The joke of the “Shake It Off” video is supposed to be that Taylor Swift can’t dance, at least not like a professional. So why did she then turn around and try to dance like a professional at the VMAs? She looked like a fool up there — desperate, deranged, and out of her league, which is no way for Taylor Swift to be. (To her credit, the mid-song joke about how she’s not willing to leap from a giant statue into her dancers’ arms was pretty funny.)