NBA games, and on stages all over the world. Imagine Tap! In 2006, Tolson began working with longtime friend Derick K. Grant on Imagine Tap!, a Chicago-based show whose formation would eventually become the subject of a feature-length documentary, titled Tap or Die. Tolson performed in the show alongside Grant and fellow tap dancers Jason Samuels Smith, Michelle Dorrance, Chloe Arnold, Dormeshia Sumbrey-Edwards, Ayodele Casel, Joseph Wiggin, Jason Janas, Jared Grimes, Jumaane Taylor, Tre Dumas, Brill Barrett, and more. Teaching the Next Generation New England Tap Ensemble Aaron founded New England Tap Ensemble, a non-profit organization, in May 2007. His goal was to promote the art of tap dance in the community while fostering a sense of individuality in a professional artist. While he was a faculty member at The Boston Conservatory and Plymouth State University, he choreographed, produced, and directed Something to Tap About, Tapped, Tapped In, and Inspired, which all featured performers from New England Tap Ensemble. The youth organization resolved in 2010. Speaking in Taps Following the conclusion of the New England Tap Ensemble, Tolson founded Speaking in Taps in 2010. Speaking in Taps, which is commonly abbreviated as "SIT," is a pre-professional youth tap company. Members range in age from 10 to 20-years old and hail from all over New England. In January 2021, the company put on their first show since the pandemic, Something to Tap About. It was the first show the company has put on that only features choreographed dances by Tolson and improv solos by multiple members. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the company expanded their platform and added "remote members" which call into rehearsals via Zoom. Personal life In 2017, Tolson resumed to his teaching position at The Boston Conservatory as an associate professor of dance. He currently resides in Bedford, NH with his wife and two daughters. In correspondence with Bedford Community Television, Tolson created his own show, The Aaron Tolson Entertainment and Variety Show, in September 2017. It ran for a total of five episodes, airing the final one in late August 2018. Notes External links Aaron Tolson personal website Speaking in Taps company website American choreographers Living people American tap dancers People from Manchester, New Hampshire Year of birth missing (living people)