on the political front, howes cut a formidable figure. 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. she was always firmly but politely persuasive, and few had the courage to challenge or gainsay a howes edict. however, it is perhaps as a lady of glamour and style that she is most fondly remembered. 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.