Tom Baert studied voice and ballet and was engaged as principal dancer among others at the State Theatres Nuremberg and Hannover. He worked as dancer, choreographer in Germany, Switzerland, Belgium, France and Spain.

For the Company URTO, founded in Zürich, he received the 2. promotion prize Premio 2005. He worked together with Carlos Wagner at the Royal Opera house, the Opera National Bordeaux, State Theatre Wiesbaden and at Opera Leipzig.