The purpose of this qualitative study was to examine the embodied qualities of aerial practice among 13 US undergraduate students (M[subscript age] = 20.46 years old). Drawing on the philosophy of embodiment, interview questions addressed bodily sensations, cognition, and the role of music and mirror viewing. The first emerging theme from the analysis was "bodily sensations and cognition," including "integrating cognitive and sensory bodily awareness" (thinking and sensing the movements), "bodily awareness and visual cues" (e.g., emphasizing bodily sensations), and "pain and the body." The second theme was "music, mind, body, and emotion," including "the embodiment of music" and "performance without music." In movement programs, cognitive and sensory bodily awareness are keys to all stages of skill acquisition. Overreliance on mirror viewing may diminish proprioception. Given that pain does not entirely disappear with continuous practice, it can affect movement execution. Bodily expressions with or without music can be embodied and artistic.