"My passion has always been to spread the joy and love of dance."
– La Mambera
La Mambera, Glenda Heffer, is one of America’s most gifted, captivating Salsa performers, choreographers and instructors. A native New Yorker, she is passionately dedicated to sharing the irresistible joy of dancing Salsa. Her dance background includes training in jazz, ballet, ballroom, hustle, argentine tango, and salsa. She has performed and taught worldwide.
Video Danceography Highlights
La Mambera Danceography 1990 - 1995
Latin Stage
Lincoln Center Midsummer Night Swing Festival
“Palladium Memories” Rose Hall at Lincoln Center
21st Annual Tito Puente Scholarship Fund Concert - Lehman College
Avery Fisher and Alice Tully Halls A.C.E. Awards - Lincoln Center with Tito Puente
& His Latin Jazz Orchestra featuring Wynton Marsalis
Apollo Theater Tributes to Tito Puente and His Latin Jazz All Stars
Madison Square Garden Annual Salsa Festivals
The United Nations 50th Annual Commemoration Celebration
“Mambo Goes To Broadway” Club 96 New York City
Penn State, Hofstra and Hunter College Performances
New York City Salsa Congress
Stardust Dance Weekend
Jazz Stage
“Caribbean Capers” Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines
“Touche” Latin Jazz Curacao review
“Manhattan Motion” Modern Jazz Performances New York City & Ponce, PR
“Just Dancin” Playhouse 46, New York City
“Tom Finnan’s American Show” Las Vegas Style Review, Hatoya Hotel, Ito-Shi Japan
“Suite Vivaldi” Hunter College Playhouse, New York City
“Amerimusica” The National Dance Institute, choreography Jacques
D’Amboise & Peter Gennero
Film & Video
“Mambo D Unplugged” The Art Of Partner Dancing
Eddie Torres “Salsa Nightclub Style”
“Jazzin” music video with Tito Puente, La India and Count Basie Orchestra
“Gotta Dance” Ballroom and Latin film documentary
“Carlito’s Way” starring Al Pacino
Tours
Mambo D & La Mambera Italy – Rome, Florence, Bergamo, Milan and Naples
Eddie Torres Latin Dance Company England & Italy
Quebec Salsa Festival
Washington DC Salsa Festival
Dance Company Affiliations
Dance Team – Mambo D & La Mambera
Principal Dancer – Eddie Torres Latin Dance Company
Principal Dancer – Razz M’ Tazz Dance Company
Dance Events
Salsa Tango Catskills Festival 2018
Unidos Para Puerto Rico Salsa Fiesta Fundraiser 2017
Salsa Tango Catskills Festival 2017
Mambo Fiestas 2015-2016
Salsa Stars Descarga 2014
Salsa Jam 2013
Salsa & Sangria 2011 - 2012
Mambo D & La Mambera Salsa Bash 2000 - 2009