Just Walk!
In this article, I propose to analyze the circulation of gender pictures in the context of the Parisian Ballroom scene, a LGBT community of recent appearance on the French territory, but part of a long history of struggle and self-affirmation started across the Atlantic in the 1960s. To better understand the diversity of gender expressed in this context of danced performance, I will rely on my observant participation in about ten events, informal interviews with several members of the community, as well as considering materials such as posts and videos on Instagram, YouTube, etc., supplemented by analysis of films and written works on the subject. I will show that the members of the Ballroom community are built through a course from a state of lability of gender, or instability, to its structured and flamboyant affirmation.