If you have two left feet, you’re already two steps ahead of Jason Lipshutz.

The Billboard Pop editor — and self-proclaimed “Most Awkward Dancer Alive” — recently sat down with Maddie Ziegler, the 12-year-old dancing prodigy who stars in Sia’s music video for “Chandelier,” to learn her moves.

Yup http://t.co/qYvxmFJBck pic.twitter.com/aAVQ0wu5su

— Jason Lipshutz (@jasonlipshutz) January 16, 2015

We won’t lie to you: Even with Maddie’s expert input, Lipshutz doesn’t quite nail the dance, though he does get the basics down.

WATCH Lipshutz’s attempt, above, and the original video for “Chandelier,” below: