It's Barack Obama's final year in office, so he's dancing to funk with R2-D2

Jiving along to the Mark Ronson hit “Uptown Funk” – Michelle Obama’s ‘favourite song,’ apparently – the two made the most of their final 4 May in the White House residence – and clearly had the time of their lives while doing so.

Celebrated in the manner of a President who has just one final year left in office, President Barack Obama participated in a dance-off alongside the First Lady, R2-D2 and a couple of stormtroopers.

Such was the brevity of the occasion that the White House put global matters aside for one moment and posted the clip on its official Facebook page.