As a video shows Finnish PM busting some moves, the Guardian’s dance critic judges other political performers
Obama is a man of effortless grace, and that quality is all over his dancing. Less is more – he just lets the rhythm creep in and that lovely smile spread over his face and for a moment you can pretend it’s still somewhere back around 2012 and there’s hope in the world.'I have dad moves': Barack Obama discusses dancing on David Letterman's new Netflix show - videoBoris Yeltsin dances at a rock concert in Rostov, Russia, in 1996.
But Theresa May’s moves, including this unexpected robot, come with the forced joviality of someone who’s just been pushed on stage by a Spad telling her to “Have fun!”, resulting in the same awkwardness as clutching for a “running through wheat fields” anecdote.Remember the weirdly addictive clip? Instead of a Trump rally’s usual macho chanting, the ex-president showcased a little move we might call “the Trombone”, enhanced with a camp hip wiggle to the sound of YMCA.
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