--- title: Video: Kansas City Police Dance Off description: Viral video shows Kansas City Police Officer busting out his best moves in a dance off with kids in the area. canonical: https://time.com/3111392/kansas-city-police-officer-dance-off-with-kids-video/ author: Melissa Locker article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-08-14T15:49:39.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-10-01T08:58:19.902Z og:title: WATCH: Kansas City Police Officer Starts a Dance-Off With Kids og:description: He tries to hold his own in this adorable video og:url: https://time.com/3111392/kansas-city-police-officer-dance-off-with-kids-video/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltae209d2afd12309f/69869f82e53aba779c4d3fef/kansas-city-police-dance-off.png?branch=production&width=376&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 376 og:image:height: 212 og:image:alt: kansas-city-police-dance-off og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: WATCH: Kansas City Police Officer Starts a Dance-Off With Kids twitter:description: He tries to hold his own in this adorable video twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltae209d2afd12309f/69869f82e53aba779c4d3fef/kansas-city-police-dance-off.png?branch=production&width=376&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Kansas City Cop Starts a Dance-Off With Kids > Sponsored content. 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[NBC News affiliate KSHB reports ](http://www.kshb.com/news/local-news/kansas-city-mo-police-officer-dances-in-the-street-with-local-kids)that after officer Jeffrey Krebs spent Sunday morning dancing in his patrol car, his partner offered Jolly Rancher candy to some kids in the neighborhood if they would throw down their best moves in a dance-off with the officer. The kids and Krebs delivered, each offering up some moves, including one Krebs dubbed “The Octopus” (which the unseen camera operator reacts to with a quiet “Oof.”) Krebs told KSHB he hopes the friendly competition will help him work better with the community in the long run: “I feel like if we build rapport with them, then they’re more likely to call us when they need us.” **MORE**: [Mark Zuckerberg Accepts Chris Christie’s Ice Bucket Challenge](http://time.com/3110357/mark-zuckerberg-chris-christie-als-ice-bucket-challenge-bill-gates-sheryl-sandberg-netflix-facebook/) **MORE**: [In Ferguson, It’s Now Guns Vs. Cameras](http://time.com/3111133/ferguson-journalists-arrested-police-media/) ## Transcript [ INAUDIBLE ] Oh, he did. [ INAUDIBLE ]. That's it. [ INAUDIBLE ] come on. You do the same moves over and over. [ CROSSTALK ]. [ CROSSTALK ] Why you scared? [ CROSSTALK ] [ NOISE ] Alright. Good job. Good job. You guys done. Come on. Alright. You guys are doing all the work here. Hey. C'mon, c'mon catch me. 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