VIDEO: President Obama Dances The Tango In Argentina

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NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- President Barack Obama showed off his dance moves in Argentina, where he attended a state dinner in his honor with the first lady Wednesday night.

The president initially declined the invitation to the dance floor -- multiple times -- but eventually gave in. Wife Michelle Obama also joined in, pairing up with a male tango dancer.

PHOTOS: Obama Does The Tango

The tango dancers had been hired to provide the entertainment for the evening.

Here's a picture of Obama obviously wishing he was dancing...

US President Barack Obama gestures during a state dinner at the Kirchner Cultural Centre in Buenos Aires on March 23, 2016. (Photo credit Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty Images)

Don't you love it when things work out?

US President Barack Obama (L) and First Lady Michelle Obama (2nd R) dance tango with dancers during a state dinner at the Kirchner Cultural Centre in Buenos Aires on March 23, 2016. (Photo credit Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty Images)

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