Michelle Obama Might Have a New Dance Partner in Miami
Michelle Obama spoke of dancing and volunteering at the Freedom Tower today
By TODD WRIGHT
Updated 6:27 AM EST, Fri, Oct 16, 2009
Michelle Obama confirmed Thursday what many in Miami already knew.
The Chicago two-step has nothing on the Miami salsa.
First Lady Obama, who spoke today at the Florida Campus Compact Awards Gala held in the Freedom Tower, revealed to the world that she might be in the market for a new dance partner not named Barack.
"I want to thank someone I got to party with on Tuesday," said Obama as she gave a shout out to Miami-Dade president Eduardo Padron. "I think you exaggerate when you said we could win any salsa competition. I might be able to, but I don't know about the president."
The comment made Padron chuckle (and do we detect a hint of blush), but he had to be thinking about the presidential shout out possibly leading to a cameo on Dancing With the Stars.
Still, Padron was smart enough not to toss his name in the hat as Barack's salsa successor and gave the president some props.
"I was truly amazed how well President Obama and Mrs. Obama can dance salsa," Padron told the Miami Herald. "They do it so well they could win any salsa contest here in Miami.''
Padron attended a Hispanic Heritage Month event in DC with the first couple and got to see the famous Obama boogie first hand, and like any White House guest, had to say he was impressed. The salsa veteran even dropped a couple of pointers.
After debating dance skills, Michelle Obama spent the rest of her 20-minute speech talking about inspiring young people to volunteer for something more than the tanning bed.
"How do we harness all that energy and excitement'," she said, challenging the students in the room to make volunteering a career and not just a one-time thing.
And if that doesn't work, you could always take up salsa.
First Published: Oct 15, 2009 3:21 PM EST
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