Anyone who has studied the International Maritime Signal Flags may have noticed that some of the code words for the lettered flags link up in a weird way. One of the best examples is Foxtrot and Tango. Both are two types of ballroom dance.
Odd it is, that out of all the ten million things to choose from to represent a letter, two were dances? Since much of modern American no longer knows how to ballroom dance, rather they just freestyle wiggle, they may not be familiar with these two types of dances.
Although the flags differ in design, as partner ballroom dancing goes, they match up very well. Also the letter J used to be represented by the Jig. But the Jig died out to Juliet. Likewise the Jig was a solo dance, the Foxtrot and Tango for the couples.
tango image
https://www.bellaballroom.com/dance-lessons/ballroom-dancing/tango/
foxtrot image
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkw5o0Q5xMc
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