Edited sentence: A diminutive figure, often clad in a tapestry of color, or gold and silver, she was a popular speaker, delivering her message in succinct, witty phrases, ever insistent on the value of classical ballet as an educational tool, a physical training method, and a medium for transporting viewers out of the everyday world and into a realm of fantasy and delight.Aw a dance educator, she was able to defy the politics of the day and ensure the inclusion of people of color in her school and company.However, it is perhaps as a lady of glamour and style that she is most fondly remembered.On the political front, Howes cut a formidable figure.She was always firmly but politely persuasive, and few had the courage to challenge or gainsay a Howes edict