I LOVE MICHELLE OBAMA! And, Here's WHY....

[KoKo]

What I love about Michelle Obama is her energy and her commitment to getting kids into action through Dance. I loved the Old Jazzercize Excersizes that seemed to give way to Pilates and Yoga..(which neither were "active" enough for me and what I needed for exersize).. I think Michelle has hit something here about "MOVE!" because Dance is Joyous and is a Relief of Expression when you can "just cut loose...you lose your worries and troubles in the rhythm."

I love her for her INDEPENDENCE...even though I realize that not being "Eleanor Roosevelt" in these times is something that could be haunting...down the road.

BUT..."DANCE, DANCE and SING or LISTEN TO MUSIC AND SING AND DANCE. It keeps us healthy and releases the deamons. She's really onto something, here. We would be better off if we Danced and Sung to whatever Songs we could find to nourish our souls.

I give credit to Michelle for finding her "grounding" and for working to inspire another generation. GREEN & MOVE!



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Michelle Obama does the Dougie with students as part of Let's Move
May 3, 2011 | 5:12 pm

Michelle Obama is so serious about her Let's Move campaign to fight childhood obesity that she led by example Tuesday by dancing with a field full of students in the nation's capital.

While Beyoncé's "Move Your Body" blasted over a sound system at Alice Deal Middle School, the first lady went through a series of dance moves, from the old-school Running Man to the newest craze, the Dougie, to the delight of the youngsters who sashayed along with her.

"Beyoncé is one of my favorite performers on the planet. And when she agreed to remake her video and do this Let's Move flash workout, I was so excited, because this is what we've been talking about -- that exercise and moving can be fun," Obama told ABC News.

More with Video of Michelle's "Moves" at......


http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2011/05/mich...

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AND: (This is a song I think Michelle is about: "I Hope You Dance!...and (never lose your wonder...it seems lyrics that we could all take to heart and cherish)

Glady's Knight! It's Incredible Song!


"I Hope You Dance!" Watch/Listen

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gM_UJbTMY0M&feature=related


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EDIT TO ADD LYRICS TO "I Hope You DANCE" that Gladys Knight Sings so Soulfully that it rips at your heart:

I Hope You Dance lyrics
Songwriters: Sanders, Mark D.; Sillers, Tia;

I hope you never lose your sense of wonder
You get your fill to eat but always keep that hunger
May you never take one single breath for granted
God forbid love ever leave you empty-handed

I hope you still feel small when you stand beside the ocean
Whenever one door closes I hope one more opens
Promise me that you'll give faith a fighting chance
And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance

I hope you dance
I hope you dance

I hope you never fear those mountains in the distance
Never settle for the path of least resistance
Living might mean taking chances but they're worth taking
Lovin' might be a mistake but it's worth making

Don't let some hell-bent heart leave you bitter
When you come close to selling out reconsider
Give the heavens above more than just a passing glance
And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance
http://www.elyrics.net/read/l/lee-ann-womack-lyrics/i-hope-you-dance-lyrics.html >

I hope you dance
(Time is a wheel in constant motion always)
I hope you dance
(Rolling us along)
I hope you dance
(Tell me who wants to look back on their years and wonder)
I hope you dance
(Where those years have gone)

I hope you still feel small when you stand beside the ocean
Whenever one door closes I hope one more opens
Promise me that you'll give faith a fighting chance
And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance

Dance
I hope you dance
(Dance)
I hope you dance
(Time is a wheel in constant motion always)
I hope you dance
(Rolling us along)
I hope you dance
(Tell me who wants to look back on their years and wonder)
I hope you dance
(Where those years have gone)

Tell me who wants to look back on their years and wonder
(Dance)
Where those years have gone
(Dance)

CREDIT TO:
http://www.elyrics.net/read/l/lee-ann-womack-lyrics/i-hope-you-dance-lyrics.html

[enough]

1. Absolutely! Zumba NOW! (nt)

[madmax]

2. Classy, beautiful, vibrant woman.

Love her.

[KoKo]

5. Whatever she does and wherever she goes...I think it's to her true heart and

that's something we should look to her to admire and forget the rest of whatever is ugly at this time.

Michelle is her own person...I think she will be her "own person" for the rest of her life...wherever that leads her and how she chooses to express it going forward. We are already seeing how Michelle takes her own road and carves out her piece to where her values and hopes and dreams lie.

I give her credit for doing that.

[KoKo]

3. I just added the Lyrics to "I Hope You Dance" that Gladys Knight Sings...so folks can read it...

but, here, once again:

I Hope You Dance lyrics
Songwriters: Sanders, Mark D.; Sillers, Tia;

I hope you never lose your sense of wonder
You get your fill to eat but always keep that hunger
May you never take one single breath for granted
God forbid love ever leave you empty-handed

I hope you still feel small when you stand beside the ocean
Whenever one door closes I hope one more opens
Promise me that you'll give faith a fighting chance
And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance

I hope you dance
I hope you dance

I hope you never fear those mountains in the distance
Never settle for the path of least resistance
Living might mean taking chances but they're worth taking
Lovin' might be a mistake but it's worth making

Don't let some hell-bent heart leave you bitter
When you come close to selling out reconsider
Give the heavens above more than just a passing glance
And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance

http://www.elyrics.net/read/l/lee-ann-womack-lyrics/i-hope-you-dance-lyrics.html >

[lillypaddle]

4. She is a wonderful role model

no one better than Michelle. :)

[KoKo]

6. plus...her influence will go YEARS OUT...with the Elementary School Kids on to the New Voters

who will be out there for the future. I think she sees this as her "WORK" as First Lady. I think she takes this all (along with Organic Gardening) as the New Future.

It's Good!

[FailureToCommunicate]

7. Michelle for Vice President in 2012! (Is that even possible?)

Sorry, Joe, but we may need some new blood...

[KoKo]

8. I don't know if she would want that...she's THERE in her OWN TIME..doing what she can against

incredible push back from everywhere..is what I think.

And, I've been clear here...that I don't know about her hubby...but, I believe that Michelle is doing what she does best that she can do to see ways of making her own spirt interact with "the people, kids," that she cares about in her own wonderful spirit of "BEING ALIVE!"

Sometimes I think that what she's found being "First Lady" and what she knows is the truth of it...made her carve out her "own space" to do what she can do ...and she is doing that.

So...a tribute to her...because in these dark times she presents a bit of relief about how to Create Joyousness even in times of trouble that must be pressing on her as it is on all of us.

BUT..when all else fails...WE TRULY CAN....DANCE...DANCE...DANCE! Find the MUSIC AND DO IT!

We can all use this inspiration because Democratic Underground can be very overwhelming and depressing in it's overview. RELEASE IT AND DANCE! Life is TOO SHORT to get ourselves in FUNKS of INACTION or OVER REACTION. DANCE!

[Lindsey]

9. There are too many reasons I love Michelle to even list. :-) n/t

[KoKo]

12. ...

[applegrove]

10. Michelle Obama reminds me of a friend I had who was so funny she had

me laughing at my trauma. I'm sure Michelle keeps the President in stitches.

[ensho]

11. kick

nt