gliding, don't do it because it seems like she runs one step straight ahead and one step half-towards-the-screen. It doesn't work for a platformer. And although you might have managed to run while swerving your chest and head 45 degrees let's say, it doesn't mean it's useful for a videogame sprite on a 2d plane.

If you want to keep it, alright. But I don't think it can be rationalized away because it emotes something about the character or whatnot. They're just keyframes that do not work together.

edit: to get her to run less masculine is all about arms and shoulders movement (less of it. the apex of the arm not reaching high at all would help), smaller strides, more hip movement.

Don't rotate the torso and head for a run!