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| Michelle Obama boosts anti-obesity campaign with Jimmy Fallon dance-off | Michelle Obama boosts anti-obesity campaign with Jimmy Fallon dance-off |
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| In terms of elegance, it was some way off the inaugural dance that saw Michelle Obama ushered in as First Lady in 2009. But in terms of variety, it had it all. The Dougie, the Hip Bump, the Sprinkler and even the "Just the Hands Part of Single Ladies" all got a look-in as Obama cut a rug alongside a dragged-up Jimmy Fallon on Friday night. | In terms of elegance, it was some way off the inaugural dance that saw Michelle Obama ushered in as First Lady in 2009. But in terms of variety, it had it all. The Dougie, the Hip Bump, the Sprinkler and even the "Just the Hands Part of Single Ladies" all got a look-in as Obama cut a rug alongside a dragged-up Jimmy Fallon on Friday night. |
| The resulting trot through the "Evolution of Mom Dancing" saw the first lady go from awkward moving to sassy shaker in the space of a two-minute dance off that quickly went viral. The clip was a highlight of Obama's latest foray into the world of late night US chat shows, which was to promote Let's Move, her anti-childhood obesity campaign. Let's Move marked its third anniversary this month. | The resulting trot through the "Evolution of Mom Dancing" saw the first lady go from awkward moving to sassy shaker in the space of a two-minute dance off that quickly went viral. The clip was a highlight of Obama's latest foray into the world of late night US chat shows, which was to promote Let's Move, her anti-childhood obesity campaign. Let's Move marked its third anniversary this month. |
| Fallon attempted to tempt Obama into considering a Michelle-Hillary ticket for the presidency in 2016. Although an all-female White House push alongside the former secretary of state Hillary Clinton would no doubt be popular among Democrats, it seems unlikely. | Fallon attempted to tempt Obama into considering a Michelle-Hillary ticket for the presidency in 2016. Although an all-female White House push alongside the former secretary of state Hillary Clinton would no doubt be popular among Democrats, it seems unlikely. |
| "You know, I have my eye actually on another job. And I hear that when Jay Leno retires that The Tonight Show position is going to open and I'm thinking about putting my hat in the ring," she said. | "You know, I have my eye actually on another job. And I hear that when Jay Leno retires that The Tonight Show position is going to open and I'm thinking about putting my hat in the ring," she said. |
| "I got my hat in the ring," Fallon replied. | "I got my hat in the ring," Fallon replied. |
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