In educational settings, the focus is often on sitting quietly and engaging incognitive activities like discussing various subjects, developing critical thinking skills,and problem-solving using intellect, reading and writing. While these aspects are vital, itis also important to recognize that students are physical beings existing here and now,interacting with others in a specific environment. Our physical presence exposes us to aplethora of experiences, many of which are unpredictable, fleeting, indescribable, andimmediate. Unexpected movement may generate the feeling of losing control over theeducational situation. We will, thus, see that moments of absence play a crucial role inthe processes of growth and learning, and should not be disregarded or ignored. This isespecially considered in aesthetic bildung. Starting with a philosophical, more concretethe bodily phenomenological perspective, this article embarks on an examination ofaesthetic practices for teacher students in dance classes as a basis for aesthetic bildung.