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Michelle Obama's dance moves go viral on YouTube

Posted: 23 Feb 2013 06:12 PM PST

WASHINGTON - A video clip of First Lady Michelle Obama grooving with a dressed-in-drag Jimmy Fallon on his late-night comedy talk show has gone viral on YouTube Saturday.

In the video, the pair, each clad in conservative slacks and cardigans, and Fallon with a long brown-haired wig, perform a routine dubbed "Evolution of Mom Dancing," to promote Obama's "Let's Move!" youth fitness and nutrition campaign.

The dance moves - with names like "The 'Go Shopping, Get Groceries,'" and "The 'Out of Sync Electric Slide'" according to titles splashed on the bottom of the screen - progress from a simple side-to-side step and ends with Fallon stalking off set as Obama rocks a smooth "Dougie."

The clip, which has already been viewed nearly a half million times since being posted Saturday and "liked" more than 10,000 times, has prompted effusive comments about the first lady and her first family.

"For the first time... we have a first lady with soul," wrote zestydude87. And Rina Lubit wrote, "it may be just me but i really love the presidential family. they just really seem like sincerely good and chill people."

In an interview later on the show, Obama rates her husband's dance skills a "B," saying "he's got, like, three good moves."

Obama also touts her "Let's Move!" campaign, saying it has seen progress since she launched it three years ago, but there is still work to do.

"Over the past three years, we've seen a culture shift. Now people understand that this is an issue," she said.

"We've got better lunches in the schools, we've got companies putting grocery stores in under-served communities. We've got our athletes, our Olympians, working to get our kids more active. It's really heartening to see."

Obesity is a major health problem in the United States, where one in three adults and almost one in five children is overweight.

Among other initiatives for "Let's Move," the first lady, an attorney by training, has planted the White House's first garden since World War II and written a book with healthy recipes. - AFP

Stream for the Oscars

Posted: 23 Feb 2013 05:22 PM PST

Log in to the Red FM or Capital FM websites for some exclusive content on the Academy Awards tomorrow.

HOLLYWOOD'S biggest film event – the 85th Academy Awards – is happening tomorrow morning (Malaysia time) in Los Angeles.

Held at the Dolby Theatre in the heart of Hollywood, this year's Oscars sees 10 movies vying for the biggest prize: the Best Picture award. Among the films nominated are Les Miserables, Argo, Django Unchained and Life Of Pi.

Nominated actors, filmmakers and other film crew members will be gracing the red carpet in glamorous outfits and gorgeous tuxedos, while photographers, the papparazzi and even fans will be busy snapping their cameras away.

In celebration of the awards, Red FM and Capital FM will be streaming live backstage Oscar coverage and after-party events via their respective websites – www.red.fm and www.capitalfm.com.my

This live streaming broadcast, from the Associated Press (AP), will have loads of interesting features that include red carpet arrivals, interviews, photo galleries, as well as Twitter and Facebook interaction.

You can also watch trailers of the nominated movies and clips of nominees' reactions from either of the websites.

The best thing about this coverage is that viewers are also given the chance to sneak a peek at behind-the-scenes footage and after-party events – something that has never been shown live to the public before. This exclusive footage will only be shown on the Red FM and Capital FM websites.

To further enhance your viewing experience, Red FM and Capital FM DJs will be also be talking about the Oscars in their respective morning slots.

The Red Breakfast WTF team of Lil Kev and JJ will be sharing their opinions on the nominated movies.

Since quite a number of these films have yet to be screened in Malaysia, you can check out the trailers on the radio station's website tomorrow morning, while listening to the show at the same time. You can expect the lively duo to come up with the craziest (and funniest) of comments!

Meanwhile, on Capital FM's Talk Of The Town with Joanne and Xandria, the ladies will be focusing on the fashion aspect of the Oscars.

You can bet that Joanne and Xandria will have lots to say about the red carpet gowns that actresses like Anne Hathaway, Jennifer Lawrence, Naomi Watts, Helen Hunt and Jessica Chastain will turn up in.

To join in the "fashion police" fun, watch the live stream on Capital FM's website.

The live stream will begin at 6.30am, so remember to visit the Red FM or Capital FM website tomorrow!

> The Star owns and operates Red FM and Capital FM.

Kredit: www.thestar.com.my

Sabtu, 23 Februari 2013