There are few better ways to get your point across than through the medium of dance.

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Just look at the clip below, from the Fire and Rescue team in Kent, UK:

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That video was designed to get people to test their smoke alarms more regularly -- and judging by the number of retweets it's had, Kent Fire and Rescue seem to have struck a nerve.

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If in doubt, a Dirty Dancingparody with some very deadpan dance moves is clearly the way forward.

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