In an excellent exhibition of #BlackGirlMagic and a celebration of Black History Month, First Lady Michelle Obama brought 51 young, Black female dancers for master dance classes at the White House. Classes covered African, hip-hop, ballet, and modern dance.

The dancers spent the day learning choreographed routines from iconic dancers Debbie Allen, Judith Jamison, Virginia Johnson, and Fatima Robinson.

Even in the The White House, we begin the day with class. Here are the Washington DC dancers in a masterclass lead by artistic director Virginia Johnson in the East Room this morning. #Dancetheatreofharlem #blackhistorymonth #danceatthewhitehouse

A photo posted by Dance Theatre of Harlem (@dancetheatreofharlem) on Feb 8, 2016 at 9:31am PST

Afterwards, FLOTUS hosted a panel discussion with the icons and actress Lala Anthony, and concluded the day with dance performances by the girls. Before the performances, Michelle Obama shared a few words on what dancing means for the culture, and for her of course.

And this was quite the opportunity to do so.

The First Lady posted about the event on her Instagram page.

Double tap for the 51 talented, young dancers from Washington, D.C. who came to the @WhiteHouse today to take their place on the stage. #BlackHistoryMonth #DanceAtTheWhiteHouse

A photo posted by First Lady Michelle Obama (@michelleobama) on Feb 8, 2016 at 6:44pm PST

And the beauty of the moment was certainly felt on Twitter

A celebration of dance for #BlackHistoryMonth at The White House. pic.twitter.com/9AoSkgw2up

— Michele Norris (@michele_norris) February 9, 2016

Soooo dope Debbie Allen led African dance class at the White House today!!!

— Ray Cunningham (@MissterRay) February 8, 2016

so this is aweesome: 51 DC students are at The White House today taking dance classes by Alvin Ailey’s Judith Jamison, Debbie Allen, & more

— miss hunnayyy (@huny) February 8, 2016

High Fives from @FLOTUS for a job well done! #BlackHistoryMonth #DanceAtTheWhiteHouse pic.twitter.com/T4odT1bTo3

— Valerie Jarrett (@vj44) February 8, 2016

There’s no doubt that all of the performances were absolutely beautiful to watch.

“That’s how we move this country forward -– we fight for the opportunity to succeed. And we prepare ourselves to seize the opportunity and shine when that moment comes –- whether that’s on stage, in the courtroom, the boardroom; whether it’s on the playing field, the battleground — wherever it is you guys want to go, to get there, you have to be prepared and you have to be at your best.”

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