Dancing in the Dragon's Jaws is the ninth studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Bruce Cockburn.

[1] Up to that time Cockburn's records had been influenced by his Christianity; Third Way magazine wrote in 1987 that "in 1979 the simple Christian faith [Cockburn] had been celebrating was transformed with the release of his most popular ever album Dancing in the Dragon's Jaws, where, with the help of Charles Williams, his pre-Christian mysticism resurfaced after the baptism of faith as mature Christian mysticism.

[3] It was important in bringing Cockburn attention outside Canada, and would be his highest-charting single in the U.S.

The album cover is a painting by Canadian aboriginal artist Norval Morrisseau (1932–2007).

[1] Music critic Brett Hartenbach, writing retrospectively for AllMusic, stated: "The album continues the jazz-inflected folk he had been pursuing on his past several releases, but with a heavier emphasis on the worldbeat rhythms that would play a larger part in his music in the years to come... though it can't match the sheer power of his next few releases, [it] may be his most beautiful record, as well as an excellent culmination of his '70s work.