Cinco de Mayo reception at the White House (9 images)

FMexican dancers wait in the Colonnade at a Cinco de Mayo reception in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington on May 5, 2010. UPI/Olivier Douliery/Pool

White House kitchen staff wait for the Cinco de Mayo reception to begin in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington on May 5, 2010. UPI/Olivier Douliery/Pool

U.S. President Barack Obama speaks, as First Lady Michelle Obama looks on, at a Cinco de Mayo reception in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington on May 5, 2010. UPI/Olivier Douliery/Pool

First Lady Michelle Obama attends a Cinco de Mayo reception in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington on May 5, 2010. UPI/Olivier Douliery/Pool