Oh more tips - I bought some DVDs in the Khan from a place that Nibal recommended. The CD recommendations were great. However, the DVDs turned out to be vcds and are not of a high quality. The Dina dvd did not contain any Dina at all. The Fifi and Amani dvds are scratched and do not work. The Sohair Zaki Dance dvd just contained things that I think came from youtube clips - really low quality. The movies are cheap but they are a crapshoot.
Spend your money on CDs. The music selection was great and really different from what we can get in the US, although careful because you may not get what you think you got (like some albums are sold with differnet titles and covers, and maybe you already own it under a different name).
Here, I have one picture of the costume I bought at Mahmoud's. I'm very very happy with it, even though it wasn't the priciest or fanciest costume.
http://www.bellydancernepenthe.com/i...ile_cruise.jpg
The rest will have to come later when I get a chance to try them on (and after I lose all this "falafel" weight).