Liccione was on the USA National Tour and later a member of the European International Touring Company. In 2001, "Stomp" opened up a show in San Francisco and asked Liccione if she would re-locate there to be a part of the show. While in San Francisco, Liccione auditioned for the Clown Conservatory as part of the San Francisco School of Circus Arts, the only professional circus arts training school and the only one of its kind in the United States. Liccione was accepted and offered a partial scholarship to attend. Before graduating, Liccione was invited to audition for a new show by Make*A*Circus named “Zoomorphia” and was cast as one of the leads. Upon accepting the role, Liccione also trained to be an aerialist on the static trapeze. Liccione performed a comedy aerial solo on their summer tour along with a one-woman band act. After the show closed, Liccione then was asked to audition for the New Pickle Circus, a renowned theatrical circus in California. Liccione was cast as the lead Ring Mistress in their production of ‘Circumstance’ directed by Cirque Du Soleil stars Gypsy Snider and Shana Caroll. During this time, Stomp was leaving San Francisco and asked Liccione if she would relocate Boston with the show. Liccione declined and decided to stay and focus on circus. Liccione went on the get her master's degree in experimental performance at the New College of California. During Graduate school, Liccione was asked to be a core member of Velocity Circus. Liccione accepted and went on to be cast in lead roles for a series of shows by Velocity Circus including ‘Heliosphere Jr.’ and ‘1906’. During this time, Liccione also became the dance teacher at the San Francisco School of Circus Arts and was contracted to choreograph a number of theatrical circus shows around the Bay Area, as well as the Annual Bracebridge Dinner. Liccione wrote her first one-woman show entitled ‘Della Pancha’ which earned her an invitation to headline as part of the WOW Festival, where she won the ‘best solo show’ award. Liccione appeared in the National Lampoon's film ‘Pucked’ and was hired by Cirque Du Soleil to lead training workshops alongside Jeff Raz. After completing her MA degree in Creative Inquiry with an emphasis on Experimental Performance, Liccione was offered a scholarship to continue on to earn her MFA Degree while building the very first bridge program between New College of California and the Clown Conservatory offering the first USA degree in Theatrical Clowning.