Watch the Obamas Throw a 'Star Wars' Dance Party (Video)

Watch the Obamas Throw a 'Star Wars' Dance Party (Video)

By Joan E. Solsman, TheWrap

The first couple gets down to “Uptown Funk” with R2-D2 and some Stormtroopers, too

Apparently, there is a power in the universe that can unite the Dark Side with the Light. And it’s Bruno Mars’ megahit “Uptown Funk.”

In a video tweeted to celebrate “Star Wars Day” on May the 4th, the White House posted a clip of President Barack Obama and wife Michelle dancing with R2-D2 and a pair of Stormtrooopers.


The video, posted late Wednesday, included a caption paraphrasing Yoda: “Dance. Or dance not. There is no try. #MayThe4thBeWithYou “

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As anyone who glanced at social media figured out yesterday, May 4 is celebrated by Star Wars fans as a special day to honor their favorite space-opera franchise. Attention to this year’s “holiday” was heightened by the release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens in December, Disney’s first in a series of Star Wars sequels and offshoot films. The next movie to be released will be Rogue One: A Star Wars Story later this year.

The Force Awakens is the top-grossing film in U.S. history with more than $900 million at the domestic box office, beating the $760 million of former record-holder Avatar. The more than $2 billion worldwide haul, however, still falls behind Jim Cameron’s 2009 sci-fi epic and 1997’s Titanic.