( CNN ) -- Michelle Obama , never one to turn down an opportunity to champion healthy eating , has co-opted a popular tune -- and , in six seconds , created a viral sensation . Here 's how it happened . In an # AskTheFirstLady segment , Barack Obama impersonator Imman Crosson , or @ AlphaCat , asked Obama , `` How many calories do you burn every time you 'turn up ' ? ! '' ( That 's lingo for ... well , in the safest sense , cutting loose ) . Her six-second response , posted on the White House Vine account ? Well , just watch . Yes , that 's the first lady dancing with a turnip . It 's a take on DJ Snake and Lil Jon 's `` Turn Down for What . '' The result ? Cool points , and a cool point made . Obama is known for her commitment to health , especially among children and young people . Her `` Let 's Move '' campaign aims to `` solve the epidemic of childhood obesity within a generation . '' So she 's not entirely uncomfortable wielding a vegetable . This is n't her first foray into pop culture to get us to eat our veggies . Earlier this year , she starred in a `` Tonight Show '' skit called `` Ew ! '' The first lady taught Sara , played by Jimmy Fallon , and Stacy , played by Will Ferrell , that being active and eating right is n't so `` Ew ! '' Michelle Obama appears in 'Snackpocalypse '
Her Vine was a response to a question posed by an Obama impersonator . The video shows the president and first lady laughing at her while she asks him about his plans for health care reform. Obama is known for her commitment to health . This is n't her first foray into pop culture to get us to eat our veggies .