Xavier Carmo was born in Lisbon, Portugal and started his classical training in Companhia Nacional de Bailado School - CNB ballet school. He then goes on to the Nacional Dance Conservatory in Lisbon from where he graduates. He is then invited to join the National Ballet Company of Portugal - CNB by Jorge Salavisa. He has also a degree in Naturopathy and Osteopathy by the ESBS.

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He as consistently performed in both the classical and contemporary dance field either with CNB - Companhia Nacional de Bailado, other companies or as a freelance, involved in creations and works from choreographers like Anne Theresa De Keersmaeker, William Forsythe, Sasha Waltz, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Ambra Senatore, Marco Cantalupo & Katarzyna Gdaniec, Nacho Duato, Heinz Spöerli, Hans Van Manen, Mauro Bigonzetti, Olga Roriz, Paulo Ribeiro, Vitor Hugo Pontes, Tânia Carvalho, Né Barros, Aldara Bizarro, Rui Lopes Graça, Daniel Cardoso, Michael Corder, Ted Brandson, Kevin O’Day, David Fielding, John Auld, M. Fokine, John Cranko, Mehmet Balkan, V. Nijinsky, George Balanchine, George Garcia, Robert North and others.

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As a choreographer he began by taking part in the new talent programs from CNB, initially creating small pieces. He then moved on to developing full- length works on his own, as well as in collaboration with others. Together with Henriett Ventura he as been involved in the creation of original dance and physical works, which lead them to start the HeXa project as a formal partnership. He is also invited to give workshops on X Method and creative exploration of movement through improvisation. In collaboration with other choreographers, he had his work nominated two years in a row for best contemporary dance piece by the Portuguese Authors Society - SPA.

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He's also the writer of "a Dance Book", a comprehensive approach to movement exploration through a series of propositions.