Nedlesque - cringe or not?

[Anonymous No.10156075]

How do you feel about the influx of nerdlesque performers? Do you think that the performances are any good?

In my opinion nearly all of the performances and costumes are half assed and cringy af. I have yet to see an actual nerdlesque show that had good costumes and choreography (let alone attractive performers)

[Anonymous No.10156105]

It's definitely lost its novelty in the current year where geek culture is so mainstream.

[Anonymous No.10156227]

I hate burlesque because everyone I know who does burlesque will never stop talking about how they do burlesque. At cons I hate it even more. That said it's easily avoided so they can do what they want as long as they don't push in my face.

[Anonymous No.10156237]

They are cringy af and lame as hell. Theres a group in texas that is especially bad, Texas Heat Nerdlesque. The acting, dancing, and performance are SOO BAD. There's video of one of the chicks doing an Alucard from Castlevania to Puscifer and it was awful. This shit never needed to fucking exist.

[Anonymous No.10156252]

>>10156075
If I wanted to see sloppy doughy women gyrate on a stage I'd hit up my local strip joint and spend a lot less
at least i could drink too

[Anonymous No.10158767]

>>10156237

Burlesque never was meant to be any way classy. It was always a a poor man's version of Cabaret made up of unreliable talent, lack of bottle service another shit a rich man can get at his cabaret while huffing cigars with their squeeze

Of all the things a nerd can google up for Burlesqur information. They dont do much research. Sites offer a biunty of info on what Burlesque and they can learn how to be better burlesque dancers

[Anonymous No.10158802]

I wouldn't mind it if the costumes were decent and the people were pleasant to look at. Instead it's cringy and full of fat tumblrinas dressed like todoroki and D.VA grinding on each other.

[Anonymous No.10165719]

>>10156075

Would it sound egotistical and mean spiited if I said that I am kinda pissed that "nerd" culture has become mainstream? It feels like things we like, and i mean genuinely hold an interest in, and not just for publicity or attention, but really truly enjoy, is becoming saturated by fucking normies.

[Anonymous No.10165851]

I mean the actual Empire Strips Back show is great. Perfect combination of funny, sexy and surprisingly beautiful at times.

I've never seen a non professional nerdy burlesque, though.

[Anonymous No.10165853]

>>10156075
Never heard of it. I'm vaguely aware of burlesque but I've never been to a burlesque show, I don't know what you're supposed to do there or if they play instruments or something.

Seems harmless enough though. 'Sexy' dancing with pop culture outfits is about the level we're at with cons nowadays so it's not a huge surprise it exists. Business as usual.

[Anonymous No.10165868]

>>10156075
top cringe for sure
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kric1Z4p21Y

[Anonymous No.10165876]

>>10156075
Blackheart burlesque from the suicidegirls is pretty good imo, lots of hot tattooed women doing themed performances.

I think that meshing the two isn't hard. But I agree that it's hard to master - most of the time people just want to dance slutty and wear costumes to proclaim themselves "nerdy" when you know they don't have a real interest in what they're doing.

[Anonymous No.10165884]

>>10156075
I went to one nerdlesque show and it was fun! There was only one good dancer but I enjoyed seeing their interpretations of various geeky things. I'd go again. No one goes to to a nerdlesque show for real burlesque. It's parodical.

[Anonymous No.10165897]

>>10165876
On the flipside of this, I have plenty of nerdy friends, who want to be 'sexy' and they're anything but. I'd never say it to their faces, but I cringe when they post about it. Sometimes I have to unfollow if it starts to eclipse all their other ways of expressing love of a show because it starts tainting it for me, personally. Those aren't the characters I like... I am happy you enjoy expressing your love that way, but I can't watch.

[Anonymous No.10165899]

>>10165897
oh fucking yes, i agree. i have several unattractive friends that do boudoir and "sexy" versions of their fave characters from shows - kudos to them for having that confidence but i have to mute them because i dont want to see their lard asses on my feed. i can support them without thinking its hot lol

[Anonymous No.10165902]

Burlesque is already cringe so ""nerdlesque" is double cringe

[Anonymous No.10165916]

>>10165902
Burlesque has just become validation for fat rockabilly chicks who wish they could be attractive strippers.

[Anonymous No.10166083]

I hate this wannabe stripper shit.

Just go audition at a shit club if you're too fat or ugly for a good one. Dicey strip joints will hire literally anyone I dont get why even bother with this burlesque shit.

[Anonymous No.10166097]

It's the same type of women who likely purposely post nudes on 4chan for male attention.

[Anonymous No.10166110]

Y’all just let people have fun and move on with your lives

If you don’t like it you don’t have to go

[Anonymous No.10166114]

>>10156227
>>10156237
>>10156252
>>10158802
>>10165902
>>10165916
>>10166083
>>10166097

Awww, I’m sorry you couldn’t get your dicks wet. Seriously you all sound like incels.

OBVIOUSLY they do it for attention. They’re dancing on a fucking stage half naked. It’s not a bad thing to do that.

>b-but the fatties!!

Yeah, and?? You’re never going to get away from fat people, sorry. There’s an obesity epidemic. I don’t agree with fat people’s lifestyles but I’m not going to have an anyerism every time I see one.

[Anonymous No.10166163]

>>10166114
you can get away from fatties by going to an actual strip club where people are paid for sexual attractiveness. not a show to make other fatties feel good about being otherwise unable to live out their Betty Page dream. it's embarrassingly transparent

[Anonymous No.10166174]

>>10166114
I don't have a dick though.

[Anonymous No.10166234]

>>10166114
Hah, I'm a fat chick, joke's on you.

Surprise, girls also have taste.

[Anonymous No.10166289]

>>10166234
Sorry your life is so sad that you feel like you have to shit on other people having fun

You really can’t be that stupid as to not realize that “having taste” doesn’t include being a total jackass

[Anonymous No.10166290]

>>10166174
It’s okay your dick got so scared it inverted inside you

[Anonymous No.10166291]

>>10166163
Have you actually been to a strip club?? Fatties also strip. Imagine being this stupid.

[Anonymous No.10166301]

>>10166291
not a high end one you poorfag

[Anonymous No.10166314]

>>10166289
Did you not read what I said? I don't say this to my friend's faces because I am happy they are having fun and being confident. There's nothing sad about cringing about it on my own time, in my own space.

I'm sorry you feel the need to so vehemently defend yourself but that means nothing to me. I still don't like looking at it.

And I'm perfectly continent with myself and my life as I work on getting healthier and expressing myself in ways that work for me.

No one is obligated to approve of your life choices, just like you can roll your eyes at mine.

[Anonymous No.10166332]

>>10166114
nerdlesque dancer spotted

[Anonymous No.10166337]

This was rough to watch.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kqoNDIFZLg

[Anonymous No.10166345]

>>10166337
kek look at the person she goes to in the audience. absolutely not surprised it's some genderqueer with colored hair and piercings

[Anonymous No.10166362]

It's somewhat sad that burlesque in the modern imagination is just stripping with fancier costumes and more attitude (and that's not true just in fan culture, most people think this); real-life burlesque generally involved genuinelly skilled talent demonstrations tied in with the sexy stuff, like comedy, song and dance. Just trying to act sexy and over-the-top in cosplay is a lot less interesting than if folks actually tried to do fandom themed burlesque in the historically accurate sense.

[Anonymous No.10166369]

>>10166337
Oh God. When the guy started throwing money I had to exit.

[Anonymous No.10166386]

>>10166114
>It’s not a bad thing to do that

[Anonymous No.10166491]

>>10166314
>>10166301
Stop taking the fucking bait

[Anonymous No.10166521]

>>10166114
Fuck you I'm a stripper and this shit is embarrassing af to watch

At least learn how to dance god damn

[Anonymous No.10166538]

>>10166114
>Anyerism
Kek.

People aren't incels just because they don't want to watch you rub your cellulite on your theyfriends, anon. Most of us would probably enjoy a well done, professional nerdlesque regardless of the bodyweight of the dancers but the unfortunate truth is that most of them are sloppily done and shitty. Cry more.

[Anonymous No.10166609]

>>10156075
Eh, I don't know much about regular burlesque, but I've gone to Nerdlesque shows at a few cons and I liked them pretty well. Some of them get a little weird for my taste when they choose routines for characters like Kylo Ren, but on the whole I like them.

[Anonymous No.10166615]

Burlesque on it's own is pretty cringy but girls trying to appeal to lame nerd boys is even cringier.

>>10156237
Post the video.

[Anonymous No.10166619]

A thread died for this

[Anonymous No.10166624]

while i agree with >>10166110 and i wouldnt go to the extent of saying i hate it and its cringe, i also agree with >>10166538. and its fine to think being fat is not attractive. it isnt healthy and its quite normal to find it gross. i hate the stereotype nerd/geek/weeb women and unfortunately nerdlesque really seems to feed into it... but it also seems like there are lots of people who genuinely enjoy watching it in panels at cons, etc. so i personally have zero overt complaints and i dont mind it too much.

i kind of want to start a group where i live of cosplay poledancers, i think it would be super fun and actually sexy (way way less obesity) except none of the people where i dance are actually nerds. and i dont know many legit poledancers to begin with.

if any of yall know some good dancers who are also weebs, let me know, i think it would be fun

[Anonymous No.10166641]

>>10156075
>Nedlesque

[Anonymous No.10166647]

>>10165868
If it was actually choreographed, used better music, and was done as a gag rather than serious it would be great. But seriously trying to be a sexy tetris piece? stupid and cringe as fuck.

[Anonymous No.10166664]

>>10166615
this isnt it but i found this, maybe im old fashioned but stripping while pretending to be a high school character seems wildly inappropriate to me

https://youtu.be/qN9xRHZFE88

[Anonymous No.10166669]

>>10165851
or wait is "Nerdlesque" a specific company? I was assuming it just meant any fan created 'nerdy' burlesque shows.

Empire Strips Back trailer, anyway: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lI5C26_69YI

[Anonymous No.10166675]

>>10166664
None of this is sexy. What's the point? Especially with that music.

[Anonymous No.10175301]

Yeah its cringey but there's an aspect of amateurism that is appealing.

Video looks like it was filmed with a potato & lighting is horrid. Music hit or miss, change it to genric stripper song ex) Toxic

[Anonymous No.10175322]

>>10156075
>Stormtroopers
Remind me again what's nerdy about the most normie fucking franchise known to man?

[Anonymous No.10175370]

>>10166664

This is something that's bothered me in my two experiences. Cons in the UK have had panel sections specifically dedicated to burlesque performances which I never attended so I can't judge those, but I've seen at least three which were placed in with the skits.

One of them was Asuka from Evangelion in her plugsuit who strips down - she's 13.
The second was Riza Hawkeye from Full Metal Alchemist. and while being an adult, my issue is that no one seems to select characters who would be seen doing a strip tease. Riza has scarring on her back which she feels self conscious about, so why would her character be doing this? Lust would have been a better pick in my opinion.

We had a strip tease of someone cosplaying Tony Stark in recent years and that one was the best of all three because they chose the route of humour. They didn't actually end up taking all of their clothes off but I think they made more of an impact compared to those who did get down to their underwear. It didn't try to take itself seriously.

Finally, in with skits we've also had pole routines, and they're usually accompanied by someone who is singing alongside them. It's interesting to see people successfully do it in costume and I low key want to see someone do it as Bayonetta because it works for her character.

[Anonymous No.10175415]

>>10175322
Everyone knows Star Wars is nerdy, being a little nerdy is a part of being a normie.

[Anonymous No.10176328]

>>10166114

[Anonymous No.10177638]

The best one I ever saw was a guy as Wolverine. He did this dance in a vat of water that I assume was supposed to be when his bones were covered in metal.

[Anonymous No.10177660]

They’re always fat or ugly or both.

I remember one though that actually had a single hot girl.