Change You Can Dance To

President Obama has broken with a fifty-six year tradition. At each of the preceding 14 inaugurations, the President has conspicuously honored Medal of Honor recipients at the “Salute to Heroes Inaugural Ball” sponsored by the American Legion, the Military Order of the Purple Heart, the Paralyzed Veterans of America, and eleven other veterans organizations.

This year that was changed.

According to Huffington Post, the first family was to attend these inaugural celebrations:

Later that day, the Presidential Inaugural Committee will host 10 official inaugural balls:
... Neighborhood Inaugural Ball at the Washington Convention Center.
... Obama Home States (Illinois and Hawaii) Inaugural Ball at the Washington Convention Center.
... Biden Home States (Pennsylvania and Delaware) Inaugural Ball at the Washington Convention Center.
... Midwest Inaugural Ball at the Washington Convention Center.
... Mid-Atlantic Inaugural Ball at the Washington Convention Center.
... Western Inaugural Ball at the Washington Convention Center.
... Commander in Chief’s Ball at the National Building Museum.
... Southern Inaugural Ball at the National Guard Armory.
... Eastern Inaugural Ball at Union Station.
... Youth Inaugural Ball at the Washington Hilton.

Unofficial balls were to include:
...Congressional Black Caucus Inaugural Ball at the Capitol Hilton.
... Creative Coalition Inaugural Ball at the Harman Center for the Arts.
... Recording Industry Association of America’s ball for Feeding America.
... BET’s Inaugural Ball at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel.
... Africa on the Potomac inaugural celebration at Crystal Gateway Marriott in Arlington, Va.
... American Music Inaugural Ball at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel.
... Inaugural Purple Ball at the Fairmont Hotel.
... Human Rights Campaign’s Equality Ball at the Renaissance Mayflower Hotel.
... Inaugural Peace Ball at the Smithsonian National Postal Museum.
... Impact Film Fund ball.