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Hello, Buenos Aires: The Obamas do the tango

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Obama’s dance the tango in Argentina
WATCH ABOVE: U.S. President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama danced the tango at a state dinner in Argentina – Mar 23, 2016

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – Less than 24 hours in Buenos Aires, and Barack Obama is already doing the tango.

The president and first lady Michelle Obama were attending a state dinner in the Argentine capital Wednesday evening when they were pulled abruptly onto the dance floor on by a pair of tango dancers hired to provide the entertainment.

At first, the woman in the shimmering gold dress seemed to content to twirl with her partner, but then she made a beeline for the president and beckoned him to the floor.

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“No, no,” Obama’s face seemed to say, as he declined her invitation not once but multiple times. But the dancer wasn’t to be deterred.

She got her way, and Obama was soon sashaying across the floor. Flawless it was not, but the president eventually caught on. By the time the music slowed to a halt, the two were in lockstep, arms high in the air as an audience of hundreds looked on.

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Mrs. Obama got in on the action, too, twisting back and forth with the black-clad male dancer.

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