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===Studio 13=== | ===Studio 13=== | ||
Kaycee`s mom thought it was a good idea to kill some flies with one slap and founded „Studio 13 Dance“ in Simi Valley where Kaycee grew up - a suburb 40 miles north-west-west from LA downtown - keep up with her training, to keep an eye on her daughter, spare some driving time to classes, spare classes costs, earn some money with the studio – and last-not-least – Kaycee’s older siblings Kylie and Devon could be cared about as well, who are three and six years older than Kaycee. Her sister Kylie was a competition | Kaycee`s mom thought it was a good idea to kill some flies with one slap and founded „Studio 13 Dance“ in Simi Valley where Kaycee grew up - a suburb 40 miles north-west-west from LA downtown - keep up with her training, to keep an eye on her daughter, spare some driving time to classes, spare classes costs, earn some money with the studio – and last-not-least – Kaycee’s older siblings Kylie and Devon could be cared about as well, who are three and six years older than Kaycee. In 2008 she purchased a former Discount Tire Center warehouse off First Street and created Studio 13 Dance, where 12 professionals teach close to 200 budding young dancers. Her sister Kylie was a competition and part of the Studio 13 project team and later professional dancer as well. So Kaycee got basically her own dance studio, where she could train 24/7, when she was seven years old. A two-way mirror gives parents the opportunity to watch their kids practice but prevents the kids from being distracted or nervous about being observed. | ||
She grew up in a relatively protected environment and - that was very important for her development - she didn’t need make big risks and investments to find friends, because the other kids came to her into the studio as an institution, the daughter of the owner. The parents described her as very shy at these days. | She grew up in a relatively protected environment and - that was very important for her development - she didn’t need make big risks and investments to find friends, because the other kids came to her into the studio as an institution, the daughter of the owner. The parents described her as very shy at these days. Kaycee practices at the studio three to five hours a week, Monday through Friday, and occasionally on Saturdays. Each year she enters six or seven dance competitions and one national contest. In 2014 she’ll be on eight different dance teams and will perform four solo routines and two duets. | ||
Her training in Studio 13 was not well documented for outsiders. It seems she got more versatile in ballet and lyrical when she was 8 years old.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8utSV6b5tc Kaycee Rice - "All about Me" - Best 8 year old Jazz Dance Ever!]</ref> <ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fyGZtJTsVJI Kaycee Rice - "Somewhere" Lyrical Age 8]</ref> Gene Tapia was her first teacher and regarding Kaycee Kristyn Abbadini and Joy Mosman choreographed many of her solos in the early days. But her competition results speak for themselves. She was without shadow of a doubt a very talented young lady, but considering [https://www.dancecompetitionhub.com/competition the currently about 350 north-American dancing organizations and companies], who are crowning their regional, national and international champions and supporting thousands of very talented young dancers out there, not that much special. But Kaycee properly didn’t care. She was just looking forward to next competition season to rush out with her friends and [https://www.simivalleyacorn.com/articles/dancers-sweep-up-the-competition/ sweep the board of trophies]. Kaycee said the other dancers hated the Studio 13 dancers, because they occupied most of the parking places at the location for their camping lounge | Her training in Studio 13 was not well documented for outsiders. It seems she got more versatile in ballet and lyrical when she was 8 years old.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8utSV6b5tc Kaycee Rice - "All about Me" - Best 8 year old Jazz Dance Ever!]</ref> <ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fyGZtJTsVJI Kaycee Rice - "Somewhere" Lyrical Age 8]</ref> Gene Tapia was her first teacher and regarding Kaycee Kristyn Abbadini and Joy Mosman choreographed many of her solos in the early days. But her competition results speak for themselves. She was without shadow of a doubt a very talented young lady, but considering [https://www.dancecompetitionhub.com/competition the currently about 350 north-American dancing organizations and companies], who are crowning their regional, national and international champions and supporting thousands of very talented young dancers out there, not that much special. But Kaycee properly didn’t care. She was just looking forward to next competition season to rush out with her friends and [https://www.simivalleyacorn.com/articles/dancers-sweep-up-the-competition/ sweep the board of trophies]. Kaycee said the other dancers hated the Studio 13 dancers, because they occupied most of the parking places at the location for their camping lounge. | ||
But then something happened set her more apart … | While Kaycee enjoys competing, Her mom has noticed she gets more joy out of performing for a purpose rather than winning. “Last year she did this beautiful dance for a Muscular Dystrophy Association telethon, and she showed us all that she wants to dance for a reason,” Laura Rice said. She said her job as owner of the studio is the best job she could ask for because she spends quality time with her daughters.- [https://www.simivalleyacorn.com/articles/simi-girls-shimmy-an-internet-sensation/ Simi Valley Acorn - Simi girl’s shimmy an Internet sensation]. | ||
Kaycee's biggest ambitions beyond competitions were becoming a teacher at Studio 13 when she will be grown up and maybe one day take over the studio from her mom. But then something happened set her more apart … | |||
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