MEET OUR STAFF
Lori Power
Owner of Power Music & Dance
Voice Lessons, Mini Classes & Hip Hop
Known for her dedication to her students, as well as her passion for music, Lori has been a full-time, professional entertainer for more than 20 years.
She knew at the tender age of 13 that she wanted to make a career in music. Singing, dancing, and choreographing professionally throughout high school, Lori graduated with a music scholarship to attend her local performing arts college. During her college training, she was featured on many recordings for Disney and Broadway albums. While putting herself through school, she traveled to Las Vegas on weekends where she had a residency on the Las Vegas Strip with the all-female cover band, The G.G. Girls.
After graduating in 2002 with her certification in vocal music and dance, Lori toured Japan as the lead singer for the pop/rock band, Nightshift. From there, she switched gears and toured Hawaii for a few summers as the lead singer with The Blue Note Jazz Orchestra. In 2005, she spent a year singing and dancing in a brand new dinner theater show located in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. Following that, between 2007-2010, she sailed the seas with Princess Cruise Lines and Holland America Cruises as their Female Production Singer and Vocal Captain.
After getting married and having kids, Lori started teaching private voice lessons out of her home and eventually founded the children’s group The Power Kids, a live performance group for kids ages 6-15 who sing and dance all over the Treasure Valley. In 2022, she realized a long-awaited dream of establishing her own music studio when she opened Power Music & Dance right here in Kuna, Idaho!
As soon as you meet Lori, you instantly feel her passion and love for music, and how eager she is to pass along her knowledge and training to others who share her love for the arts.
Caden Fisher
Assistant Company Cheer
Caden is an experienced gymnastics coach with a background in competitive and collegiate cheerleading. With five years of competitive cheer under his belt, Caden has competed at many large competitions such as Summit, Worlds, UCA College Nationals, and NCA College Nationals. He has been a collegiate cheerleader at the University of South Carolina, University of South Dakota, and is currently cheering at Boise State University. He is also currently getting his master’s degree in Athletic Leadership.
With a passion for athletics and a commitment to developing young athletes, Caden brings experience and enthusiasm to the coaching staff at Power Music & Dance Studio. Fun fact: Caden is originally from Knoxville, Tennessee!
Isaac Oman
Piano Lessons
Isaac has been playing piano since age 8 and performed at Nampa Musicale judging festivals every year starting at age 11. During high school, he participated in three Northwest region classical competitions, winning two of them, including one with the famous Claude Debussy piece “Clair de Lune.” Isaac studied piano, voice, and musical theater at Northwest Nazarene University, where he sang with NNU’s University Choir and Orchestra ensemble, eventually serving as a section leader. He also played piano for the orchestra and was a member of the jazz group, Northwesterners.
Outside of music, Isaac was an active swimmer in high school, participating in Junior Olympic events during his sophomore year. At 17, he began lifeguarding, later becoming a head lifeguard and teaching swim lessons for four years at the Nampa Recreation Center. Now married and expecting his first child with his wife, Elizabeth, Isaac is thrilled to teach children about the art of music and looks forward to watching them grow through lessons together.
Karen Wrigley
Violin Lessons
Karen is a born and raised Idahoan! At the ripe age of 3 years old, she started violin lessons right here in the Treasure Valley. Her passion for music only grew as she went through school being referred to as “the violin girl”. In middle school she participated in her school orchestra as well as an extracurricular honors orchestra. As an 8th grader, Karen spent time assisting the beginning orchestra at her school. In high school she participated in more extracurricular orchestras like the Idaho Allstate Orchestra while continuing private violin and viola lessons with a local professional. It was in high school that Karen found her passion for teaching! Now she performs with a local orchestra as a violist.
Karen is beyond excited to work with more students and help them discover their love for music!
Kristal Clark
Lyrical, Turns, Leaps & Flexibility
Kristal was born in Moses Lake, Washington and danced with the Ballet Academy of Moses Lake for nearly all of her training throughout her childhood. After high school she danced with a small modern company called Impact Dance Project that focused on dance outreach and performance opportunities for children in the community who may not otherwise have an opportunity to dance. Kristal graduated from the University of Idaho with a Bachelor’s of Science in Dance and a certification in Pilates training from BASI Pilates in 2016. She moved to the Boise area in 2016 and has been teaching locally ever since. She has been a competition director for seven years.
During her free time, Kristal loves to go camping in the mountains with her husband, son, and two dogs.
McKenna Robinson
Clogging & Tap
A Kuna native, McKenna is excited to be back in the studio with eager hopes to grow Power Music and Dance Studio’s clogging program! McKenna has clogged for 18 years, 13 of those being at the professional level. She danced with multiple studios in Ada County growing up and later went on to dance with a collegiate professional team while attending college in Utah. She was a part of the All American Team as well as has held multiple state and national titles with her teams she has danced with as well as teams she has coached.
McKenna’s passion for dance especially shines through in the studio classroom. Her favorite part of teaching is helping students to not only excel in dance, but to gain confidence in themselves. She wants the lessons her students learn in dance to also become part of their everyday lives - from solid work ethic, to good sportsmanship and kindness…her goal is to not just build amazing dancers, but incredible humans.
Sam Bowker
Guitar & Percussion
Sam has a B.A. in Music from Boise State University. While at BSU, he served as captain of the drumline of the Blue Thunder Marching Band. He has been teaching guitar and percussion for 30 years. He has 26 state medalists to his credit. In 2009 he performed at the open ceremony for the World Special Olympics and 3 Idaho Summer Special Olympics.
Sam's teaching philosophy is about the student having a solid foundation of music theory and music repertoire.
Savanna Bird
Recreational Cheer & Company Cheer
Savanna was born and raised in Boise, Idaho. She has spent most of her life in cheer, gymnastics, and dance. Savanna has had the pleasure of being a part of the Idaho State University Cheerleading Team, working as an instructor for the Universal Cheerleaders Association, and choreographing pom and show for high school teams in Idaho.
In her free time, Savanna enjoys hiking with her dog Kylo and boating with family, and she is beyond excited to work with all the talented students at Power Music and Dance.
Grace Bohn
Voice Lessons
Grace was born and raised in Idaho. She’s been studying voice since she was 3 yrs old and hasn’t stopped since. In high school, Grace participated in honors choir for 4 years as well as Idaho All State and State Solo. She also sang in the Honors Performance Series and at both Carnegie Hall & Sydney Opera House. In addition to studing voice, Grace has had the privilege to study opera and jazz for the past 6 years.
Grace is passionate about music and extremely dedicated to teaching others who share her passion, and we are excited to welcome Grace to the team!!
Janell Larson
Country Fusion Line Dancing
Janell has had a love for dance ever since she was a kid starting with Ballet and Jazz, moving on up to ballroom and line dancing. She started line dancing when she was a teenager, continued throughout all of high school, and stuck to it over the last 22 years.
Here at Power Music and Dance, Janell hopes to teach some of the popular beginner dances as well as some intermediate dances, starting with the basics and breaking down the steps in 8 counts. She looks forward to seeing you in class...it’s going to be fun!! 🤠👢
Katrina Tucker
Tumbling & Gymnastics
Katrina's journey began in the competitive world of gymnastics, where her natural talent and dedication shone brightly. Growing up in Wyoming, she flipped and tumbled her way to numerous first-place victories, showcasing a remarkable athleticism and grace that would later translate seamlessly into her future dance career. Though gymnastics was her first love, dance soon captured her heart. She has trained extensively in ballet, jazz, contemporary, hip hop, developing a versatile skill set and a deep appreciation for the power of movement to tell stories and evoke emotions.
Now residing in Kuna, Idaho, Ms. Katrina shares her love of gymnastics & dance with aspiring students of all ages. Her classes are known for their energetic atmosphere, supportive environment, and focus on both technical precision and creative expression.
Makenzie Banning
Acro, Gymnastics, Ballet, Hip Hop II
Makenzie started dancing at age 10 and never stopped. It’s a love that’s never faded and she loves sharing it with as many people as she can. She’s done multiple styles of dance (as well as gymnastics) with her specialities being lyrical, contemporary, jazz and hip hop. Her solo has placed top 10 and she’s been a part of multiple group routines that have placed in overalls. She also coached and choreographs for the same team she was a part of in middle school.
She hopes to build an environment where the kids she coaches are able to grow as both people and athletes as well as learn to share her passion for dance.
Rachel Earl
Art Classes
Rachel grew up in Blackfoot, Idaho and moved to the Treasure Valley in 2015, with her husband and three kids. Rachel has a bachelor's degree in Child Development and has been working as a substitute teacher and paraprofessional at Reed Elementary since 2021. But art is her passion! She can’t remember a time when she wasn’t creating some kind of art. Her favorite mediums are markers, pastels, charcoal and paper.
In Rachel’s classes, students will learn how to use the seven fundamentals of art: color, shape, form, space, line, texture and value to make epic art! Lessons will be based on the fundamentals, learning about techniques used in art movements and exploring different art mediums.
Sarah Kennington
Piano Lessons
Sarah is the sixth child from a family of ten kids; six brothers and three sisters! She grew up in Houston, Texas and moved to Rexburg, Idaho for school where she attended BYU-Idaho and received her BS in English with a cluster minor in landscape design and child development. She is now the mother to five kids, with her oldest beginning to drive this year and her youngest starting first grade this fall!
She has been teaching piano for 9 years now, and she LOVES gardening and practicing piano!
Stephanie Childs
Piano Lessons
Stephanie was raised in Soda Springs, Idaho, where she was the accompanist for the choir groups through high school. Upon graduation, she attended Utah State University and studied with Irving Wasserman for 4 years. She has taught piano for over 40 years and has been active in National Federation of Music Clubs.
Stephanie says her main reason for teaching is being able to watch kids blossom with confidence when they become accomplished pianists!