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Semi-colon [Abbreviations] ;
In abbreviated descriptions of dance steps (as opposed to complete sentences), a semi-colon represents the end of a measure of music. In a cue sheet, one often finds two or more semi-colons together. This is a concise way of saying that the previous figure took two or more measures to execute. For instance, in the sequence: "waltz away; pickup; left turning box;;;;" the first two figures took one measure apiece, and the third figure took four measures to complete.
Glossary of Dance Terms
Description Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations from BallroomDancers.com Dance Dictionary from Webref