Dance Combinations
Here are several pages of idea for you to try, complete with glossary.
You'll need a passing knowledge of Mid-eastern Dance basics to understand these combinations.
(And they're NOT meant to take the place of a real, live teacher!)

Section A: medium tempo 4/4 rhythms

To Masmoudi Rhythm (8 cts. each rhythm) Medium-fast
Count: 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 (accented beats are underlined)

- Sequence 1 (facing Front)
Cts. 1-4: One 'Flat figure-8'* (arms out)
Cts. 5-8: Two 'Rolling figure-8's'** with plie and up (arms circle in & cross in Front, circling back out)
Repeat.

- Sequence 2 (facing Right diagonal; Right arm up, L arm down but not blocking hip)
Cts.1,2: 2 Rib drops
Cts.3,4: L hip circle down, back, & up
Cts.5-8: 4 L hip drops
Repeat.

Details:
*flat means 'flat as a pancake' (no lifting - parallel to the floor)
** rolling means 'like rolling hills' (up and down - parallel to the wall in front of you)

To Beledi Rhythm: (4 counts each rhythm) Med.fast
Count: 1+2+3+4+ (accented beats are underlined)

- Sequence 3 (repeating travel step with alternating starting foot; arms out to sides)
Cts. 1,2: Rock*LF, RB
Cts. 3,4: Step L (where you rocked before), (p).
Next 4 counts: Repeat to opposite side.
Add hip sways on cts. 1,2,3 with a slight torso twist so your sways are to the diagonal instead of side-to-side. (When starting with L foot/hip, torso face R diagonal through cts. 1,2,3, on the pause, you get ready to start the sequence on the other foot. Since this is a 3-step sequence, your feet go LRL(p), RLR(p), etc. Keep your heels down and your knees bent!)
 One great variation is to insert a double-sway on the B Rock, so your sways are going single-double-single in each sequence; another is to do double-sways on cts. 1,2, and single on ct.3, so your sways are going double-double-single in each sequence!

- Sequence 4 (a fast travel step done in a large CCW circle floor pattern)
Cts. 1+2: RLR Step-together-Step (also called a 'shuffle-step' or 'step-ball-change')(arms to R**)
Cts. 3+4: Repeat on opposite side (LRL)(arms to L**)
Next 4 counts: 2 CW chaine turns (R L R L) (that's just a travelling 2-step turn)(arms out, curved to F, or curved RF,LB)
Repeat entire 8-count sequence around room. Wheee!!!

Details:
*a 'Rock' is placing the weight on the foot, then moving the weight to the other foot (it's an un-completed step).
**The motion of changing your arm position adds momentum to your steps, so make sure you keep travelling in your circle LOD!

To either Masmoudi or Beledi (medium tempo)

Sequence 5 (a repeating in-place move)
Cts. 1+2+: Double Hip-Sways on L, R
Cts. 3,4: Hip 'scoops' from F to B on L, R
Cts. 5-8: Large CCW Hip circle starting L, going B,R,F; ending at L on Ct.8
This works well with a diagonal arm position (L down by hip, R up).
Repeat sequence to opp. side (everything will start R, and arms will be R down, L up; to make the transition smooth, change to the next arm position during the hip circle).

Sequence 6 (a repeating in-place move with a half-turn)
Cts. 1,2: Torso undulation to LF corner (wght. L)
Cts. 3,4: Repeat to RF corner (wght. R)
Arms come in to F, crossing wrists at chest level on first undulation, moving down to hips and apart on second undulation.
Cts. 5,6: Rock LB (see sequence 3), R pl. (arms down at sides)
Cts. 7,8: L crossover-Pivot* to face B, SR. End pose: wght. R; L on ball.
A nice touch is to lift your arms up to o/h while pivoting.
Repeat sequence, end facing F.

Details:
*Cross your Left foot in Front of and to the Right of, your Right foot; lift your heels and pivot a half-circle CW (to your Right) to face the Back

Sequence 7 (travel step that goes "two steps forward, one step back")
Cts. 1-4: (start left/travel in CW arc) 4-step* w/dbl.down shimmy EXCEPT for the first step (ct.1+, on which you do a hip down, up. All flat-footed.
A diagonal arm pose looks nice with this (R arm up, L arm down).

Details:
*4-step = LF, R-pl, LB, R-pl (except since w're trying to travel, move your 'place' steps forward a little bit!); twist your L hip when you step with the L (i.e., twist F when stepping F; twist B when stepping B), keeping the torso facing F, to give the hip move more definition.

(The next two were inspired by Kajira Djoumahna's American Tribal combinations!)

Sequence 8 (in-place step w/fast spin)
Cts. 1-4: RS, L hip lift; LS, R hip lift.
Ct. 5: pivot CW on R.
Ct. 6,7,8: L hip lift; LS, R hip lift.
Repeat above 8 cts. but every R step will be a pivot!
The usual "hip lift" arm pattern of one arm up, one arm out, works well; and bring them in on the spins.

Sequence 9 (variation of above)
Cts. 1-6: RS, L hip lift; LS, R hip lift; RS, L hip lift.
Ct. 7,8: pivot CCW on L, R pl.
Repeat above 8 cts., but now it's all reversed (i.e., start w/L foot).

To med.tempo beledi

Sequence 10 (in-place hip-twists with half-turns - another tribal-style
combination that'll really get your tassels flying!)
Cts. 1+2: R hip twist to F,B,F*;
Ct. 3+: L hip twist to F, pivot CCW on L to face Back;
Cts. 4+: R hip twist to F, L hip twist to F.
Repeat above 4 cts. starting on the same side, end facing Front.

Details:
*when describing the direction a body part is moving to, spatial directions are referenced from YOUR body; that is, a "front hip twist" is the same move whether your body is facing the front or back of the stage.

Sequence 11 (a layered Oriental move)
Cts. 1-4: Side Step-tog-Step to stage R (R L R), with a CW pelvic "1+1/2" circle. The pelvic circle is F on ct. 1 & 3, ends to the R side on ct. 4.
Repeat above 4 cts. to the opposite side (everything reverses).
Now overlay a regular "up" shimmy (2 hip lifts per step) on top of the S-tog-S. Since you're pausing on ct. 4, you'll have 4 hip lifts on that step.
Now to make it extra special, do cts. 1-3 on releve, then let your heel come down on ct. 4. You can let your non-weighted foot extend to the front as your heel comes down for an added touch. Nice!

Sequence 12 (a "5-Step" combination with half-turns, good for any style)
Cts. 1,2: LxF, R pl (when your Left foot steps across your Right, turn to face stage R; then rock back onto your Right, and face F.)
Cts. 3+4: Step LRL in place
Repeat above 4 cts. to the opposite side, reversing the steps.

Details:
Arms are out at the sides, PO. Transition during LRL: in to F, wrist flips (complete hand circles) on cts. 4+ as arms go back out to sides for the Repeat to the opposite side.

Sequence 13 (good for beledi or saidi with cane)
Cts. 1,2,3,4: *fl-o-o-o (R flat, L ball, R ball, L ball)
During the flast step & first ball step (cts. 1,2), do a small torso undulation (rib F, up, B, down); on cts. + 3, do small pelvic Backs.

*Details:
The first pelvic B comes before the second ball step.