What qualities do you need to be successful at Contact Impro?

To be successful at contact impro you need to be focused and immersed. You need to ignore your mental awareness and criticisms and allow yourself to be completely in the moment. When you do that you will be able to make your body soft and your movements fluid. When find yourself in the present and letting your instincts take control you will be able move with your partner with originality and spontaneity. You will need to be fluid with your movements and transitions, done be rigid. Need to be open with your partner and relaxed with your partner. Honestly responding to their movements, dynamics and tempo. A connection between you as partners that incorporates trust and playfulness. 

You need to be aware of your partner and able to respond to them, you must be fully focused to do this as if you aren't you wont be able to pick up and absorb their energy into your own movements.