I'm really not an "optics" guy. What I care about is not how you look doing what you do. It's what you do. But sometimes when the situation calls for seriousness - and you simply refuse to be serious - the folly of the choice you've made is something we can see with our own eyes. Behold, America, your president:(Video below)
Barack Obama is in his comfort zone being the biggest celebrity in the world, and being treated as such. He is completely out of his comfort zone making difficult, serious, life-and-death decisions. So given a serious threat that calls for real, sober leadership, it's no surprise that Obama would rather go dancing.