For Las Vegas and Branson, you may have to audition on location or sometimes by sending a videotape. The audition ads will give you the contact information. Universities and high schools also hire experienced teachers. Teaching is a time-honored way to survive for both the between gig LA dancer and the underpaid concert jazz dancer. However, not every dancer makes a good dance educator.
Teaching is a special skill that can be completely separate from dancing ability.
Therefore, gifted and dedicated jazz dance teachers are prized commodities. Whatever your preference or background, the jazz dance world is a smorgasbord of tempting alternatives. Most dancers do not stick to just one type of job. In a world where working in one place until retirement is becoming rare, dancers are finding the diversity and ever-changing face of their profession refreshing rather than frightening. If you market yourself well and work hard, you can have a very profitable career.