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In case you missed the handout in class (or want another reference), below is an overview of what is important for beginners to learn. Also, here are some web sites to peruse, and a few pop music suggestions. Finally, here are finger cymbal (zil) pattern guides for you to print:
Beginner/Right-handed · Intermediate/Right-handed
Beginner/Left-handed · Intermediate/Left-handed

Good example videos on the internet

Isolations:
• Head rolls and slides;
• Shoulder rolls, accents, and shimmies;
• Ribcage slides and circles;
• Sternum lifts and drops;
• Hip slides, lifts, and twists.

In place:
• Snake arms;
• Undulations;
• Horizontal figure 8;
• Reverse horizontal fig. 8;
• Hip-drop-release;
• Hip-drop-toss-circle.

Traveling:
• Basic Egyptian Series;
• Tunisians (twisting step) accent forward OR back;
• 3-count with hip lifts;
• 3-count with hip twists;
• 5-count with hip lifts;
• 5-count with hip twists;
• Grapevine;
• "Down-up-up-up;"
• Traveling steps with finger cymbals.

And here are a few suggestions of some pop music that's good for practice (of course, rule #1 is to dance to what you like!):