Parse XML to dynamic object in C#

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<contacts>
  <contact id='1'>
    <firstName>Michael</firstName>
    <lastName>Jordan</lastName>
    <age>40</age>
    <dob>1965</dob>
    <salary>100.35</salary>
  </contact>
  <contact id='2'>
    <firstName>Scottie</firstName>
    <lastName>Pippen</lastName>
    <age>38</age>
    <dob>1967</dob>
    <salary>55.28</salary>
  </contact>
</contacts>

public class XmlToDynamic
{
  public static void Parse(dynamic parent, XElement node)
  {
    if (node.HasElements)
    {
      if (node.Elements(node.Elements().First().Name.LocalName).Count() > 1)
      {
        //list
        var item = new ExpandoObject();
        var list = new List<dynamic>();
        foreach (var element in node.Elements())
        {            
          Parse(list, element);            
        }
 
        AddProperty(item, node.Elements().First().Name.LocalName, list);
        AddProperty(parent, node.Name.ToString(), item);
      }
      else
      {
        var item = new ExpandoObject();
 
        foreach (var attribute in node.Attributes())
        {
          AddProperty(item, attribute.Name.ToString(), attribute.Value.Trim());
        }
 
        //element
        foreach (var element in node.Elements())
        {
          Parse(item, element);
        }
 
        AddProperty(parent, node.Name.ToString(), item);
      }
    }
    else
    {
      AddProperty(parent, node.Name.ToString(), node.Value.Trim());
    }
  }
 
  private static void AddProperty(dynamic parent, string name, object value)
  {
    if (parent is List<dynamic>)
    {
      (parent as List<dynamic>).Add(value);
    }
    else
    {
      (parent as IDictionary<String, object>)[name] = value;
    }
  }
}

[Test]
public void Test()
{
  //read from text
  //var xDoc = XDocument.Parse(txt);
 
  //read from url
  //var request = WebRequest.Create(@"http://...") as HttpWebRequest;
  //request.Credentials = CredentialCache.DefaultNetworkCredentials;
  //var xDoc = XDocument.Load(request.GetResponse().GetResponseStream());
 
  //read from file
  var xDoc = XDocument.Load(new StreamReader("contacts.xml"));
 
  dynamic root = new ExpandoObject();
 
  XmlToDynamic.Parse(root, xDoc.Elements().First());
 
  Console.WriteLine(root.contacts.contact.Count);
  Console.WriteLine(root.contacts.contact[0].firstName);
  Console.WriteLine(root.contacts.contact[0].id);
}