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Pals of tragic mum Aimee Cannon strut their stuff on stage in her memory
dailyrecord.co.ukDozens of women took to the stage at the weekend for a burlesque extravaganza in memory of a young mum-of-two who died last year.Aimee Cannon was a member of a burlesque chair dance troupe based in North Lanarkshire and would have been part of the show on Saturday at Motherwell Concert Hall.Tragically, Aimee was discovered dead in her home in West Calder on May 7 last year.
She had suffered a number of serious injuries.A 25-year-old man was charged with murdering Aimee and appeared in court a few days after her death.Aimee, 26, who was mum to two young children aged two and six, attended the burlesque chair dance group run by Victoria Watson in Wishaw, who was left heartbroken by the news of her death.Victoria said: “We dedicated the show to Aimee, and were doing it in memory of her.
Her death came as a huge shock. It was all over the news. To lose Aimee was devastating. She was so excited for the show and we had just received the printed tickets the week she died.”Victoria and fellow burlesque instructor Adelle Barrett organised the Battle of Blondes event which featured 72 women, including members from Aimee’s dance group.Members of the group Aimee attended were joined by others from Bellshill, Rutherglen and Airdrie.The women of all shapes and sizes shook off their inhibitions live on stage as they performed well-rehearsed routines in front of a big audience.And Aimee wasn’t far from their minds.Women’s Aid benefited from the event, with over £600 raised from proceeds from sales of programmes, and bucket collections before, during and after the show.The women showcased the skills they have honed at their classes thanks to Victoria, whose stage name is Frivolity Vixen, and Adelle, who is known as Poppy Chesty, in front
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