. ▁ ▁Keith ▁became ▁Executive ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁min istry ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 . ▁▁▁▁ ▁With ▁space ▁don ated ▁by ▁Bel h aven ▁College , ▁and ▁the ▁help ▁of ▁Kath y ’ s ▁friend ▁and ▁ch ore ograph er ▁Gregory ▁Smith , ▁the ▁fled g ling ▁company ▁- ▁the ▁world ’ s ▁first ▁professional ▁Christian ▁bal let ▁company ▁- ▁was ▁soon ▁dan cing ▁and ▁tour ing ▁across ▁the ▁country . ▁▁▁ ▁Since ▁its ▁found ing , ▁the ▁company ▁has ▁expanded ▁and ▁is ▁a ▁ 5 0 1 ( c )( 3 ) ▁non - pro fit ▁min istry ▁consisting ▁of ▁a ▁full - time ▁Tour ing ▁Company , ▁Pre - Pro f essional ▁Training ▁Program , ▁School ▁of ▁the ▁Arts , ▁Summer ▁Dance ▁Int ensive , ▁Jr . ▁Dance ▁Int ensive , ▁and ▁Brazil ▁satellite ▁company ▁and ▁school . ▁ ▁Bal let ▁Magn ific at ! ▁is ▁now ▁considered ▁the ▁benchmark ▁for ▁professional ▁Christian ▁dance ▁around ▁the ▁world ▁and ▁is ▁cred ited ▁for ▁its ▁role ▁in ▁rest oring ▁dance ▁as ▁a ▁form ▁of ▁worship ▁in ▁the ▁church . ▁ ▁The ▁tour ing ▁company ▁has ▁performed ▁in ▁over ▁ 4 3 ▁countries , ▁inspired ▁young ▁d anc ers ▁around ▁the ▁world , ▁and ▁impact ed ▁the ▁lives ▁of ▁thousands . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁Kath y ▁author ed ▁a ▁children ' s ▁book ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁bal let ▁A ▁Christmas ▁Dream ▁which ▁she ▁ch ore ograph ed ▁in ▁honor ▁of ▁Bal let ▁Magn ific at !' s ▁