The important thing to remember when learning Pandeiro or any other new coordinated physical movement is patience.
It will ALWAYS feel awkward at the start of the learning curve. This discourages many people right away from learning any new instruments or languages.
They see how effortlessly other people can do it, they feel how awkward it is for them to do it, and they think, “I must not have it in me.” This is just a wrong assumption to make..