Crowd jumped and jived, but there was no reason to wail at big-band dance.(Local) From: The Virginian Pilot | Date: May 30, 2006 | COPYRIGHT 2006 The Virginian Pilot-Ledger Star. All rights reserved. Reproduced with the permission of the Dialog Corporation by Gale Group. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Byline: FRANK ROBERTS

BY FRANK ROBERTS

CORRESPONDENT

"Opus One " was the Tommy Dorsey standard that got the dance and concert started Sunday at the Cavalier Hotel Beach Club in Virginia Beach.

The sky was clear and the ocean breeze was pleasant when the music began at 7 p.m. Darkness and coolness set in, but most of the approximately 750 people who came out to swing stayed with it.

Why not? They are big-band enthusiasts, and ...

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