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Video of police officer dancing at community event an online hit

A police officer in North Carolina showed off his moves in a video that has been viewed at least 9 million times.

A police officer in North Carolina showed off his moves in a video that has been viewed at least 9 million times.

The video posted to Facebook on June 18 shows a police officer dancing at a community event in Hickory, North Carolina.

The owner of the video, Margo Carlton, says she's had dozens of online friend requests since the video became so popular.

"I just happened to show up and recorded the video. It just went viral," Carlton said. Hickory is a town of about 40,000 about 50 miles northwest of Charlotte.

This post originally appeared on NBCNews.com.