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Obamas dance to Beyonce singing 'At Last' at the inaugural balls
(Agencies)
Updated: 2009-01-21 11:59 "At Last" may have been just what President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle were thinking Tuesday night as they glided through their first inaugural dance to the Etta James classic. Michelle Obama chooses white ball gown
The president pulled his wife close and they danced a slow, dignified two-step while, offstage, Beyonce sang. The president spun the new first lady once in a half-turn. Obama cut loose in a faster groove a few minutes later, as Shakira, Mary J. Blige, Faith Hill and Mariah Carey sang along with Stevie Wonder to his "Sign, Sealed, Delivered." The song was played at nearly every one of Obama's rallies throughout the campaign. The president wore white tie, while Michelle shimmered in a white, one-shouldered, floor-length gown. It was embellished from top to bottom with white floral details and made by designer Jason Wu. Obama asked the crowd of celebrities and supporters alike, "How good looking is my wife?" The new president said the ball, for people who live in Washington area and which was broadcast live on ABC television, best captured the spirit of his campaign. "We got the idea for the neighborhood ball because we are neighborhood people," Obama, a former community organizer, said. "I cut my teeth doing neighborhood work. And this campaign was organized neighborhood by neighborhood." |
