She Was Viral Before "Viral" Was Even a Thing

Choreography by Kaycee Rice

Long before "going viral" was a phrase anyone used casually, Kaycee Rice had already done it — a decade-plus before TikTok existed, back when Twitter was where a single tweet from Katy Perry could change a kid's entire life. That's exactly what happened. A clip of Rice's dancing, alongside fellow young dancer Sean Lew, spread before social media as we know it was even built for spreading things, making her one of the genuine pioneers of viral dance content rather than a product of an algorithm built to create one.

That head start turned into a career most performers spend decades chasing. Rice went on to perform at the Super Bowl XLIX halftime show alongside Katy Perry and Missy Elliott, in front of one of the largest television audiences in American history, and later took the stage at the Oscars alongside Pharrell Williams. She's also featured in a Justin Bieber music video, adding pop's biggest platforms to a résumé that started before she was old enough to fully understand how large it was becoming.

Bringing her internationally recognised style into The Manor LDN meant London dancers got to train with someone whose online presence and industry credits both carry genuine, rare weight — an icon who's been setting the pace for the internet-dance generation since before that generation had a name for itself. The class focused on contemporary choreography, musicality, and performance, giving dancers the chance to train in a style that's dynamic and versatile enough to have carried Rice from viral kid to industry mainstay without ever losing its edge.