Essence McClanahan
- Actress
Essence McClanahan is a Bronx raised Dancer and Actress, she has been performing since the age of nine when she was selected to train at New York's prestigious Ballet Tech school. As she grew so did her love of dance and she was awarded a scholarship to train at Ballet Hispanico. She was later accepted into Professional Performing Arts Highschool where she furthered her training in Contemporary and Classical dance at the Alvin Ailey school. There her love for arts and culture became her fuel and drove her to continue her education at SUNY Purchase College. While pursuing a Bachelors degree in Journalism she found a balance within the worlds of art and entertainment and has since continued to blend her love for dance and film. Essence can be seen twirling through episodes of POSE, Prodigal Son and Law & Order: SVU.