://youtu.be/Hb8vHX9094g?t=368 WHO KNOWS ME BETTER? (SIBLING EDITION) - Kaycee Rice]</ref>

Kaycee is literally famous for being humble and not to take off by success, start bragging or being cocky, even if false modesty seems sometimes ridiculous. Her parents and choreographers conventionalized her to keep ground-standing. If she wants to compare with someone else, she should trying the girl in the mirror or on video. But that was exactly what led to her popularity. Always smiling, in good mood and supportive. She is trying to keep a permanent positive outlook to the world. Her new dance partner Sean Lew said about her ''"Try bowling with her. She left a trail of glitter and unicorns!" <ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbAzjiORhL0 Sean & Kaycee - The Zoo LA TV]</ref> ''Kindness is her number one must-have feature; for herself and others.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7P7txBKgigE Kaycee Rice - Weirdo Wednesday - Q and A Part 2🤗⁉️]</ref> This got public interest, because people were asking how a shy and innocent girl deals with the fact, that she was suddenly dragged into an huge spotlight of public eye by Katy Perry's tweet without asking. But she took it cool and ground-standing when "the microphones were pressed in her face" since she was ten. <ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/CCjwzo-JbPG/ KC's IG interview Queen Latifa show]</ref> She had never hard feelings about that. On the contrary, she is very thankful that Katy launched her career, mined so many opportunities for her and to quote "being on a crazy ride" ever since.

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Kaycee began dancing when she was four in a half years old and began competing when she was five years old. Her mother founded "Studio 13" in Simi Valley, where Kaycee grow up, when she was seven years old, to keep up with her basic training; and had to close it seven years later at August 31, 2016 for multiple reasons.<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/BnKhqXeADAG/ KC instagram Studio 13]</ref> Kaycee went daily strait after school (before homeschooling) to the studio for training. Sometimes until late into the evening when her mom was closing the studio. She choreographed first time at the age about 11 or 12 for two of her own hip-hop solos in the studio.

She is trained in various styles of dancing - ballet, tap, jazz, lyrical, tumbling, acro and her strongest suits contemporary and hip-hop. Her favorite style was tap when she was younger,<ref>[http://youtu.be/h9NRGWsjHew Get To Know: Kaycee Rice]</ref> <ref>[http://youtu.be/vfQOmvluGd4 Kaycee Rice Interview July 2013]</ref> but It has changed to contemporary and hip-hop later. But she loves actually all styles of dancing and finds challenging to adapt on different styles. Her former partner [[Gabe De Guzman]] described: "She picks up choreography really quickly—and she can do any style of dance you throw at her." And Dance Spirit wrote: "Armed with limitless flexibility and a natural expressive quality, Kaycee carved out her place in the competition world as a versatile technical dancer." <ref>[http://www.dancespirit.com/teenage-mutants-2326732372.html Gabe De Guzman and Kaycee Rice Are a Stage Match Made in Hip-Hop Heaven]</ref> Her back flexibility combined with her without-first-sign spin and turn combinations with smooth transitions ending in accentuated fierce moves with not too much power became to a kind of trademark of her dance. Derek Hough, who was not used to watch Kaycee stated in The Duels round of World of Dance Season 2: "First of all, your back bend over there, the moment ... *showing move* ... the turn around, was sick, absolute stunning!" She made a stretching routine video, to show how she kept that flexibility. Gabe described her with "She's like Elastigirl from The Incredible. She's that flexible." Her new partner [[Sean Lew]] stated: "She has no bones." <ref>[http://popcorntalknetwork.com/sean-lew-kaycee-rice-to-the-pointe-with-kristyn-burtt/ Sean Lew & Kaycee Rice To the Pointe with Kristyn Burtt]</ref> But actually he should know better after experiencing Weirdo's martial arts unplugged - she has a Blue Belt in Tae Kwan Do - during rehearsals of World of Dance by getting it twice in the testicles and one time straight in his head with her leg, of course accidentally. <ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UkcAIi72TU Sean Lew - "Bloppers" video - Behind the scene of World of Dance]</ref> Like most top professionals she has an incredible musicality. Everything is on time in a fraction of second with fierce accentuation, body language and face expression.

She is trained in various styles of dancing - ballet, tap, jazz, lyrical, tumbling, acro and her strongest suits contemporary and hip-hop. Her favorite style was tap when she was younger,<ref>[http://youtu.be/h9NRGWsjHew Get To Know: Kaycee Rice]</ref><ref>[http://youtu.be/vfQOmvluGd4 Kaycee Rice Interview July 2013]</ref> but It has changed to contemporary and hip-hop later. But she loves actually all styles of dancing and finds challenging to adapt on different styles. Her former partner [[Gabe De Guzman]] described: "She picks up choreography really quickly—and she can do any style of dance you throw at her." And Dance Spirit wrote: "Armed with limitless flexibility and a natural expressive quality, Kaycee carved out her place in the competition world as a versatile technical dancer." <ref>[http://www.dancespirit.com/teenage-mutants-2326732372.html Gabe De Guzman and Kaycee Rice Are a Stage Match Made in Hip-Hop Heaven]</ref> Her back flexibility combined with her without-first-sign spin and turn combinations with smooth transitions ending in accentuated fierce moves with not too much power became to a kind of trademark of her dance. Derek Hough, who was not used to watch Kaycee stated in The Duels round of World of Dance Season 2: "First of all, your back bend over there, the moment ... *showing move* ... the turn around, was sick, absolute stunning!" She made a stretching routine video, to show how she kept that flexibility. Gabe described her with "She's like Elastigirl from The Incredible. She's that flexible." Her new partner [[Sean Lew]] stated: "She has no bones." <ref>[http://popcorntalknetwork.com/sean-lew-kaycee-rice-to-the-pointe-with-kristyn-burtt/ Sean Lew & Kaycee Rice To the Pointe with Kristyn Burtt]</ref> But actually he should know better after experiencing Weirdo's martial arts unplugged - she has a Blue Belt in Tae Kwan Do - during rehearsals of World of Dance by getting it twice in the testicles and one time straight in his head with her leg, of course accidentally. <ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UkcAIi72TU Sean Lew - "Bloppers" video - Behind the scene of World of Dance]</ref> Like most top professionals she has an incredible musicality. Everything is on time in a fraction of second with fierce accentuation, body language and face expression.

According Tricia Miranda's rule "Stop dancing! Start performing!" she is going into class with the attitude, she is on stage and never is holding back. Weirdo is watching the mirror to the minimum and gets full focus on the camera in front of her. That's why on hundreds of videos she is performing she looks like live-on-stage show casing and these videos got up to 60M+ views at the end of 2018. <ref>[https://youtu.be/RfEcfrJwOrw?t=83 JASON DERULO feat. FRENCH MONTANA - "TIP TOE", Choreography by @nikakljun]</ref> <ref>[https://youtu.be/qQraeOG-3L8?t=71 Rihanna - Bitch Better Have My Money - Choreography by Tricia Miranda | @timmilgram @rihanna]</ref> Soon people are realizing that headlining new videos by "ft. Kaycee Rice" or showing her performing in first frame could be always good for a couple millions of additional hits. <ref>[https://youtu.be/I1TpYj72O6w?t=121 Jason Derulo - Swalla ft Nicki Minaj - Choreography by Jojo Gomez - ft Kaycee Rice]</ref> - One million hits equals to at least $2,000 USD income as a YouTube Partner Program member. - Those have given Kaycee world fame by name, way before her NBC World of Dance performances with [[Sean Lew]] and makes her a permanent viral phenomenon beginning at the end of 2016 when her mother had to shut down the studio and she massively took filmed classes in LA. And since working together with Sean as duet, they both doubled their individual popularity. Dance Spirit wrote after an interview with her: "I don't feel like I'm a big star," she says. "I'm just a normal person, who loves what she does, and loves sharing it with the world."<ref>[https://www.dancespirit.com/8-dance-stars-doing-social-media-right-2622705386.html?rebelltitem=1#rebelltitem1 8 Dance Stars Doing Social Media Right]</ref> Humble to the last. But actually, especially in the hip-hop community, Kaycee is already a viral star. By quality of performing. By quantity and variety of dances. And by quality and quantity of getting attention. Kaycee and some other kid dancers are literally a big economical influence on many video editors by making compilation and reaction videos from other videos of or by her, and those increase her popularity again.

In 2017, she was nominated for the Industry Dance Awards for favorite dancer 17 & under, together with [[Mackenzie Ziegler]], [[Kalani Hilliker]], [[Tate McRae]], [[Bailey Sok]] and the winner [[Nia Frazier]]. At the end of the year, statistically in 2017, she is shown on 6 of the top 50 (12%) most viewed first release dance videos published on YouTube in 2017. <ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5lCm9bMigQ Most Viewed Dance Videos Published In 2017 | Top 50 Videos Of 2017 Choreography]</ref>

In 2017, she was nominated for the Industry Dance Awards for favorite dancer 17 & under, together with [[Mackenzie Ziegler]], [[Kalani Hilliker]], [[Tate McRae]], [[Bailey Sok]] and the winner [[Nia Frazier]]. At the end of the year, statistically in 2017, she is shown on 6 of the top 50 (12%) most viewed first release dance videos published on YouTube in 2017.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5lCm9bMigQ Most Viewed Dance Videos Published In 2017 | Top 50 Videos Of 2017 Choreography]</ref>

In 2018, she competed with [[Sean Lew]] in season two of NBC's ''World of Dance''. Both were nominated for the Industry Dance Awards 2018 for most fierce dancer under 18, together with [[Charlize Glass]], [[JT Church]] and the winner [[Eva Igo]]. As absolute surprise must be considered her nomination for a Streamys Award - The Oscars of Web - in the category Dance together with 1 million Dance Studio, Dytto (Courtney Nicole Kelly), Kyle Hanagami and the winner Matt Steffanina with still sweet 15 years old. She also started teaching her first dance classes with her own choreography. All of her first three classes of about 80 dancers were sold out in advance.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2FWu3RsYfv-JK46b3DppLw Kaycee Rice (2nd channel)]</ref> Two months later she was co-/assistant choreographer for Red Velvet's new music video "Really Bad Boy". At the end of the year, statistically in 2018, her fans were able to watch every fourth day a new taped dance by her (about 90 in total) and she is shown on 12 of the top 100 (12%) most viewed first release dance videos published on YouTube in 2018. <ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivAzv91FLCc Top 100 Most Viewed Dance Videos Published In 2018]</ref>

In 2018, she competed with [[Sean Lew]] in season two of NBC's ''World of Dance''. Both were nominated for the Industry Dance Awards 2018 for most fierce dancer under 18, together with [[Charlize Glass]], [[JT Church]] and the winner [[Eva Igo]]. As absolute surprise must be considered her nomination for a Streamys Award - The Oscars of Web - in the category Dance together with 1 million Dance Studio, Dytto (Courtney Nicole Kelly), Kyle Hanagami and the winner Matt Steffanina with still sweet 15 years old. She also started teaching her first dance classes with her own choreography. All of her first three classes of about 80 dancers were sold out in advance.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2FWu3RsYfv-JK46b3DppLw Kaycee Rice (2nd channel)]</ref> Two months later she was co-/assistant choreographer for Red Velvet's new music video "Really Bad Boy". At the end of the year, statistically in 2018, her fans were able to watch every fourth day a new taped dance by her (about 90 in total) and she is shown on 12 of the top 100 (12%) most viewed first release dance videos published on YouTube in 2018.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivAzv91FLCc Top 100 Most Viewed Dance Videos Published In 2018]</ref>

In 2019, she won a Shorty Award in the category "Best in Dance". She was nominated together with Auti Kamal, Brittany Cavaco, Chelsie Hill, Cynthia Irobunda, Dytto, Fik-Shun, Jade Chynoweth, Justin Peck, Omar Z. Robles, Shiggy and The Kinjaz in her category. <ref>[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/2019-shorty-award-winners-list-full-1206922/item/education-shorty-winners-2019-1207082 Michelle Obama, Noah Centineo, Marie Kondo, John Mulaney Win 2019 Shorty Awards]</ref> On the same day she was performing the NBC World of Dance World Final intermezzo show on season three on air together with [[Sean Lew]] and Ian Eastwood while NE-YO was singing on stage. They got the honor to be in line with dance legends like Les Twins, Keone & Mari Madrid, Derek Hough, The Kinjaz, The Lab, [[Charity Anderson]] & Andres Peñate and Michael Dameski. While still 16 years old, in October, she had her first oversea class teaching - in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic! She was hanging out in the Caribbean for a convention weekend with her mom, Sean, her dance parents Will and Janelle, having a first class flight and of course, a meet & greet like every time. After a short pit stop at home she tried out Maui in Hawaii for a family and birthday week vacation after that. <ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/B4I2L_sp1En/ KC#s IG Maui]</ref> After two taken classes in LA she changed the ocean again and joined Sean in Iceland at Reykjavik for his after-birthday family vacation. <ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/B5Vk4FVlosx/ Sean's IG Iseland]</ref> - Before jet lack had vanished her next booking in France was confirmed and Kaycee leveled up to international dance teacher, while she appeared first time as a series regular as Avery James on Brat TV and took serious first step towards acting career. From the the End of 2018 until her Short Award in May 2019, she said she got some coolers and described the year as a roller coaster ride, but at the end of 2019 it seems she can watch her career from the top of the hill.

In 2019, she won a Shorty Award in the category "Best in Dance". She was nominated together with Auti Kamal, Brittany Cavaco, Chelsie Hill, Cynthia Irobunda, Dytto, Fik-Shun, Jade Chynoweth, Justin Peck, Omar Z. Robles, Shiggy and The Kinjaz in her category.<ref>[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/2019-shorty-award-winners-list-full-1206922/item/education-shorty-winners-2019-1207082 Michelle Obama, Noah Centineo, Marie Kondo, John Mulaney Win 2019 Shorty Awards]</ref> On the same day she was performing the NBC World of Dance World Final intermezzo show on season three on air together with [[Sean Lew]] and Ian Eastwood while NE-YO was singing on stage. They got the honor to be in line with dance legends like Les Twins, Keone & Mari Madrid, Derek Hough, The Kinjaz, The Lab, [[Charity Anderson]] & Andres Peñate and Michael Dameski. While still 16 years old, in October, she had her first oversea class teaching - in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic! She was hanging out in the Caribbean for a convention weekend with her mom, Sean, her dance parents Will and Janelle, having a first class flight and of course, a meet & greet like every time. After a short pit stop at home she tried out Maui in Hawaii for a family and birthday week vacation after that. <ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/B4I2L_sp1En/ KC#s IG Maui]</ref> After two taken classes in LA she changed the ocean again and joined Sean in Iceland at Reykjavik for his after-birthday family vacation. <ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/B5Vk4FVlosx/ Sean's IG Iseland]</ref> - Before jet lack had vanished her next booking in France was confirmed and Kaycee leveled up to international dance teacher, while she appeared first time as a series regular as Avery James on Brat TV and took serious first step towards acting career. From the the End of 2018 until her Short Award in May 2019, she said she got some coolers and described the year as a roller coaster ride, but at the end of 2019 it seems she can watch her career from the top of the hill.

In 2020, she performed with [[Sean Lew]] as duet on Justin Bieber's new music video ''That's What Love Is (CHANGES: The Movement)''. Kaycee co-choreographed with Sean two episodes of Radio Disney's new series ''On the One'' and performed it with some friends, before regarding her roller coaster theory she got her cooler by fractoring her ankle, which means at least 3-4 months off for a professional dancer. She didn't missed much due coronavirus quarantine, but it forced her limping up and down at home and the garden like a tiger in her cage. She used the time for clear political statements against rassism, violence and unreasonal behavior in the pandamic. Kaycee discribed the last year as really tough for her with a lot of private problems too. However, the up-swing came from her regular client Disney by putting her in the superstar showcase lineup for ''Radio Disney Presents ARDYs Summer Playlist'' together with Katy Perry, BTS, Dua Lipa, Bebe Rexha, Meghan Trainor, Sofia Carson, Alessia Cara, Ally Brooke, Asher Angel, Loren Gray, Keedron Bryant, Sia, Thriii (the R&B group comprised of sisters China Anne McClain, Sierra McClain and Lauryn McClain), Sabrina Carpenter, Now United, [[Maddie Ziegler]], [[Mackenzie Ziegler]], Kylie Cantrall, Anne-Marie, Brent Rivera, Meg Donnelly, Echosmith, Max & Harvey, Sarah Jeffery, Peyton Elizabeth Lee, Sofia Wylie, Issac Ryan Brown, Sky Katz, Alex Aiono, Lindsay Ell, Blanco Brown! A fund raising event for DonorsChoose, a charity that supports teacher projects, helping them bring classroom dreams to life and encouraging their students to be better equipped to thrive. <ref>[https://meaww.com/radio-disney-presents-ard-ys-summer-playlist-all-you-need-to-know-release-air-date-katy-perry-bts 'Radio Disney Presents ARDYs Summer Playlist': Airdate, line-up, host and all you need to know about the music special ]</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezmbt8xcHpU Disney Channel Biggest Night of Music: Coco, DC Sing Along & ARDYs Summer Playlist!]</ref>

In 2020, she performed with [[Sean Lew]] as duet on Justin Bieber's new music video ''That's What Love Is (CHANGES: The Movement)''. Kaycee co-choreographed with Sean two episodes of Radio Disney's new series ''On the One'' and performed it with some friends, before regarding her roller coaster theory she got her cooler by fractoring her ankle, which means at least 3-4 months off for a professional dancer. She didn't missed much due coronavirus quarantine, but it forced her limping up and down at home and the garden like a tiger in her cage. She used the time for clear political statements against rassism, violence and unreasonal behavior in the pandamic. Kaycee discribed the last year as really tough for her with a lot of private problems too. However, the up-swing came from her regular client Disney by putting her in the superstar showcase lineup for ''Radio Disney Presents ARDYs Summer Playlist'' together with Katy Perry, BTS, Dua Lipa, Bebe Rexha, Meghan Trainor, Sofia Carson, Alessia Cara, Ally Brooke, Asher Angel, Loren Gray, Keedron Bryant, Sia, Thriii (the R&B group comprised of sisters China Anne McClain, Sierra McClain and Lauryn McClain), Sabrina Carpenter, Now United, [[Maddie Ziegler]], [[Mackenzie Ziegler]], Kylie Cantrall, Anne-Marie, Brent Rivera, Meg Donnelly, Echosmith, Max & Harvey, Sarah Jeffery, Peyton Elizabeth Lee, Sofia Wylie, Issac Ryan Brown, Sky Katz, Alex Aiono, Lindsay Ell, Blanco Brown! A fund raising event for DonorsChoose, a charity that supports teacher projects, helping them bring classroom dreams to life and encouraging their students to be better equipped to thrive. <ref>[https://meaww.com/radio-disney-presents-ard-ys-summer-playlist-all-you-need-to-know-release-air-date-katy-perry-bts 'Radio Disney Presents ARDYs Summer Playlist': Airdate, line-up, host and all you need to know about the music special]</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezmbt8xcHpU Disney Channel Biggest Night of Music: Coco, DC Sing Along & ARDYs Summer Playlist!]</ref>

In 2021, [[Sean Lew]]'s one hour shortfilm [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5uQLDRlp0xI "II: AN UNSPOKEN NARRATIVE" - The Short Film"] was released on Feb 27th and Kaycee was starring with many of her friends and some of dance industry world-class. On May 14th, she was teaching her first class at the Millennium Dance Complex LA<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/COsgoTmroPy/ KC's IG class Millennium Dance Complex LA]</ref> and broke her mentor [[JoJo Gomez]]' record <ref>[https://www.seventeen.com/celebrity/music/a47586/jojo-gomez-celebrity-choreographer-get-that-life/ Here's How I Became a Celebrity Choreographer at 17-Years-Old]</ref> <ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dgHgnPnhUKg Jojo Gomez - The Choreographer Behind The Top Singers | American Latino]</ref>, which was already broken by her friend [[Bailey Sok]] shortly before being the youngest ever at Millennium. <ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/CNFrLU4hB2z/ Millenium IG Bailey]</ref> To understand, being a regular teacher or instructor at the "most iconic dance studio in the world" is like getting a professorship in Harvard on other fields - in Weirdo's case with 18. Closing this development with a nostalgic ''The Pulse on Tour'' feeling on two days ''Prodigy Dance Intensive'' event in St. Louis, but this time as part of the faculty with the tons big awarded grandmasters to get her last fine grinding in teaching masterstudents. <ref>[https://www.instagram.com/prodigydanceintensive/ Prodigy Dance Intensive IG]</ref> Now she is ready to experience on her own bones what a pain in the neck herself she was by her own permanent students. - [https://www.instagram.com/p/COzOXUqgEta/ "No, no, no! Don't turn back. They sense fear."]<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tg6ZGUtZWs Rio Scene They sense fear.]</ref> In Sep 21, she posted the Princess is leaving Rice Castle now, and will move in her '''first''' bought, own house at the age of 18. <ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/CUFoHMOJ1wA/ KC' IG I BOUGHT MY FIRST HOUSE]</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k30HP5NemVs I BOUGHT MY FIRST HOUSE YYT]</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuB1WAyuL4s FIRST DAY MOVED IN]</ref> If wondering, she has family members in real estate and mortgage business. Two days before her birthday Kaycee made her older fans and herself happy by dusting off the tap shoes after seven years not using them and is united after four years with her former partner Ryan Maw again and still killing it. <ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/CVG6_SfJh6U/ Ryan's IG Taping /w KC]</ref><ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/CVIl5NMlqQS/ Ryan's IG Taping /w KC II]</ref><ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/CVLhMpegFT0/ KC's IG Taping /w Ryan]</ref> On Dec 13, Sean & Kaycee attended the ''[https://worldchoreographyawards.com/ The World Choreography Adwards] 2021'', the "Oscars of Dance". They were norminated in the category ''Digital Content'' twice for their Radio Disney Channel dance videos - ''Party in the USA'' and '' Don't Start Now''. <ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/CV5v7nyPDeJ/ Norminees 2021 Digital Content]</ref><ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/CXDPpFhF4aO/ Don't Start Now Clip]</ref>

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 At the age of 10, Kaycee did a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82WwqXyyWXg "Werk"] routine for a national dance competition, choreographed by former star dancer Tricia Miranda, which she won. Pop singer Katy Perry somehow found the YouTube video of her very first hip-hop solo ever four months later and tweeted it to about 38,000,000 of her followers. After then she became an overnight internet sensation.<ref>[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2345230/EXCLUSIVE-Katy-Perrys-Tiny-Dancer-How-superstar-turned-little-girl-internet-sensation.html DailyMail EXCLUSIVE: Katy Perry's Tiny Dancer: How the superstar turned one little girl into an internet sensation]</ref> She was the first dance kid ever went viral by a non-televised competition video and inspired the youth in 2013. She got immediately interviewed by CNN, <ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahiF79y-No4 Kaycee Rice- interview at CNN Los Angeles for Showbiz Tonight- Katy Perry's Tiny Dancer]</ref> appeared on the ''Queen Latifah Show'' and some national newspapers and magazines wrote articles about her, plus an exclusive interview with her entire family by UK's Daily Mail. The singer of the performance song "Werqin Girl", Shengela Laquifa Wadley, visited her in Simi Valley at Studio 13 Dance, which her mom owned, <ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4GcEuQ8FiM Shangela surprises Kaycee Rice]</ref> to thank her for enormous boost in record selling.
-Kaycee danced for TV shows and series, music and concept videos, classes and conventions assistance, teaching, commercials and live stage performances. Since joining ImmaBEAST in 2014 <ref>[http://thebeastnetwork.com/channels/kaycee-rice/ KAYCEE RICE IMMA Channel]</ref>, she is considered full professional, in the sense of child labor laws allowed it.
+Kaycee danced for TV shows and series, music and concept videos, classes and conventions assistance, teaching, commercials and live stage performances. Since joining ImmaBEAST in 2014<ref>[http://thebeastnetwork.com/channels/kaycee-rice/ KAYCEE RICE IMMA Channel]</ref>, she is considered full professional, in the sense of child labor laws allowed it.
 She got most fame by dancing or starring on many hours of class routines and concept videos in high quality with some of Los Angeles' most influential and established choreographers with millions of hits over the years.
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 With the age of 15, Weirdo has had already a thumb thick productive and professional record, with a level of summarizing highlights that many professional dancers cannot match at the end of their careers, such as; performing on the TV broadcast with most watchers in American history, 120 millions plus 80,000 in the arena, the 2015 Super Bowl XLIX halftime show, side-by-side with Katy Perry and Missy Elliott with the age of 12; she's also been on the Oscars (2014) and featured in the music video for "All About That Bass" by Meghan Trainor (2.2 billion hits in 2018) with the age of 11. Performing on the stage with Justin Bieber and Janet Jackson with the age of 13; and many more. In 2018, she announced trying to get more focus on an acting career in future, but dancing remains her main passion. She wants to be on a movie or getting a permanent role in a TV series and is working hard for it to get there.
-Kaycee was a guest dancer on the fifth season of ''Dance Moms'' and Nickelodeon's ''School of Rock TV series'' and ''The Fuller House''. She got her first acting main role on Disney's short film ''How to catch a ghost and''  was playing regular Avery James in Brat TVs new series ''Sunnyside Up' on season 1. <ref>[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm5863524/ Kaycee Rice IMDb data]</ref>
+Kaycee was a guest dancer on the fifth season of ''Dance Moms'' and Nickelodeon's ''School of Rock TV series'' and ''The Fuller House''. She got her first acting main role on Disney's short film ''How to catch a ghost and''  was playing regular Avery James in Brat TVs new series ''Sunnyside Up' on season 1.<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm5863524/ Kaycee Rice IMDb data]</ref>
 In 2021, she still doesn't consider herself an actress, but she wants to become one and meanwhile you could spent a whole day by watching HQ videos featuring Kaycee without repeating any content. She wants also to be a writer, creative in dance and create her own business, travel one day to Australia and Japan, teach and travel around the world soon, meet new people and inspire others.
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 She got the nickname "Weirdo" by her mom to describe the not normal behavior of her daughter, which she accepted and made it to her personal philosophy - "Be yourself and be weird." aka have self-esteem and be self-confident and don't care what others think. It seems that Kaycee was a busily student of [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3BKnmtlMco Bruce Lee's philosophy]. She runs a small clothing line had first the slogan "Weirdo - Just be you.".
-Weirdo got online home schooled since 6th grade <ref>[http://youtu.be/Jg7FwIVJCFs?t=179 50 FACTS YOU DIDN'T KNOW ME⁉️😝 - Kaycee Rice]</ref> and got A-s straight in first semester of 10th grade<ref>[http://youtu.be/8e6nGIRgpKc?t=104 GONE FOR 3 WEEKS?!?! - Kaycee Rice]</ref>, showing she has much more to offer than just a high career IQ. Her favorite subject was math. She finds it quite challenging. She also started writing poems in 2018 and has a talent for drawing; especially cartoons. She graduated in 2018 as ten grade with 15 by a [https://www.chspe.org/about CHSPE] test, which by state law is equivalent to a high school diploma, because she wanted to work in the industry as legally teen.<ref>[https://www.tiktok.com/@kayceerice/video/6935832138835135750 KX's TikTok Graduation]</ref> Otherwise she needed to have due Califonia Child Labor Laws frequently breaks on sets etc. By the way, her school wanted her to skip first grade and move up to second, but her parents didn't want her to do it.<ref>[https://youtu.be/Hb8vHX9094g?t=368 WHO KNOWS ME BETTER? (SIBLING EDITION) - Kaycee Rice]</ref>
+Weirdo got online home schooled since 6th grade<ref>[http://youtu.be/Jg7FwIVJCFs?t=179 50 FACTS YOU DIDN'T KNOW ME⁉️😝 - Kaycee Rice]</ref> and got A-s straight in first semester of 10th grade<ref>[http://youtu.be/8e6nGIRgpKc?t=104 GONE FOR 3 WEEKS?!?! - Kaycee Rice]</ref>, showing she has much more to offer than just a high career IQ. Her favorite subject was math. She finds it quite challenging. She also started writing poems in 2018 and has a talent for drawing; especially cartoons. She graduated in 2018 as ten grade with 15 by a [https://www.chspe.org/about CHSPE] test, which by state law is equivalent to a high school diploma, because she wanted to work in the industry as legally teen.<ref>[https://www.tiktok.com/@kayceerice/video/6935832138835135750 KX's TikTok Graduation]</ref> Otherwise she needed to have due Califonia Child Labor Laws frequently breaks on sets etc. By the way, her school wanted her to skip first grade and move up to second, but her parents didn't want her to do it.<ref>[https://youtu.be/Hb8vHX9094g?t=368 WHO KNOWS ME BETTER? (SIBLING EDITION) - Kaycee Rice]</ref>
 Kaycee is literally famous for being humble and not to take off by success, start bragging or being cocky, even if false modesty seems sometimes ridiculous. Her parents and choreographers conventionalized her to keep ground-standing. If she wants to compare with someone else, she should trying the girl in the mirror or on video. But that was exactly what led to her popularity. Always smiling, in good mood and supportive. She is trying to keep a permanent positive outlook to the world. Her new dance partner Sean Lew said about her ''"Try bowling with her. She left a trail of glitter and unicorns!" <ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbAzjiORhL0 Sean & Kaycee - The Zoo LA TV]</ref> ''Kindness is her number one must-have feature; for herself and others.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7P7txBKgigE Kaycee Rice - Weirdo Wednesday - Q and A Part 2🤗⁉️]</ref> This got public interest, because people were asking how a shy and innocent girl deals with the fact, that she was suddenly dragged into an huge spotlight of public eye by Katy Perry's tweet without asking. But she took it cool and ground-standing when "the microphones were pressed in her face" since she was ten. <ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/CCjwzo-JbPG/ KC's IG interview Queen Latifa show]</ref> She had never hard feelings about that. On the contrary, she is very thankful that Katy launched her career, mined so many opportunities for her and to quote "being on a crazy ride" ever since.
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 Kaycee began dancing when she was four in a half years old and began competing when she was five years old. Her mother founded "Studio 13" in Simi Valley, where Kaycee grow up, when she was seven years old, to keep up with her basic training; and had to close it seven years later at August 31, 2016 for multiple reasons.<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/BnKhqXeADAG/ KC instagram Studio 13]</ref> Kaycee went daily strait after school (before homeschooling) to the studio for training. Sometimes until late into the evening when her mom was closing the studio. She choreographed first time at the age about 11 or 12 for two of her own hip-hop solos in the studio.
-She is trained in various styles of dancing - ballet, tap, jazz, lyrical, tumbling, acro and her strongest suits contemporary and hip-hop. Her favorite style was tap when she was younger,<ref>[http://youtu.be/h9NRGWsjHew Get To Know: Kaycee Rice]</ref> <ref>[http://youtu.be/vfQOmvluGd4 Kaycee Rice Interview July 2013]</ref> but It has changed to contemporary and hip-hop later. But she loves actually all styles of dancing and finds challenging to adapt on different styles. Her former partner [[Gabe De Guzman]] described: "She picks up choreography really quickly—and she can do any style of dance you throw at her." And Dance Spirit wrote: "Armed with limitless flexibility and a natural expressive quality, Kaycee carved out her place in the competition world as a versatile technical dancer." <ref>[http://www.dancespirit.com/teenage-mutants-2326732372.html Gabe De Guzman and Kaycee Rice Are a Stage Match Made in Hip-Hop Heaven]</ref> Her back flexibility combined with her without-first-sign spin and turn combinations with smooth transitions ending in accentuated fierce moves with not too much power became to a kind of trademark of her dance. Derek Hough, who was not used to watch Kaycee stated in The Duels round of World of Dance Season 2: "First of all, your back bend over there, the moment ... *showing move* ... the turn around, was sick, absolute stunning!" She made a stretching routine video, to show how she kept that flexibility. Gabe described her with "She's like Elastigirl from The Incredible. She's that flexible." Her new partner [[Sean Lew]] stated: "She has no bones." <ref>[http://popcorntalknetwork.com/sean-lew-kaycee-rice-to-the-pointe-with-kristyn-burtt/ Sean Lew & Kaycee Rice To the Pointe with Kristyn Burtt]</ref> But actually he should know better after experiencing Weirdo's martial arts unplugged - she has a Blue Belt in Tae Kwan Do - during rehearsals of World of Dance by getting it twice in the testicles and one time straight in his head with her leg, of course accidentally. <ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UkcAIi72TU Sean Lew - "Bloppers" video - Behind the scene of World of Dance]</ref> Like most top professionals she has an incredible musicality. Everything is on time in a fraction of second with fierce accentuation, body language and face expression.
+She is trained in various styles of dancing - ballet, tap, jazz, lyrical, tumbling, acro and her strongest suits contemporary and hip-hop. Her favorite style was tap when she was younger,<ref>[http://youtu.be/h9NRGWsjHew Get To Know: Kaycee Rice]</ref><ref>[http://youtu.be/vfQOmvluGd4 Kaycee Rice Interview July 2013]</ref> but It has changed to contemporary and hip-hop later. But she loves actually all styles of dancing and finds challenging to adapt on different styles. Her former partner [[Gabe De Guzman]] described: "She picks up choreography really quickly—and she can do any style of dance you throw at her." And Dance Spirit wrote: "Armed with limitless flexibility and a natural expressive quality, Kaycee carved out her place in the competition world as a versatile technical dancer." <ref>[http://www.dancespirit.com/teenage-mutants-2326732372.html Gabe De Guzman and Kaycee Rice Are a Stage Match Made in Hip-Hop Heaven]</ref> Her back flexibility combined with her without-first-sign spin and turn combinations with smooth transitions ending in accentuated fierce moves with not too much power became to a kind of trademark of her dance. Derek Hough, who was not used to watch Kaycee stated in The Duels round of World of Dance Season 2: "First of all, your back bend over there, the moment ... *showing move* ... the turn around, was sick, absolute stunning!" She made a stretching routine video, to show how she kept that flexibility. Gabe described her with "She's like Elastigirl from The Incredible. She's that flexible." Her new partner [[Sean Lew]] stated: "She has no bones." <ref>[http://popcorntalknetwork.com/sean-lew-kaycee-rice-to-the-pointe-with-kristyn-burtt/ Sean Lew & Kaycee Rice To the Pointe with Kristyn Burtt]</ref> But actually he should know better after experiencing Weirdo's martial arts unplugged - she has a Blue Belt in Tae Kwan Do - during rehearsals of World of Dance by getting it twice in the testicles and one time straight in his head with her leg, of course accidentally. <ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UkcAIi72TU Sean Lew - "Bloppers" video - Behind the scene of World of Dance]</ref> Like most top professionals she has an incredible musicality. Everything is on time in a fraction of second with fierce accentuation, body language and face expression.
 According Tricia Miranda's rule "Stop dancing! Start performing!" she is going into class with the attitude, she is on stage and never is holding back. Weirdo is watching the mirror to the minimum and gets full focus on the camera in front of her. That's why on hundreds of videos she is performing she looks like live-on-stage show casing and these videos got up to 60M+ views at the end of 2018. <ref>[https://youtu.be/RfEcfrJwOrw?t=83 JASON DERULO feat. FRENCH MONTANA - "TIP TOE", Choreography by @nikakljun]</ref> <ref>[https://youtu.be/qQraeOG-3L8?t=71 Rihanna - Bitch Better Have My Money - Choreography by Tricia Miranda | @timmilgram @rihanna]</ref> Soon people are realizing that headlining new videos by "ft. Kaycee Rice" or showing her performing in first frame could be always good for a couple millions of additional hits. <ref>[https://youtu.be/I1TpYj72O6w?t=121 Jason Derulo - Swalla ft Nicki Minaj - Choreography by Jojo Gomez - ft Kaycee Rice]</ref> - One million hits equals to at least $2,000 USD income as a YouTube Partner Program member. - Those have given Kaycee world fame by name, way before her NBC World of Dance performances with [[Sean Lew]] and makes her a permanent viral phenomenon beginning at the end of 2016 when her mother had to shut down the studio and she massively took filmed classes in LA. And since working together with Sean as duet, they both doubled their individual popularity. Dance Spirit wrote after an interview with her: "I don't feel like I'm a big star," she says. "I'm just a normal person, who loves what she does, and loves sharing it with the world."<ref>[https://www.dancespirit.com/8-dance-stars-doing-social-media-right-2622705386.html?rebelltitem=1#rebelltitem1 8 Dance Stars Doing Social Media Right]</ref> Humble to the last. But actually, especially in the hip-hop community, Kaycee is already a viral star. By quality of performing. By quantity and variety of dances. And by quality and quantity of getting attention. Kaycee and some other kid dancers are literally a big economical influence on many video editors by making compilation and reaction videos from other videos of or by her, and those increase her popularity again.
-In 2017, she was nominated for the Industry Dance Awards for favorite dancer 17 & under, together with [[Mackenzie Ziegler]], [[Kalani Hilliker]], [[Tate McRae]], [[Bailey Sok]] and the winner [[Nia Frazier]]. At the end of the year, statistically in 2017, she is shown on 6 of the top 50 (12%) most viewed first release dance videos published on YouTube in 2017. <ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5lCm9bMigQ Most Viewed Dance Videos Published In 2017 | Top 50 Videos Of 2017 Choreography]</ref>
+In 2017, she was nominated for the Industry Dance Awards for favorite dancer 17 & under, together with [[Mackenzie Ziegler]], [[Kalani Hilliker]], [[Tate McRae]], [[Bailey Sok]] and the winner [[Nia Frazier]]. At the end of the year, statistically in 2017, she is shown on 6 of the top 50 (12%) most viewed first release dance videos published on YouTube in 2017.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5lCm9bMigQ Most Viewed Dance Videos Published In 2017 | Top 50 Videos Of 2017 Choreography]</ref>
-In 2018, she competed with [[Sean Lew]] in season two of NBC's ''World of Dance''. Both were nominated for the Industry Dance Awards 2018 for most fierce dancer under 18, together with [[Charlize Glass]], [[JT Church]] and the winner [[Eva Igo]]. As absolute surprise must be considered her nomination for a Streamys Award - The Oscars of Web - in the category Dance together with 1 million Dance Studio, Dytto (Courtney Nicole Kelly), Kyle Hanagami and the winner Matt Steffanina with still sweet 15 years old. She also started teaching her first dance classes with her own choreography. All of her first three classes of about 80 dancers were sold out in advance.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2FWu3RsYfv-JK46b3DppLw Kaycee Rice (2nd channel)]</ref> Two months later she was co-/assistant choreographer for Red Velvet's new music video "Really Bad Boy". At the end of the year, statistically in 2018, her fans were able to watch every fourth day a new taped dance by her (about 90 in total) and she is shown on 12 of the top 100 (12%) most viewed first release dance videos published on YouTube in 2018. <ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivAzv91FLCc Top 100 Most Viewed Dance Videos Published In 2018]</ref>
+In 2018, she competed with [[Sean Lew]] in season two of NBC's ''World of Dance''. Both were nominated for the Industry Dance Awards 2018 for most fierce dancer under 18, together with [[Charlize Glass]], [[JT Church]] and the winner [[Eva Igo]]. As absolute surprise must be considered her nomination for a Streamys Award - The Oscars of Web - in the category Dance together with 1 million Dance Studio, Dytto (Courtney Nicole Kelly), Kyle Hanagami and the winner Matt Steffanina with still sweet 15 years old. She also started teaching her first dance classes with her own choreography. All of her first three classes of about 80 dancers were sold out in advance.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2FWu3RsYfv-JK46b3DppLw Kaycee Rice (2nd channel)]</ref> Two months later she was co-/assistant choreographer for Red Velvet's new music video "Really Bad Boy". At the end of the year, statistically in 2018, her fans were able to watch every fourth day a new taped dance by her (about 90 in total) and she is shown on 12 of the top 100 (12%) most viewed first release dance videos published on YouTube in 2018.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivAzv91FLCc Top 100 Most Viewed Dance Videos Published In 2018]</ref>
-In 2019, she won a Shorty Award in the category "Best in Dance". She was nominated together with Auti Kamal, Brittany Cavaco, Chelsie Hill, Cynthia Irobunda, Dytto, Fik-Shun, Jade Chynoweth, Justin Peck, Omar Z. Robles, Shiggy and The Kinjaz in her category. <ref>[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/2019-shorty-award-winners-list-full-1206922/item/education-shorty-winners-2019-1207082 Michelle Obama, Noah Centineo, Marie Kondo, John Mulaney Win 2019 Shorty Awards]</ref> On the same day she was performing the NBC World of Dance World Final intermezzo show on season three on air together with [[Sean Lew]] and Ian Eastwood while NE-YO was singing on stage. They got the honor to be in line with dance legends like Les Twins, Keone & Mari Madrid, Derek Hough, The Kinjaz, The Lab, [[Charity Anderson]] & Andres Peñate and Michael Dameski. While still 16 years old, in October, she had her first oversea class teaching - in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic! She was hanging out in the Caribbean for a convention weekend with her mom, Sean, her dance parents Will and Janelle, having a first class flight and of course, a meet & greet like every time. After a short pit stop at home she tried out Maui in Hawaii for a family and birthday week vacation after that. <ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/B4I2L_sp1En/ KC#s IG Maui]</ref> After two taken classes in LA she changed the ocean again and joined Sean in Iceland at Reykjavik for his after-birthday family vacation. <ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/B5Vk4FVlosx/ Sean's IG Iseland]</ref> - Before jet lack had vanished her next booking in France was confirmed and Kaycee leveled up to international dance teacher, while she appeared first time as a series regular as Avery James on Brat TV and took serious first step towards acting career. From the the End of 2018 until her Short Award in May 2019, she said she got some coolers and described the year as a roller coaster ride, but at the end of 2019 it seems she can watch her career from the top of the hill.
+In 2019, she won a Shorty Award in the category "Best in Dance". She was nominated together with Auti Kamal, Brittany Cavaco, Chelsie Hill, Cynthia Irobunda, Dytto, Fik-Shun, Jade Chynoweth, Justin Peck, Omar Z. Robles, Shiggy and The Kinjaz in her category.<ref>[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/2019-shorty-award-winners-list-full-1206922/item/education-shorty-winners-2019-1207082 Michelle Obama, Noah Centineo, Marie Kondo, John Mulaney Win 2019 Shorty Awards]</ref> On the same day she was performing the NBC World of Dance World Final intermezzo show on season three on air together with [[Sean Lew]] and Ian Eastwood while NE-YO was singing on stage. They got the honor to be in line with dance legends like Les Twins, Keone & Mari Madrid, Derek Hough, The Kinjaz, The Lab, [[Charity Anderson]] & Andres Peñate and Michael Dameski. While still 16 years old, in October, she had her first oversea class teaching - in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic! She was hanging out in the Caribbean for a convention weekend with her mom, Sean, her dance parents Will and Janelle, having a first class flight and of course, a meet & greet like every time. After a short pit stop at home she tried out Maui in Hawaii for a family and birthday week vacation after that. <ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/B4I2L_sp1En/ KC#s IG Maui]</ref> After two taken classes in LA she changed the ocean again and joined Sean in Iceland at Reykjavik for his after-birthday family vacation. <ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/B5Vk4FVlosx/ Sean's IG Iseland]</ref> - Before jet lack had vanished her next booking in France was confirmed and Kaycee leveled up to international dance teacher, while she appeared first time as a series regular as Avery James on Brat TV and took serious first step towards acting career. From the the End of 2018 until her Short Award in May 2019, she said she got some coolers and described the year as a roller coaster ride, but at the end of 2019 it seems she can watch her career from the top of the hill.
-In 2020, she performed with [[Sean Lew]] as duet on Justin Bieber's new music video ''That's What Love Is (CHANGES: The Movement)''. Kaycee co-choreographed with Sean two episodes of Radio Disney's new series ''On the One'' and performed it with some friends, before regarding her roller coaster theory she got her cooler by fractoring her ankle, which means at least 3-4 months off for a professional dancer. She didn't missed much due coronavirus quarantine, but it forced her limping up and down at home and the garden like a tiger in her cage. She used the time for clear political statements against rassism, violence and unreasonal behavior in the pandamic. Kaycee discribed the last year as really tough for her with a lot of private problems too. However, the up-swing came from her regular client Disney by putting her in the superstar showcase lineup for ''Radio Disney Presents ARDYs Summer Playlist'' together with Katy Perry, BTS, Dua Lipa, Bebe Rexha, Meghan Trainor, Sofia Carson, Alessia Cara, Ally Brooke, Asher Angel, Loren Gray, Keedron Bryant, Sia, Thriii (the R&B group comprised of sisters China Anne McClain, Sierra McClain and Lauryn McClain), Sabrina Carpenter, Now United, [[Maddie Ziegler]], [[Mackenzie Ziegler]], Kylie Cantrall, Anne-Marie, Brent Rivera, Meg Donnelly, Echosmith, Max & Harvey, Sarah Jeffery, Peyton Elizabeth Lee, Sofia Wylie, Issac Ryan Brown, Sky Katz, Alex Aiono, Lindsay Ell, Blanco Brown! A fund raising event for DonorsChoose, a charity that supports teacher projects, helping them bring classroom dreams to life and encouraging their students to be better equipped to thrive. <ref>[https://meaww.com/radio-disney-presents-ard-ys-summer-playlist-all-you-need-to-know-release-air-date-katy-perry-bts 'Radio Disney Presents ARDYs Summer Playlist': Airdate, line-up, host and all you need to know about the music special ]</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezmbt8xcHpU Disney Channel Biggest Night of Music: Coco, DC Sing Along & ARDYs Summer Playlist!]</ref>
+In 2020, she performed with [[Sean Lew]] as duet on Justin Bieber's new music video ''That's What Love Is (CHANGES: The Movement)''. Kaycee co-choreographed with Sean two episodes of Radio Disney's new series ''On the One'' and performed it with some friends, before regarding her roller coaster theory she got her cooler by fractoring her ankle, which means at least 3-4 months off for a professional dancer. She didn't missed much due coronavirus quarantine, but it forced her limping up and down at home and the garden like a tiger in her cage. She used the time for clear political statements against rassism, violence and unreasonal behavior in the pandamic. Kaycee discribed the last year as really tough for her with a lot of private problems too. However, the up-swing came from her regular client Disney by putting her in the superstar showcase lineup for ''Radio Disney Presents ARDYs Summer Playlist'' together with Katy Perry, BTS, Dua Lipa, Bebe Rexha, Meghan Trainor, Sofia Carson, Alessia Cara, Ally Brooke, Asher Angel, Loren Gray, Keedron Bryant, Sia, Thriii (the R&B group comprised of sisters China Anne McClain, Sierra McClain and Lauryn McClain), Sabrina Carpenter, Now United, [[Maddie Ziegler]], [[Mackenzie Ziegler]], Kylie Cantrall, Anne-Marie, Brent Rivera, Meg Donnelly, Echosmith, Max & Harvey, Sarah Jeffery, Peyton Elizabeth Lee, Sofia Wylie, Issac Ryan Brown, Sky Katz, Alex Aiono, Lindsay Ell, Blanco Brown! A fund raising event for DonorsChoose, a charity that supports teacher projects, helping them bring classroom dreams to life and encouraging their students to be better equipped to thrive. <ref>[https://meaww.com/radio-disney-presents-ard-ys-summer-playlist-all-you-need-to-know-release-air-date-katy-perry-bts 'Radio Disney Presents ARDYs Summer Playlist': Airdate, line-up, host and all you need to know about the music special]</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezmbt8xcHpU Disney Channel Biggest Night of Music: Coco, DC Sing Along & ARDYs Summer Playlist!]</ref>
 In 2021, [[Sean Lew]]'s one hour shortfilm [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5uQLDRlp0xI "II: AN UNSPOKEN NARRATIVE" - The Short Film"] was released on Feb 27th and Kaycee was starring with many of her friends and some of dance industry world-class. On May 14th, she was teaching her first class at the Millennium Dance Complex LA<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/COsgoTmroPy/ KC's IG class Millennium Dance Complex LA]</ref> and broke her mentor [[JoJo Gomez]]' record <ref>[https://www.seventeen.com/celebrity/music/a47586/jojo-gomez-celebrity-choreographer-get-that-life/ Here's How I Became a Celebrity Choreographer at 17-Years-Old]</ref> <ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dgHgnPnhUKg Jojo Gomez - The Choreographer Behind The Top Singers | American Latino]</ref>, which was already broken by her friend [[Bailey Sok]] shortly before being the youngest ever at Millennium. <ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/CNFrLU4hB2z/ Millenium IG Bailey]</ref> To understand, being a regular teacher or instructor at the "most iconic dance studio in the world" is like getting a professorship in Harvard on other fields - in Weirdo's case with 18. Closing this development with a nostalgic ''The Pulse on Tour'' feeling on two days ''Prodigy Dance Intensive'' event in St. Louis, but this time as part of the faculty with the tons big awarded grandmasters to get her last fine grinding in teaching masterstudents. <ref>[https://www.instagram.com/prodigydanceintensive/ Prodigy Dance Intensive IG]</ref> Now she is ready to experience on her own bones what a pain in the neck herself she was by her own permanent students. - [https://www.instagram.com/p/COzOXUqgEta/ "No, no, no! Don't turn back. They sense fear."]<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tg6ZGUtZWs Rio Scene They sense fear.]</ref> In Sep 21, she posted the Princess is leaving Rice Castle now, and will move in her '''first''' bought, own house at the age of 18. <ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/CUFoHMOJ1wA/ KC' IG I BOUGHT MY FIRST HOUSE]</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k30HP5NemVs I BOUGHT MY FIRST HOUSE YYT]</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuB1WAyuL4s FIRST DAY MOVED IN]</ref> If wondering, she has family members in real estate and mortgage business. Two days before her birthday Kaycee made her older fans and herself happy by dusting off the tap shoes after seven years not using them and is united after four years with her former partner Ryan Maw again and still killing it. <ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/CVG6_SfJh6U/ Ryan's IG Taping /w KC]</ref><ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/CVIl5NMlqQS/ Ryan's IG Taping /w KC II]</ref><ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/CVLhMpegFT0/ KC's IG Taping /w Ryan]</ref> On Dec 13, Sean & Kaycee attended  the  ''[https://worldchoreographyawards.com/ The World Choreography Adwards] 2021'', the "Oscars of Dance". They were norminated in the category ''Digital Content'' twice for their Radio Disney Channel dance videos - ''Party in the USA'' and '' Don't Start Now''. <ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/CV5v7nyPDeJ/ Norminees 2021 Digital Content]</ref><ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/CXDPpFhF4aO/ Don't Start Now Clip]</ref>