I’m happy to show officers are human, says dancing Pc

A POLICEMAN whose dancing with children at the One Love Manchester concert went viral online said he was pleased to show that officers have a “human side”.

A clip of Pc Paul Taylor dancing in a circle with children was shared on social media and seen by many as one of the highlights of the night. The officer, a father of two, said he would not even class his moves as “Dad dancing”.

The 50-year-old was shocked that the clip had gained so much publicity and he has put up with some mickeytaking from colleagues, but he was proud to have been involved in the impromptu moment seen by millions.

Pc Taylor was one of around 50 Durham Police officers sent to assist Greater Manchester Police colleagues at the concert. He said several tearful and apprehensive girls who had been at the original Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, where 22 people were killed, had approached him on the night.

He said: “It was a case of reassuring them, saying we’re here to help them.”