Bea Asher has been faced with many new challenges since becoming a widow. She has been afraid for herself and her future since her husband's death, and friends concerned for her well-being take her to the Stardust Ballroom in the hopes that, for one night, she might dance her troubles away. While there, she meets Alvin Green. They spend the evening dancing and talking and, thanks to his charm and goodness, Bea begins to come out of her sheltered existence..