NORFOLK

A video of police officers in Virginia dancing and lip-synching to Bruno Mars’ hugely popular song “Uptown Funk” has become a smash hit on the internet.

The Virginian-Pilot reported Tuesday that the Norfolk police department’s “Uptown Funk” video had been viewed more than 16 million times.

The officers were responding to a lip-synch challenge from police in Corinth, Texas. Officers in the city outside Dallas produced their own video using Miley Cyrus’ “Party in the U.S.A.”

The Norfolk officers showed impressive rhythm and choreography as they danced past cubicles and police motorcycles. The group becomes larger until the officers step outside and are joined by otheremergency services personnel as they dance among fire trucks and ambulances.

Departments in Iowa, Georgia and California also have taken up the challenge.