Kaycee Rice
| 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 |
| 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 | {{{pets}}} |
| Nicknames | Weirdo |
Kaycee Caitlin Rice (born on October 21, 2002) is a young dancer from California.
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 and has become an overnight internet sensation ever since.[1]
Kaycee danced for TV shows, commercials and live stage performances.
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 follows 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 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
World of Dance
On the NBC World of Dance show Season 2 she performed with her partner Sean Lew as Sean & Kaycee, getting second in Divisional Final and they became one of the most popular acts of the show.
| 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 competiting 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.