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Kaycee also dances for many years as a philanthropist for organizations such as http://www.idance4acure.org, and supporting to fight childhood cancer. Due her engagement and popularity, and those of many other dancers and choreographers, the funds rise very well, financing research and treatments for children with cancer and she personally has had spent some time with kids diagnosed cancer.<ref>[http://youtu.be/vn41p-ugjsc Kaycee Rice meets Parker Monhollon]</ref><ref>[http://youtu.be/0O88GIxQ5u8 Sean Lew and Kaycee Rice Dancė Nėtwork Interview]</ref> Other engagements by her went public are [http://www.mda.org Muscular Dystrophy Association] <ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sT0YpUxu0lo "The Voice Within" - Christina Aguilera (2013 Show Of Strenth Telethon For Reagan)]</ref>, the [https://bornthisway.foundation/ BornThisWay/ Foundation]<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/B8jg3B0Jjuy/ KC's IG account]</ref>, [https://pedrogtprelief.org Camp Fire Victims], [https://www.donorschoose.org/teachers DonorsChoose] and the former [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVLuhyfBeeU Lily Sarah Grace Foundation], which supported once to establish practicing arts in classrooms, for cognitive development.

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 12 for two of her own hip-hop solos in the studio.

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 12 for two of her own hip-hop solos in the studio. Today she said that she doesn't consider herself a great hip-hop choreographer, and therefore she doesn´t want to teach hip-hop prime, but thinks she is a great contemporary choreographer and instructor, she is also passionate about, and where she has more a stand-alone feature in LA.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnGQ-QkEUx0 JUST BEING WE with Jojo Gomez: identity]</ref>

She is trained in various styles of dancing - ballet, tap, jazz, hip hop, and lyrical. Her strongest suit is contemporary. She also trained doing tumbling and acro. 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 she loves actually all styles of dancing and finds challenging to adapt on different styles. She often performed in a style she calls hip-hop fusion, where she mixed elements of other styles with hip-hip, such as ballet, contemporary, poppin or urban dance. 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>

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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. <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 views 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. By quantity and variety of dances and 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 she lost to 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> Today she said that she doesn't consider herself a great hip-hop choreographer, and therefore she doesn´t want to teach hip-hop prime, but thinks she is a great contemporary choreographer and instructor, she is also passionate about, and where she has more a stand-alone feature in LA.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnGQ-QkEUx0 JUST BEING WE with Jojo Gomez: identity]</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 she lost to 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''and they were both eliminated before the finals. 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 15 years old. She also started teaching her first dance classes with her own choreography. All of her first three classes were sold out in advance.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2FWu3RsYfv-JK46b3DppLw Kaycee Rice (2nd channel)]</ref> Two months later she was a co-/assistant choreographer for Janelle Ginestra 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>

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 Kaycee also dances for many years as a philanthropist for organizations such as http://www.idance4acure.org, and supporting to fight childhood cancer. Due her engagement and popularity, and those of many other dancers and choreographers, the funds rise very well, financing research and treatments for children with cancer and she personally has had spent some time with kids diagnosed cancer.<ref>[http://youtu.be/vn41p-ugjsc Kaycee Rice meets Parker Monhollon]</ref><ref>[http://youtu.be/0O88GIxQ5u8 Sean Lew and Kaycee Rice Dancė Nėtwork Interview]</ref> Other engagements by her went public are [http://www.mda.org Muscular Dystrophy Association] <ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sT0YpUxu0lo "The Voice Within" - Christina Aguilera (2013 Show Of Strenth Telethon For Reagan)]</ref>, the [https://bornthisway.foundation/ BornThisWay/ Foundation]<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/B8jg3B0Jjuy/ KC's IG account]</ref>, [https://pedrogtprelief.org Camp Fire Victims], [https://www.donorschoose.org/teachers DonorsChoose] and the former [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVLuhyfBeeU Lily Sarah Grace Foundation], which supported once to establish practicing arts in classrooms, for cognitive development.
-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 12 for two of her own hip-hop solos in the studio.
+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 12 for two of her own hip-hop solos in the studio. Today she said that she doesn't consider herself a great hip-hop choreographer, and therefore she doesn´t want to teach hip-hop prime, but thinks she is a great contemporary choreographer and instructor, she is also passionate about, and where she has more a stand-alone feature in LA.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnGQ-QkEUx0 JUST BEING WE with Jojo Gomez: identity]</ref>
 She is trained in various styles of dancing - ballet, tap, jazz, hip hop, and lyrical. Her strongest suit is contemporary. She also trained doing tumbling and acro. 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 she loves actually all styles of dancing and finds challenging to adapt on different styles. She often performed in a style she calls hip-hop fusion, where she mixed elements of other styles with hip-hip, such as ballet, contemporary, poppin or urban dance. 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>
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 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. <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 views 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. By quantity and variety of dances  and 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 she lost to 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> Today she said that she doesn't consider herself a great hip-hop choreographer, and therefore she doesn´t want to teach hip-hop prime, but thinks she is a great contemporary choreographer and instructor, she is also passionate about, and where she has more a stand-alone feature in LA.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnGQ-QkEUx0 JUST BEING WE with Jojo Gomez: identity]</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 she lost to 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''and they were both eliminated before the finals. 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 15 years old. She also started teaching her first dance classes with her own choreography. All of her first three classes were sold out in advance.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2FWu3RsYfv-JK46b3DppLw Kaycee Rice (2nd channel)]</ref> Two months later she was a co-/assistant choreographer for Janelle Ginestra 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>