One particular "step" that can emerge almost naturally from walking in two lanes is the woman's cross. It happens when the man turns his torso back to the straight forward position, thus leading the woman to step in front of him again with her left foot. It is important that the woman does not anticipate the step but allows it to be entirely led by the man's torso movement. As usual, the woman's free leg just follows the movement of her center. As the man leads her center over and slightly beyond (and to the woman's right of) the supporting leg's position, the woman's free leg "falls" into the crossed position. The weight change to the crossing foot should also be entirely led and not be done automatically.
The woman's cross is one of the most beautiful movements of tango and, if done well, just feels absolutely great for both partners.
Note that the cross is structurally a double-time step, and as such it changes the walking system from parallel to crossed. For this reason, the man usually closes his position and changes weight with the woman, thus restoring the original parallel system.
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