Natalia Pallu-Neves

Natalia Pallu-Neves was born on 12 June 2004 in London, England. Her parents, who were born in Curitiba and Salvador in Brazil, moved to England before her birth.^[1]

As of 2023, she is pursuing a degree in History at Queen Mary University.^[2]

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Pallu-Neves began her skating journey at the age of seven, initially participating in both ice dance and singles skating. However, at the age of 13, she decided to focus exclusively on ice dance.^[1] She partnered with Frank Roselli, competing internationally in the 2017–18 and 2018–19 seasons and securing two bronze medals at the British Championships in the junior category before parting ways after two seasons.^[1]

Pallu-Neves and Jayin Panesar established their new partnership in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic and officially debuted internationally in the 2021–22 Junior Grand Prix circuit in Courchevel, France, where they finished in thirteenth place.^[3] They won the bronze medal at the 2022 British Junior Championships.

Pallu-Neves and Panesar allegedly faced challenges due to a lack of support from the British Ice Skating organization during the 2021–22 season, which lead them to switch countries to Brazil, Pallu-Neves' parents home country instead. Pallu-Neves explained, "We didn't have the support to succeed. So the season was very difficult. The federation didn't help at all."^[1] However, due to the recent change in their country of representation, they were unable to compete in any ISU events until after February 2023, as they had to comply with the mandatory one-year suspension imposed by the ISU on athletes changing their representation.^[4]

Despite these challenges, Pallu-Neves and Panesar aimed to qualify for the 2023 World Championships and made their debut in the senior category at the 2023 Egna Dance Trophy, which made them the first senior team to ever represent Brazil in ice dance. They achieved a total score of 124.05 points and met the required technical scores in rhythmic dance for the 2023 Four Continents Championships.

The team also participated in the 2023 Challenge Cup, their final opportunity at that season to earn the necessary minimum technical scores for a 2023 World Championships entry. However, Pallu-Neves and Panesar finished in thirteenth place with a total of 123.95 points, failing to meet the required scores for a World Championships entry.

In 2023, Pallu-Neves/Panesar changed coaches to former British ice dance champions Nicholas Buckland and Penny Coomes and moved to Philadelphia.^[5]

They started their competitive season at the Lombardia Trophy Challenger where they finished at 15th, achieving a new official personal best. In October, they competed at the Swiss Open Trophy, where a historical mark was achieved as they managed to get the necessary minimum technical scores for a Four Continents Championships entry, the first ever for Brazil. They also managed to get their World Championships minimum technical scores, although for the free dance only.^[6] In February, Pallu-Neves and Panesar became the first Brazilian ice dance team to ever compete at an ISU Championship^[7] after their 14th place finish at the 2024 Four Continents Championships.^[8] At the 2024 Challenge Cup, they finished in 10th place; they were short of the minimum technical score for the World Championships in the rhythm dance by less than a point.^[9]

Beginning the season by competing on the 2024–25 ISU Challenger Series, Pallu-Neves/Panesar finished 15th at the 2024 CS Denis Ten Memorial Challenge and 12th at the 2024 CS Trophée Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur.^[10] During the 2025 Egna Dance Trophy rhythm dance warm up, Pallu-Neves had an accidental collision with another team and withdrew the competition immediately, leaving to the hospital. Afterwards, she announced she had fractured her knee and would be finishing the season prematurely.^[11]

Season	Rhythm dance	Free dance	Exhibition
2024–2025 [12]	Hot Stuff I Feel Love On the Radio by Donna Summer	Pompeii MMXXIII by Bastille, BBC National Orchestra Of Wales, Ben Palmer, Hans Zimmer Mystery of Love by Sufjan Stevens
2023–2024 [13]	Need You Tonight Never Tear Us Apart New Sensation by INXS, Andrew Farriss, Michael Hutchence choreo. by Nicholas Buckland, Penny Coomes, Zhanna Palagina	1999 Nothing Compares 2 U Kiss by Prince choreo. by Mathieu Geffré, Phillipa Towler-Green
2022–2023 [14]	Salsa: La Rebelión by Joe Arroyo, La Verdad Rhumba: Rhythm (Rumba / 25 Bpm) by Ballroom Orchestra & Singers - Dancelife Studio Orchestra, Frank Westrus, Jeroen Englebert Merengue: Lambada by Kaoma, Gonzalo & Ulises Hermosa choreo. by Mathieu Geffré, Phillipa Towler-Green		1999 Nothing Compares 2 U Kiss by Prince choreo. by Mathieu Geffré, Phillipa Towler-Green
2021–2022 [15]	Blues: Feeling Good by Anthony Newley, Leslie Bricusse performed by Nina Simone Swing: It Don't Mean A Thing by Duke Ellington, Irving Mills Club des Belugas	West Side Story Overture Dance at the Gym America by Leonard Bernstein

Competition placements at senior level ^[16]

Season	2022–23	2023–24	2024–25	2025–26
Four Continents Championships		14th	WD	14th
CS Denis Ten Memorial		11th	15th
CS Golden Spin of Zagreb		15th	9th	19th
CS Lombardia Trophy		15th
CS Trialeti Trophy				14th
CS Trophée Métropole Nice			12th
Bosphorus Cup		12th	12th	7th
Denkova-Staviski Cup				8th
Challenge Cup	13th	10th
Egna Dance Trophy	10th	12th
Ephesus Cup			4th
Finnish Ice Dance Open				6th
Pavel Roman Memorial			9th
Swiss Open Trophy		7th

International: Junior[10]
Event	21–22
JGP France	13th
Egna Trophy	12th
Open d'Andorra	10th
National[10]
British Championships	3rd J

International: Junior
Event	17–18	18–19
GP of Bratislava		7th
Halloween Cup	10th	9th
Open d'Andorra	14th
Pavel Roman Memorial		12th
National
British Championships	3rd J	3rd J