Dancing at the White House

First Lady Michelle Obama honors American dancer Judith JamisonFirst Lady Michelle Obama hosted dance students and world famous dancers at the White House yesterday to honor American dancer Judith Jamison.

Ms. Jamison, who grew up in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and began to dance at age six, is known for her legendary career as not only a dancer but also a choreographer and Artistic Director of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, a position she has held for 20 years. The afternoon event included multiple performances as well as a 90-minute dance workshop attended by students from all over the country. First Daughters Malia and Sasha Obama were among the attendees, as was their grandmother, Marian Robinson. During the celebration, Mrs. Obama called Ms. Jamison “an amazing, phenomenal, ‘fly’ woman.”

Celebrating America’s cultural heritage is just one of the activities the First Lady has undertaken since moving into the White House. She has also focused on supporting military families, promoting community service, and fighting childhood obesity.

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7 thoughts on “Dancing at the White House

  1. My comments On Editors news for today
    Ravi.

    What kind of political humor? Why can’t the bodies absorb the air of political humor – is it because they cannot do that, that they are in dollars? – Yes dollars can sell the morals and they do work – the question is, is politics meant to absorb that or to see what is good in Obama or Hillary for America and its peoples under the change.
    Mind you, the present scene of America is not white versus the black, it is soul versus souls for the constitution of land as America by recognition and may I ask who is alive to that truly and selflessly to day for it?
    Obviously It is Obama because when he entered into the game as a proposed senator for it, he did not not know that he would be the next President of America – why I have said this for American constitution to absorb overall in legality or otherwise is because it is the land that responds to the Higher Power and not individuals who come to conduct as individuals of power and amongst those is also the President who holds its position (initial) by vote and that vote comes with the grace of UN known Power – our conditioned friends of science technology and engineering may not agree to that but it is a fact. What I am trying to suggest is allow the American recession to get over by politically being positive on the President – I would not say Obama because he is not white in color for America but certainly is for the rest of the powers of the world and that is perhaps American political elite does not like or is in the groove to accept under the change.?
    Ravi.

  2. Good artists lift the hearts with sedative moments for some. Encouragement on art builds artists and if white house of the first lady stands for that, it is a spirit to inculcate by others to see the spirits of music and dance as art really contributing in our ways of life for peace.
    Ravi

  3. this is total B.S. we as americans are scrapeing by and this is how our money is being spent while we go hungry and do without,,,,,REAL CLASSY OBAMA!!

  4. IT IS VERY INTERESTING AND HAPPY TO SEE FIRST LADY DANCING.I LIKE AND LOVE THAT.
    I WISH ALL FIRST LADIES IN THE WHOLE WOULD
    TO LEARN THAT.THANK YOU VERY MUCH FIRST
    LADY OF AMERICA.

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  6. your excellency, some of us as youth see you as our role model. we always pray that God will continue to guide and protect you in your mission to transform the world into a better place. please MR president, try your best to deliver your promises to the Americans and the world at large. may God help you.

  7. like oprah say every day party,big respect for the one and only first lady michelle obama