Watch video of the First Lady dance at an Easter event.
By Raif Karerat
WASHINGTON, DC: First Lady Michelle Obama endeared herself to constituents yet again by joining a group of young dancers on stage and grooving to the tune of “Uptown Funk,” by Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars, during an Easter event, held on the south lawns of the White House.
The festivities attracted thousands of visitors, including children, who participated in the famous egg roll race, fitness sessions, and cooking classes. According to local news outlets, President Barack Obama even played tennis with some young attendees.
Michelle Obama has certainly proven that she can break it down with the best of them over the past few years. The first lady has been tearing up the rug for quite some time to promote her Let’s Move program, which is aimed at encouraging children to eat healthy and exercise.
She famously helped Jimmy Fallon portray the “evolution of mom-dancing” on “The Tonight Show” not once, but twice, and a Vine video featuring the first lady dancing with a turnip went viral in October last year.
The turnip Vine came about when — in an #AskTheFirstLady segment — Barack Obama impersonator Imman Crosson asked, “How many calories do you burn every time you turn up,” which is slang for cutting loose and wildly dancing.
Her tongue-in-cheek response on the White House Vine account, which parodied DJ Snake and Lil Jon’s “Turn Down for What,” quickly made headlines.
Michelle Obama is renowned for her commitment to health, especially among children and young people, meaning we will most certainly be seeing the first lady’s dance skills again in her efforts to promote healthy living.
However, don’t take her levity on stage for a lack of seriousness when it comes to the real issues. According to the Let’s Move website, “The physical and emotional health of an entire generation and the economic health and security of our nation is at stake.”
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OMG – AGAIN!!! The absolute disrespectful portrayal of the FLOTUS as nothing but a dancer is sickening. The media is truly doing this lady a disservice. Count the amount of articles in the last 3 months that have her dancing – too many. I am a conservative, so I have no love for the Obama’s – but the media behavior is so obvious.
OMG – AGAIN!!! The absolute disrespectful portrayal of the FLOTUS as nothing but a dancer is sickening. The media is truly doing this lady a disservice. Count the amount of articles in the last 3 months that have her dancing – too many. I am a conservative, so I have no love for the Obama’s – but the media behavior is so obvious.