Tag: michelle obama

#TBT: Let's Never Forget the Obamas' Dance Moves

However you feel about Barack and Michelle Obama, one thing is clear: They can dance. Like, actually dance. And man, are we going to miss that. Since it’s Thursday, let’s take a walk down memory lane and revisit some of the current First Couple’s dance highlights. We love how sweet the two of them are […]

May We All Grow Up To Be 106-Year-Old Dancing Queen Virginia McLaurin

Hello, friends! Are you having a bit of a rough Monday? Let 106-year-old Virginia McLaurin fix that for you. Correction: 106-year old dancing queen Virginia McLaurin. Actually, no—that still doesn’t convey the fabulousness of this grand lady. Let’s go with: 106-year-old PRESIDENTIAL DANCE PARTNER and TOTAL ROCKSTAR Virginia McLaurin. Over the weekend, the impossibly cool […]

Michelle Obama Makes Mom Dancing Look Amazing (Once Again)

How do we love Michelle Obama’s moves? Let us count the ways: -We love them when she’s center stage with the President in an insanely gorgeous gown at the inaugural ball. Fancy dancing! -We love them when she’s breaking it down with a bunch of Disney characters in support of her “Let’s Move!” campaign. Cartoony […]

Michelle Obama's #GimmeFive Dance

Here’s a riddle for you: What happens when you bring together the First Lady of the United States, one of the funniest women on TV and some of the country’s most celebrated commercial dancers? This. This is what happens.  (Photo by Amanda Lucidon, via the White House) On Monday, First Lady Michelle Obama got together […]

Newsies "Get Up and Go"

We love these guys so much we just HAD to put them on our July/August 2012 cover. (Photo by Jacob Pritchard) Have we mentioned lately that we’re obsessed with the Broadway show Newsies? OK, maybe we have once or twice (or maybe it was three times). But can you blame us? I mean, Disney sure […]

Some "Dad Dancing" for Father's Day Weekend

Whatever your political leanings, you’ve gotta give it up for a politician who’s willing to dance on national television. And Jimmy Fallon seems to be especially good at getting politicians to do just that. A couple of years ago, to celebrate Father’s Day, Fallon came up with a delicious little sketch called “The Evolution of […]

Are These Justin Timberlake's Best Dance Moves Ever?

Justin Timberlake’s new album comes out next week, which means pretty much the entire world is in a JT frenzy right now. Naturally, he hosted “Saturday Night Live” this weekend—for the fifth time!—where he showed off the full extent of his crazy triple threatness. But leave it to Buzzfeed to come up with a gif […]

Get Your Mom Dance On

We’re huge fans of Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move” campaign. And when the First Lady combines her passion for physical activity with her undying support of the arts, there’s usually some super-dance-y amazingness. Throw Jimmy Fallon (in mom drag!) into the mix and what do you get? The evolution of the “mom dance.” What’s “mom dance” […]