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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 DailyMail. 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.
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 DailyMail. 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, movies, music and concept videos, classes and conventions assistance, teaching, commercials and live stage performances. Since joining [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9_jqmpebyece6Jgl26_wfw IMMA] 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 was a member of the dance companies Studio 13 Project Team, Lilbeast, Immabeast, and The Pulse on Tour, where she had studied three seasons as Pulse Elite Protégé under some of world's best in business together with many other prodigies, who are still considered industry world class today and became her close friends as well. As of 2016, PULSE instructors consist of Brian Friedman, Cris Judd, Dave Scott, Gil Duldulao, Brooke Lipton, Ian Eastwood, Tricia Miranda, Tucker Barkley, Jillian Meyers, Tessandra Chavez, Kyle Hanagami, Kayla Radomski, and Megan Lawson. <ref>[https://beyondthebarreusa.com/blogs/news/97465351-the-pulse-on-tour-2016-dates The Pulse on Tour 2016 - Dates]</ref> Previous guest teachers have included Will "Willdabeast" Adams and Laurieann Gibson, amongst others. She graduated as The Pulse Elite Alumna in 2016.  
Kaycee danced for TV shows, movies, music and concept videos, classes and conventions assistance, teaching, commercials and live stage performances. Since joining [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9_jqmpebyece6Jgl26_wfw IMMA] 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 was a member of the dance companies Studio 13 Project Team, Lilbeast, Immabeast, and The Pulse on Tour, where she had studied three seasons as Pulse Elite Protégé under some of world's best in business together with many other prodigies, who are still considered industry world class today and became her close friends as well. As of 2016, PULSE instructors consist of Brian Friedman, Cris Judd, Dave Scott, Gil Duldulao, Brooke Lipton, Ian Eastwood, Tricia Miranda, Tucker Barkley, Jillian Meyers, Tessandra Chavez, Kyle Hanagami, Kayla Radomski, and Megan Lawson. <ref>[https://beyondthebarreusa.com/blogs/news/97465351-the-pulse-on-tour-2016-dates The Pulse on Tour 2016 - Dates]</ref> Previous guest teachers have included Will "Willdabeast" Adams, Matt Steffanina and Laurieann Gibson, amongst others. She graduated as The Pulse Elite Alumna in 2016.  


She got world 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 views over the years.
She got world 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 views over the years.