Faculty
Meet our instructors.
Eugene Bob Bordallo
Ballet, Tap, Voice, Choir
Eugene Bordallo took his first piano lesson at the Academy of Music in Hagatna, Guam. After he and his family moved to the San Francisco Bay Area, he continued his studies in piano and organ. He moved on to study tap dancing and ballet lessons and eventually was on put on scholarship at San Francisco Conservatory of Ballet and also took classes at San Francisco Ballet School. Eventually, he was put under contract with the San Francisco Opera Ballet Company.
Eugene pursued applied music in piano performance at Simpson University and San Francisco State University. He worked as a music minister for various Bay Area churches where he led choirs and singing ensembles and was hired as a music director to compose and stage full length musicals. He has taught piano and dance in San Francisco and in New York City.
Reia Tsumori
Adult Ballet
Reia Tsumori began her ballet training at the age of 3 under the coaching of Mie Tsumori and Katsumi Eto at Stage Ballet Academy in Japan. Having won several awards from various ballet competitions, Reia also performed in productions organized by the Japan Ballet Association. In 2019, she studied at Kiev State Ballet College and took part in a gala concert held at the National Opera of Ukraine. In 2023, Ms. Tsumori moved to Guam and has kept up her ballet training at Guam Conservatory of Arts.
Rebecca Grunzke
French horn, Trumpet
Rebecca, an anthropologist and assistant professor of education at University of Guam, developed her appreciation of the arts while performing as a horn player in marching and jazz bands, wind ensembles, and orchestras. While serving as a dropout prevention teacher in the public school system, she earned both her M.Ed. in social foundations of education and her Ph.D. in anthropology at the University of Florida. Before moving to Guam in 2021, she was a parent performer and costume mistress for the Atlanta Festival Ballet Company and Gwinnett Ballet Theatre. Dr. Grunzke is married with three children: one, a visual artist with a B.A. in music; another, a talented guitarist and martial artist who attends UOG; and her youngest, a classically trained performing artist who teaches ballet at the Conservatory.
Chloe Ogo
Preparatory Ballet, Parent & Me Ballet
Chloe Ogo trained in ballet for 7 years at Arizona's NuEvolution dance studio. She performed as a soloist in productions such as Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty and the Nutcracker while in the Arizona Youth Ballet. In addition to teaching rudimentary movements of classical ballet at Guam Conservatory of Arts, Chloe hopes her young dancers will develop a strong work ethic, a virtuous character, and an unyielding determination to reach their full potential.
Esther Kim
Piano
Esther Kim brings her vast experience as a concert pianist to Guam Conservatory of Arts. Starting piano lessons at a very young age, Esther has played all the classical and romantic piano pieces that comprise the great repertoire of piano compositions. Esther is the wife of a Christian pastor and devotes her time to church ministry. She is giving back to the community by providing piano lessons to those students who would not otherwise have the opportunity.
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Esther enjoys being the piano accompanist for the Conservatory's ballet classes. She is a joy and a treasure.
Bethany Skull
Violin, Viola, Cello
Bethany has a Bachelor’s of Music Performance with a focus in Education, and is Suzuki Method certified. She has been a local teacher of music and strings for 11 years. And has been passionately teaching violin and performing Stateside and on Guam for the past 15 years.
Bethany takes great joy in sharing her God-given love of music with others in teaching, creating, and performing.
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Judy Nicholson
Violin, Viola, Cello, Piano
Judy Nicholson began studying piano at age 6. She then took up a love for the cello and studied the instrument throughout her college years. Judy has enjoyed playing as part of ensembles and orchestras ever since. She is a freelance writer, an Oregon-certified substitute teacher and a music instructor. She is married to a traveling veterinarian and considers both Oregon and Guam her home.
Rosanna Dacanay
Art: Drawing, Sketching, Painting
Rosanna Dacanay graduated in '93 with a Bachelor's Degree in Fine Arts. Her areas of study included Art History, Art Theory and Studio Arts such as drawing, painting, sculpture, printmaking, and graphic design (prior to the establishment of computer design software in the field). As an adult cello and ballet student, she also has a deep appreciation for classical music and dance.
In the growing digital age of ipads and computer graphics, Rosanna hopes to share her knowledge of traditional arts to the new generation. She wants to help aspiring artists build a strong foundation for their creative skills.
Rin Bejerana
French Horn, Trumpet, Recorder
​Rin Bejerana has been playing trumpet for 9 years. He participates in various music groups across the island such as the Guam Symphony, the Guam Territorial Band, Tumon Bay Youth Orchestra and small ensemble groups. Rin is a student at the University of Guam focusing on Education, working towards his degree and music teaching credentials.
Jan Rudolph
Piano, Clarinet, Saxophone
Jan Rudolph is a classically trained pianist and an accomplished clarinetist. He received his teaching certification in piano and clarinet from California State University, Los Angeles. After 30 years, Jan retired as a public school teacher on Guam where he also served as a music specialist and a conductor for public school choirs.
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Jan has been a member of the Guam Territorial Band for the past 20 years. He has accompanied the band to Europe, Japan, the Sydney Opera House in Australia, and to Carnegie Hall in New York City. He has performed on both the piano and clarinet for a host of various concerts.
Cristin Ertel
Tap Dance
Cristin began dancing at age two in New Jersey, later trained in ballet, pointe, tap, jazz, lyrical, and musical theatre. In high school, she taught beginner ballet, tap, and jazz, and competed with the studio's team. She earned scholarships from Tremaine Dance Convention and NYC Dance Alliance, trained at Broadway Dance Center as a scholarship intern, and performed at the World Dance Festival in NYC. Cristin holds a B.A. in Dance (jazz concentration) and a B.S. in Arts and Entertainment Business Management from Point Park University in Pittsburgh. She later taught ballet and jazz at Alexander Academy of Performing Arts in Maui, and her performance and choreography credits include Ampersand Dance Company, Maui’s Burn’n Love Elvis show, and Benise’s The Spanish Guitar in Maui and Nepal.
Miya Mobley
Ballet
Guest teacher, Miya Mobley attended Northwest Florida Ballet Academy, an arts and academic school. She was later accepted into the Next Generation Ballet School at the Patel Conservatory in Tampa, Florida where she trained under Peter Stark, Ivonne Lemus and Philip Neal. She continued her training at the Houston Ballet Academy.
She has performed in the following ballets: Giselle, Don Quixote, Balanchine's Donizetti Variations, Nutcracker and La Bayadare. She has made award-winning appearances at the Youth America Grand Prix and was recognized with a Traditional Excellence Award at the NASL.
Alice Grunzke
Preparatory Ballet
Guest teacher, Alice Grunzke began her dance training at the Atlanta Festival Ballet School. She later continued her ballet studies at the Royal Dance Academy in Suwaneem Georgia, joining its performance team in 2020. Alice has participated and won multiple awards at various dance competitions in the states and has performed in the following ballets: Nutcracker, Cinderella, Swan Lake, and Alice in Wonderland. She has completed the Royal Academy of Dance Level 3 Certificate in Vocational Ballet, and the Level 3 in Classical Ballet Repertoire.
Having moved to Guam in 2021, she continued her training with Mr. Bordallo at the Conservatory. In 2023, she was accepted into the Fine Arts Department at the University of Connecticut and given a $95,000 scholarship. ​​
Elizabeth Hur Su
Violin
Guest instructor, Elizabeth Hur Su was born and raised on Guam. When Elizabeth was 12, she began studying violin with the Dean and Professor of Music of the National Taiwan Normal University, Chia Hong Liao (M.A. University of Vienna), Elizabeth also studied under U.C. Berkeley's violin instructor and symphony coach, Jooyeon Kongm who had been a professional violinist in the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra. Elizabeth is an active supporter for giving back to the music community in Guam where students can learn the perseverance, skills, and artistry that a music education can offer.
Elizabeth's experience includes: U.C. Berkeley, Music major with a concentration in Performance and Musicology; Violist with the U.C. Berkeley Symphony Orchestra; Associate Concertmaster with the U.C. Berkeley Chamber Orchestra.