When going to Khan El Khalili, the taxi will usually stop on Al Azhar St. at the end of the high road. Walk over the green pedestrian bridge, walk back in the direction where you came from for 50 m, then enter the bazaar to your right. Got to the next cross road, then again to the right. Soon you will find a shop with dance costumes in the window on the right hand side. This is however NOT Mahmoud! Instead you take the dark little street beside it, where there is a sign for Mahmoud's shop. Then simply walk up the stairs. Give yourself some time, there are 4 floors to explore!

Diagonally opposite there is a shop that' also called M. Abd El Ghaffar. They sell beads and sequins by the kilo.

After the pedestrian bridge, walk on in the driving direction. The shop is not directly by the road, but in a short lane to the left. There's a big sign over the window. Ask for the "professional" costumes to be led to the 2nd floor.

Continue to walk down the road where Ghaffar is. Almost at the end there is a shop "Oriental Dresses" on the left. Enter the lane and turn left again after some meters.

Actually one only needs to stroll around the basar to find them. Particularly around the Café El Fishawi, there are many shops, which offer among other things also dance accessories (and this is where you should bargain!). Here two examples:

Basra street is close to Gamaet el Dewal el Arabeya street (see "shoe stores"). Since it is a small residential street, taxi drivers might not know it. The best will be to go to Mohandessin first for some shoe shopping :-) Then walk in direction out of town and ask for Iraq street (or drive there). Basra street is a cross road (almost at the end of Iraq St., direction out of town). The door for Amira seems to be on the side of the building.
Call before going there!

Rather easy to find, every child in Cairo knows Mohammed Ali street. Just follow the numbers, the entrance is besides a furniture carpenter's workshop, the well lit board over the door is easy to see. There are also signs in the stairway.

Take a taxi to the museum for Islamic art at Bab el Khalk square. From there  Port Said road leads to the south. In the center between the lanes stands a small mosque. On the left roadside, soon after the mosque there's a sign on the corner "El Emary St." and house number 5 is directly opposite.

Enter the stairway, there's a name sign by the door.

Unfortunately, Madame Abla passed away in December 2006. If anybody finds out what happened to her business, please tell me.

Hussein Ramadan
11 El Emary St.
Bab el Khalk
hramadan90@hotmail.com

Madame Abla's nephew and in the same building as her, specialist for hip scarves. Also takes orders by e-mail.

I received these links through e-mail but didn't go there personally:
www.yadawee.com
horusandisis.com
www.queenhananmahmoud.jeeran.com
www.oriental-dancer.com
www.hallahmoustafa.com
www.emanzaki.com
www.safticraft.com

Other teachers

I found this information in the Internet, so I can't guarantee for them (if you know more, just tell me). Call 1 - 2 weeks beforehand.

Gamaet el Dewal el Arabeya street, a main street in Mohandessin, offers various clothes and shoe shops. One with various beautiful models is Abdo Saleh. They also have shops at Kaser el Nile road. There and in Talaat Harb street (just around the corner) you will find dozens of shoe shops!

Go to El Shawarbi road close to Talaat Harb square.
There is also a video and a music shop just beside the Café Fishawi in the Khan El Khalili.

You can buy instruments in "souvenir quality" everywhere in the Khan El Khalili (compare prices!).
For professional instruments: Mohammed Ali street. There's a large choice, look around befor buying.

Sheraton Qahira (in Dokki)
Rest. Casablanca on 26th floor
Show every night with dancer, singer, musicians (in February 2002: Soraya)

Nile Maxim (boat, belongs to hotel Le Meridien)
Reservations over Tel. 739 4608
Show runs each evening twice, boat starts around 7.30 and 10:30 o'clock (be there approx. 30 minutes earlier).
Different dancers, Randa on Tuesday/Saturday

Dancers at other hotels: Ask the reception.