Dawn Dance is an album by South African guitarist Steve Eliovson and American percussionist Collin Walcott, recorded in January 1981 and released on ECM later that year.

"[7] Writing for Between Sound and Space, Tyran Grillo remarked: "Sparse anecdotal evidence paints of Eliovson the portrait of a regretful artist, a man who was compelled to sell his worldly possessions... and return to his native South Africa.

"[9] A writer for Billboard included the album in the "recommended LPs" column, and commented: "Eicher has long shown a special affinity for maverick guitar stylists, and this first effort from Eicher's first new guitar find in several years dovetails neatly with earlier acoustic exercises by such familiar roster contributors as Ralph Towner and John Abercrombie.

"[10] John Schaefer included the album in his book New Sounds: A Listener's Guide to New Music, calling it "simple, tasteful stuff.

"[11] A reviewer for Frets magazine called Dawn Dance "a brilliant recording," and described the music as "New Age progressive fusion.