Dancing twin sisters subject of documentary project

Southern University students Raeven and RaeAna Hall are the subjects of a documentary project looking at their last year as "Dancing Dolls."

Raeven and RaeAna Hall are Southern University, Baton Rouge seniors who perform as members of the famed dance "The Dancing Dolls" marching band auxiliary. BSPIN Media group is preparing a series of multimedia content that documents their senior year.

The Hall twins have been selected as the subjects of a year-long documentary project. The "Rae Twins Project," documentary series has already produced three mini-chapters around themes such as their final homecoming, Street Scenes and Groovin' on a Sunday Afternoon. Two multimedia shows featuring Raeven and RaeAna have been completed.

"The Rae Twins Project" was the brainchild of John Posey, CEO of BSPIN Media Group, who was approached to do a feature piece on Raeven and RaeAna to serve as a way to help them get exposure and get them noticed by talent agencies.

"I had shot the twins extensively throughout their careers and had a comfort zone with them," Posey said. "After some reflection, I thought we would create a series of projects designed to brand the twins and serve as a way to help them transition to the world of entertainment.

The documentary project has had an impact on the Hall twins, Raeven Hall explained. "I have learned that there are so many people willing to give to young people like RaeAna and I," she said. "We have been able to do something we love (dance) and show the world who we are as women. It's been a lot of work and we've learned so much about how marketing, photography and business operate working with Mr. Posey. We appreciate all that he has done to help us."

The Rae Twins come from a family of dancers. Their mother Cathy was a Future Shock Dancer for James Brown in the 1970s and their brother Rae performed with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.

"The Dancing Dolls" sponsor Rose Roché has nothing but praise for Raeven and RaeAna, "The twins have always helped out and done whatever was needed with the Dolls. We've enjoyed having them at Southern University and wish them well in their future endeavors," Roche' said.

The Rae Twins performed a special pre-game dance, "One Night Only," from the movie "Dream Girls," at the 2007 Bayou Classic.