--- title: Star Wars: Barack Obama and Michelle Obama Dance With R2-D2 description: When the First Lady started to bust a move along with R2D2, the Commander in Chief ordered the Imperial troops into action. canonical: https://time.com/4319325/barack-michelle-obama-star-wars-dance-party/ author: Melissa Locker article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-05-05T14:18:28.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-19T07:44:41.272Z og:title: Watch the Obamas Host a Star Wars Dance Party og:description: The Force is strong with these ones og:url: https://time.com/4319325/barack-michelle-obama-star-wars-dance-party/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbe5646aef51e34e4/69888a15524fc0782cdf7138/mtv-movie-awards-nominations-star-wars-deadpool.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 4000 og:image:height: 2250 og:image:alt: Fans Attend The First Public Screening Of "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" in Tokyo og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Watch the Obamas Host a Star Wars Dance Party twitter:description: The Force is strong with these ones twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbe5646aef51e34e4/69888a15524fc0782cdf7138/mtv-movie-awards-nominations-star-wars-deadpool.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Watch the Obamas Host a _Star Wars_ Dance Party > Sponsored content. 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Fans wear Storm Trooper costumes ahead of the first public screening of Walt Disney Co.'s "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" at TOHO Cinemas Roppoing Hills in Tokyo, Japan, on Friday, Dec. 18, 2015. Tomohiro Ohsumi—Bloomberg/Getty Images by [Melissa Locker](https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker May 5, 2016 2:18 PM UTC The Obamas celebrated [_Star Wars_ Day](http://time.com/4317608/star-wars-day-daisy-ridley-may-fourth/?iid=sr-link1) with a dance party. Proving that the leader of the United States can bring together disparate groups and build coalitions, he and the First Lady brought rebels and Imperial troops together for a dance party to “Uptown Funk” to mark [May the 4th. ](http://time.com/4315398/may-the-fourth-star-wars-day/?iid=sr-link2) In the video, which was posted to the White House’s [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/WhiteHouse/videos/10154343323079238/) and [Twitter](https://twitter.com/WhiteHouse/status/728034033494417408) pages, [R2-D2](http://time.com/4240692/oscars-2016-star-wars-bb8-r2d2-c3po/) seems to take over DJ duty and starts playing the Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars track, which Michelle Obama declares to be her favorite song. When the First Lady started to bust a move along with R2D2, who spins his head back and forth with the music, the Commander in Chief (turned Geek in Chief) ordered the Imperial troops into action, “Come on, stormtroopers!” Not ones to ignore direct orders, [the stormtroopers](http://time.com/4242637/luke-skywalker-has-a-bigger-role-in-star-wars-episode-viii-says-daisy-ridley/?iid=sr-link1) hit the dance floor and start to move, albeit awkwardly thanks to their protective armor. But they gave it their all, because as the video’s caption says, “Dance. Or dance not. 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