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Officers Take Over Assembly With Internet Dance Craze
They have some pretty slick moves, but I have to admit when the dinosaurs came out they might have stolen the show. :)
Kathleen Shipman
09.30.19

You might not remember everything about high school, but youโ€™ll always remember the teachers and faculty who would brighten your day.

Just like the fun-spirited cops in the video below.

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A student assembly in Florida took an unforgettable twist.

A group of school resource officers joined in on โ€œThe Git Up Challenge.โ€ The captured footage of their performance may have you wanting to jump in too!

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One of the current trends sweeping the internet is The Git Up Challenge. It has people across the country recording themselves dancing along to Blanco Brownโ€™s โ€œThe Git Up,โ€ a country-rap thatโ€™s made a major splash on its own.

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Itโ€™s not just teenagers doing the challenge either. Weโ€™ve seen a pregnant woman try to induce labor with โ€œThe Git Up,โ€ and a baby lighting up his living room with the dance. There have also been construction workers, newlyweds, nurses, and so many more!

The song is a perfect combination of hip-hop with a lot of country western flair, and it even has its own line dancing moves to go along with it. Blancoโ€™s brand new video featuring people performing the dance is also going viral.

Students were in for quite the show during their high schoolโ€™s pep assembly one day. Everyone watched as the cheerleaders and football players took formation in the middle of the gym.

With โ€œThe Git Upโ€ blasting in the background, the teens start performing their own version of the routine in pairs. They, of course, do a little โ€œcowboy boogieโ€ before grabbing their sweethearts for a spin and eventually a โ€œdip.โ€

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Suddenly though, all the participants scatter to the sides of the court. But the performance isnโ€™t over yet.

Thatโ€™s when four school resource officers from the Indian River County Sheriffโ€™s Office come running in. Whoever said cops arenโ€™t allowed to have a little fun? Uh, nobody!

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Apparently, they too had learned how to get down to โ€œThe Git Upโ€ โ€“ and were prepared to show the teens that they never lost their cool. The whole room cheered in response.

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As it turns out, these officers sure have some pretty sweet line dancing skills. They follow along to Blancoโ€™s track thatโ€™s known for its catchy beat and lyrics.

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Itโ€™s impossible not to smile watching them dance, which includes some shoulder-rolls and the old โ€œslip and slide.โ€ The cops spin their lassos and when itโ€™s time for them to โ€œtake a sip with itโ€ โ€“ they do that too.

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Just when you think it couldnโ€™t get any more fun, it goes up another level.

A handful of athletes come running out and join the officers in their dance. The best part? A couple of giant T-Rex dinosaurs do as well.

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Standing in a line they all take on The Git Up Challenge as a group. While the officers and athletes are pretty impressive, you gotta admit, the dinosaurs might deserve an extra round of applause for not losing their balance.

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The video ends with the school resource officers calling out another Sheriffโ€™s office.

Not only does The Git Up Challenge seem like a great way for the cops to connect with the students โ€“ you gotta admit, just picturing them practicing together is enough to put a smile on your face. Oh, to have been a fly on the wall for that!

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Watch the video below to see the officers and students rock The Git Up Challenge!

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