In pictures: Washington welcomes Bush

After the inauguration came the celebration in Washington DC. President George W Bush and his wife Laura attended all eight official inaugural balls on Saturday night, dancing a few steps at each one, although he admitted that he was no dancer.

The new president addresses the revellers at the Ohio state ball

Florida Secretary of State Katherine Harris was at the centre of vote-counting controversy - and the Florida state ball too

The Texans have arrived! Maxwell Tutsley from Austin takes the Washington Metro en route to a ball

Brother Jeb Bush was the butt of a presidential joke: "If there's any worse dancer than me, it's the governor of Florida."

As well as dancing with his wife Laura, the president partnered daughter Jenna - but she found his clumsiness hard to take

Vice-President Dick Cheney and his wife Lynne also took to the dance floor