Kaycee Rice
Kaycee Caitlin Rice (born on October 21, 2002) is a young dancer from California.
| Kaycee Caitlin Rice | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Gender | Female |
| Age | 15 |
| Birthdate | October 21, 2002 |
| Nationality | American |
| Hometown | Woodland Hills, California |
| Height | 5'2" |
| Eye Color | Brown |
| Hair Color | Brown |
| School Grade | 10th (18/19) |
| Professional Information | |
| Profession | Student, Dancer, Actress and Model |
| Affiliations | Daniel Hoff Agency Bloc Talent Agency ImmaBEAST Co. |
| Dance Studios | Studio 13 Dance Studio (2009-2016) Candy Apple's Dance Center (guest) |
| Titles | see below |
| Friends and Family | |
| Parents | Laura Rice (Mother) |
| Siblings | Kylie Rice Devon Rice |
| Friends | Haley Huelsman Ashtin Roth Chloe Smith Tessa Wilkinson Laquifa McKenzie Morales |
| Pets | own a dog |
| Nicknames | Weirdo |
Kaycee was a guest dancer on the fifth season of Dance Moms and has been an internet sensation, thanks to Katy Perry.
At the age of 10, Kaycee did a "Werk" routine. Pop singer Katy Perry tweeted the YouTube video of her routine to about 38,000,000 followers and she has become an overnight internet sensation ever since.[1]
Kaycee danced for TV shows, commercials and live stage performances. Since joining IMMAbeast in 2014, 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. In Sept 2018, she had about 1.3 M followers on Instagram, 260 K subscribers on Youtube, 100 K followers on Facebook, representing millions of her fans worldwide.
In 2018, she competed with Sean Lew in season two of NBC's World of Dance. She also started teaching her first dance classes with her own choreography.
Dances
Solos
Goodie Goodie - Tap - 2009
Hound Dog - Jazz - 2009
ABC's of Love - tap - 2010
- 1st overall junior petite solo - Starbound Talent Competition in Long Beach, California I
- 1st overall junior petite solo - Starbound Talent Competition in Redondo Beach, California II
- 3rd overall mini competitive solo - Showstopper Dance Competition in Anaheim, California II
Cooties - acrobatic jazz - 2010
- 3rd overall junior petite solo - Starbound Talent Competition in Redondo Beach, California II
- 4th overall junior petite solo - Starbound Talent Competition in Long Beach, California I
All About Me - jazz - 2011
- 4th overall mini competitive solo - Showstopper Dance Competition in Anaheim, California II
Somewhere - lyrical - 2011
Evil Gal - jazz - 2012
- 1st overall secondary 8 & under solo - KAR in Long Beach, California
- 1st overall junior solo - Thunderstruck Dance Competition International Finals in Las Vegas, Nevada
- 2nd overall elite starz 9-11 solo - Rainbow Dance Competition in Ontario, California I
Favorite Things - lyrical - 2012
That's Tap - tap - 2012
- 1st overall junior solo - Thunderstruck Dance Competition
Black Widow - jazz - 2013
- 9th overall junior solo - Starbound National Talent in Redondo Beach, California
Werk - hip hop - 2013
- 1ST overall junior solo
DaCara - jazz - 2013
DaFace - tap - 2013
- Regional Junior Miss Revolution - Revolution Talent Competition in Upland, California
Gone - open - 2013
- 5th overall junior competitive solo - Showstopper Dance Competition in Anaheim, California II
- 3rd overall junior solo - Starbound National Talent in Redondo Beach, California
OMG - tap - 2013
- 1st overall junior solo - KAR in Long Beach, CA
- 2nd overall junior solo - Starbound National Talent in Redondo Beach, California
Flawless - hip hop - 2014
- 1st overall junior solo - Thunderstruck Dance Competition
- 3rd overall blue 9-11 solo - Revolution Talent Competition in Upland, California
Trapped - open - 2014
unknown title - unknown genre - 2014
- 2nd overall junior superstar solo, 1st runner-up for Regional Junior Miss Superstar - StarSystems Dance Competition in Upland, California
Fine Objects - open - 2015
- 1st overall teen solo - Spotlight Dance Cup
Hot Stuff - jazz - 2015
Misdemeanor - hip hop - 2015
- 1st overall nexstar teen solo - Nexstar Talent Competition
Talk - open - 2015
Duets
Car Wash Cuties - jazz (with Bailey Holt) - 2010
- 4th overall mini competitive duet/trio - Showstopper Dance Competition in Anaheim, California II
Monster - hip hop (with Gabe De Guzman) - 2013
This is Us - hip hop (with Bailey Holt) - 2014
Control - open (with Gabe De Guzman) - 2016
Gumball - contemporary (with Bailey Holt) - 2016
Groups
Beat Thieves (2013) - hip hop
- 1st overall junior group - Nexstar Dance Competition
Pink Friday (2015) - hip hop (with Hayley Kassel, Abbigail Hoogveld, Anneston Pisayavong, Aubrie Shadday, Bailey Holt, Kinsley Holt, Kioni Gallagher, Kylie Rice, Becca Perenchio, and Alexandra Markow)
Sassy Seven (2015) - jazz (with Kinsley Holt, Violet Osmanson, Becca Perenchio, Rayline Perez, Anneston Pisayavong, and Marissa Temme)
Six (2015) - jazz (with Bailey Holt, Kinsley Holt, Becca Perenchio, Anneston Pisayavong, and Marissa Temme)
- 1st overall junior advanced small group - Nexstar Dance Competition
Ethreal (2015) - contemporary (with Haley Huelsman, Tessa Wilkinson, Chloe Smith, and Ashtin Roth)
- 2nd overall teen small group - Energy Dance Competition
TV Competition Shows
America's Got Talent
In 2014, Kaycee competed on season 9 of AGT with her dance partner Gabe De Guzman as Gabe & Kaycee, but they were eliminated during Judgment Week. Judge Howie Mandel voted "No", because he felt Gabe was much better than Kaycee. He did not know that she had a broken foot, because she did not tell. Otherwise she would not being allowed to perform on stage and had to let down Gabe.
tWitch & Allison's Kids Dance Challenge
In 2015, the duet with Gabe De Guzman was much more successful on The Ellen DeGeneres Show season 13, where they both won the prize to get a chance being on the Ellen show. At the beginning it was announced that just one kid was allowed on Ellen, but they danced together first round as duo, were been accepted, spitted up for next one and at the end met each other as finalists. However, tWitch & Allison were so amazed by their talent, that they had spoken with Ellen let them both on the show, but they didn't tell, until final duel was battled out. After then they had shown the kids a video of Ellen telling them the good news. On the show, they performed as a quartet with tWitch & Allison's, after a short interview with Ellen.
World of Dance
In 2018, on the NBC World of Dance show season 2 she performed with her new partner Sean Lew as Sean & Kaycee, getting second in Divisional Final and they became one of the most popular acts of the show with a lot of special clips and interviews by NBC. They got huge laudatio during the show. Jennifer Lopez eulogized them as with "If anyone in this competition can be called prodigies, it's Sean and his partner Kaycee." ... "You have a real talent" .."technically perfect" ... "You move me in a way I cannot explain sometimes." and actually broke out in tears after Sean & Kaycee had the nerves to perform half of their qualifiers routine blindfolded in front of 8.5 million watchers on national television, making an huge impact in the dance community. Jenna Dewan stated in an interview later: "I swear, they are the future of choreography and dance." After first airing the adorable couple was no longer treated as dance stars, but as common celebrities, who pointed out that they are just best friends and not dating (yet). Scores of rounds see below.
| Qualifiers (Silence) | |
|---|---|
| Ne-Yo | 97 |
| Jennifer Lopez | 96 |
| Derek Hough | 95 |
| AVERAGE | 96 |
| Duels Round (Grimey) | |
|---|---|
| 3 Xtreme | 87 |
| Sean & Kaycee | 93.3 |
| The Cut (Can I Be Him) | |
|---|---|
| Ne-Yo | 88 |
| Jennifer Lopez | 94 |
| Derek Hough | 94 |
| AVERAGE | 92 |
| Divisional Final (The Way I Do) | |
|---|---|
| Ne-Yo | 91 |
| Misty Copeland | 92 |
| Jennifer Lopez | 95 |
| Derek Hough | 91 |
| AVERAGE | 92.3 |
Dance Titles
- Pulse Protégé 2013
- Miss Petite Starquest
- Miss Petite KAR 2010 & 2011
- Miss Petite Encore
- Regional Petite Miss KAR 2012
- Regional Junior Miss Revolution 2014
- Thunderstruck International Top Soloist Title Winner 2010, 2011, & 2012
- Starbound Miss Star of Hope 2012, Rainbow Dancer of the Year 2012, Miss Jr. Nexstar 2012
- Teen Miss Nexstar 2015
- Teen Miss Dance Icon as well as the grand title champion at Thunderstruck's 2015 International Finals.
Runner-Up Titles
- 1st runner up for Regional Junior Miss Rainbow Elite Starz DOY 2012
Gallery
Videos
Fun Facts
- Kaycee began dancing when she was 4 in a half years old and began competing when she was 5 years old.
- Kaycee's favorite style of dance is tap.
- In 2014, Kaycee was dancing around 20 hours per week.
- Kaycee celebrates both Christmas and Hanukkah.
- She danced on America's Got Talent with a broken foot and on a national dance completion with a broken arm. Last her dance group won.
- She started practicing Tae Kwon Do before dancing, being certified Blue Belt.