I thought exactly the same as you because I'm a guy. But when I actually played it I found it fun enough. I even use it over bard for farming old mobs.

What made me enjoy it more is that if you reduce the Idle Animation Delay to 0, it makes the idle pose like Xena and I like Xena!

I find the story fitting, even though far eastern things aren't my thing I just try to make the most of them and find that I can enjoy them. The quests make you use your dances as a performance to put on a show and I found that really fun.