Teacups, Tears and Tapshoes!!

Teacups, Tears and Tapshoes struck me as an appropriate name for a blog as they have been the things that have filled my time and thoughts recently. I am a final year dance student at the London Studio Centre in central London, specialising in musical theatre this year. Its a tough course and we had our tap assessment this week. Tap is what i would usually consider to be my strong point but i just couldn't seem to get to grips with this particular assessment routine and couldn't wait until it was over! Which, thankfully all of my dance assessments now are. 


But there have been tears along the way and I am sure there will be more to come in the lead up to graduation. What with auditions for end of year shows and jobs afterwards, the ever-troublesome dissertation and its imminent deadline, and assessments in acting and the dreaded singing there is plenty coming up in the all too near future to provoke a bout of crying! something that seems to come all too easily!! But a nice cup of tea, fresh from the vintage tea pot usually does the trick when that happens. And i have spent a fair few hours sipping tea recently, with the find of my new favourite venue in London drink,shop and do on Caledonian Road, just around the corner from college! (more about that later!!).


So you see Teacups tears and tapshoes couldn't be more fitting. I tried to get something bridal into the title to make a reference to my wedding which will take place in May next year but nothing quite fitted, and the wedding plans have been slightly put to one side in last few weeks to concentrate on writing my dissertation. After all, given the choice between flicking through bridal magazines or researching eating disorders there's no prizes for guessing which one I would prefer!!! 


I also wanted to make reference to my love of all things cooking and baking related. In the last year I have found a new love for home made food which certainly did not exist during my year in university halls in Liverpool before I moved to London, during which time i survived mainly on Asda smart price potato waffles and baked beans! not the most advanced culinary skills involved in making that I can assure you! sometimes substituted for cheesey chips and chicken nuggets or a 'shiraz' pizza from the takeaway down the road. Almost always washed down with budget priced vodka and mixers or tequila, my student meals left a lot to be desired. recently though its been all about the home made bread, home made jam and lots of varieties of home-baked cakes! from cupcakes to banana loafs and Victoria sponges i have got into baking in a big way. and have also become an expert at casseroles trying out new herbs and spices weekly to create the perfect sauce! a far cry from those cheesy chips hey?!!!