WASHINGTON — If Halloween is a thriller night, the Obamas were determined not to be found without the soul for getting down.

The family’s final Halloween in the White House saw the first couple greeting trick-or-treaters as usual, with President Barack Obama showing perhaps a touch of senior-itis as he and first lady Michelle Obama took a moment to break into the dance from the video for Michael Jackson’s “Thriller.”

The original:

The Obamas (starts at about the 2:00 mark):

Which of the Obamas did it better? (Hint: She did.)

The kids outside of the White House show how it’s done: