Andrea Thesos

Gymnastics & Tumbling Head Coach

Andrea has dedicated over two decades to the world of dance and gymnastics, excelling as both a coach and instructor. Her passion for the arts began in childhood and grew into a highly competitive career. Andrea’s coaching journey started at the young age of fourteen, and from that moment, she was captivated by the transformative power of teaching—a passion that continues to flourish alongside her roles as a wife and mother. Beyond her family, coaching remains a source of immense joy and fulfillment. Her professional career has been equally remarkable. Andrea has performed with a Bay Area boy band, entertained audiences on cruise ships, graced the stages of local theater productions, and showcased her talents at prestigious events like the Super Bowl and Rose Bowl. 

Now based in Idaho, Andrea is excited to reignite her passion for nurturing young athletes through dance and gymnastics instruction. With her extensive experience and genuine love for working with children, she is eager to make a meaningful impact on the dancers, company, and teams at Power Music and Dance Studio.

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!!

Jasmine Phillips

Homeschool Dance Program - Hip Hop

Jasmine was raised in Shelley, Idaho, and developed a passion for dance, art, and animals from a young age. In high school, she joined the dance team and quickly discovered a love for teaching and helping her teammates. She was chosen as co-captain during her junior year, where her team went on to place 2nd overall at the state competition. After studying dance in college, Jasmine moved to Pocatello and began teaching at The Dance Factory. There, she taught Kinder-Dance, Ballet/Jazz for ages 8-12, and beginner Acro for two years. She later moved to Idaho Falls temporarily, where she taught an after-school Hip-Hop program for middle schoolers at Eagle Rock Dance. Jasmine then became an assistant instructor at Spectrum 2 Art and Dance Studio, helping teach ballet to various age groups. Jasmine was later given the opportunity to work at Dance Unlimited in Rigby, where she helped coach elite competition teams from beginner to advanced levels, working with dancers ages 10-18. She has choreographed in Hip-Hop, Contemporary, Jazz, and Lyrical, earning awards and judges’ choice recognition for some of her routines.

Jasmine has a deep love for creating movement and dance. She believes that the best teachers never stop learning and is always striving to grow and refine her teaching methods. Her goal is to develop strong, passionate dancers in a fun and positive learning environment. With a curriculum built around each dancer’s personal progression, she encourages her students to express themselves and use dance as a creative and emotional outlet.

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!

Layla Scott

Beginning & Intermediate Cheer

Layla is a proud mom of four and has been with her husband for 16 years. Born and raised in Idaho, she has always had a deep love for cheerleading. Her journey in the sport began in 6th grade at Wingz, and she continued her passion through high school, cheering sideline at Caldwell High from 8th grade in 2002 all the way through her senior year in 2007. Her dedication and hard work earned her a full-ride scholarship to the University of Portland.

Over the years, Layla has coached various recreational and sideline teams. Nothing brings her more joy than sharing her love for cheer with others. Cheerleading has been a constant in her life, and she is passionate about teaching and inspiring the next generation of athletes.

Malia Homola

Homeschool Dance Program - Ballet

Malia has a strong love for dance that started when she was child. She has studied multiple styles including Ballet, Pointe, Contemporary, Hip Hop, and Jazz; Ballet and Contemporary being her personal favorites. She loves being on stage and joined her studio’s performance group when she was twelve and later the competition group, being awarded for technique and character. In her spare time Malia loves choreographing pieces for herself and her two sisters. Malia is continuing her dance education in Ballet, Contemporary, and Hip Hop. When not on the dance floor you can find Malia reading or enjoying the beautiful outdoors. 

Malia is excited to share her passion for dance with the students of Power Music and Dance Studio and hopes she will inspire young dancers to keep reaching for their goals, believing in themselves, and encouraging other aspiring artists. Keep dancing Kuna!

Monet Valdez

Assistant Gymnastics Coach

Monet has been passionate about movement and performance from a young age. She began her journey in cheerleading at just five years old before transitioning into dance, where she focused on jazz and hip-hop. However, her love for cheer never faded, leading her to pursue it competitively throughout her youth. In high school, Monet’s dedication and leadership skills earned her the role of Varsity Cheer Captain, where she not only excelled as an athlete but also mentored and motivated her teammates. Wanting to expand her skills further, she also took on power tumbling, refining her technique and strength in gymnastics-based movement.

Now, as an Assistant Gymnastics Coach at Power Music & Dance Studio, Monet is excited to share her knowledge and enthusiasm with young athletes.

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.

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!

Caden Fisher

Mini 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!

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!! 🤠👢

Josey Young

Teaching Assistant

Josey Young is a senior in high school. She has many years of experience in both gymnastics and dance. Her passion for dance has led her to receive many awards in solos, duos, and group dances. She has trained in contemporary, lyrical, musical theater, ballet, pointe, tap, jazz, acro, and modern. She has enjoyed being a T.A. at Dance Arts Academy, as well as competing for their prepro competition team.

Josey is excited to join Power Music & Dance and share her passion with our students.

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.

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.

McKenna Robinson

Tap, Clogging, Ballet/Tap Combo

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.

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!