Michelle Obama's dance moves go viral on YouTube

WASHINGTON (AFP) - 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 on 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 Mrs 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 Mrs Obama rocks a smooth Dougie.

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

This image released by NBC shows host Jimmy Fallon dressed as a mum, left, dancing with first lady Michelle Obama during an appearance of Late Night With Jimmy Fallon, Friday, Feb 22, 2013 in New York. -- PHOTO: AP