Natalia Pallu-Neves (born 12 June 2004) is a British-Brazilian ice dancer who currently competes for Brazil.
With her skating partner, Jayin Panesar, she is the 2022 British national junior bronze medalist. Additionally, she secured two bronze medals in the junior category at the previous two British Championships with her former partner, Frank Roselli.
Pallu-Neves and Panesar started to represent Brazil in the 2022–23 season, becoming the first Brazilian ice dancers to compete in the senior level.
Personal life 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.
As of 2023, she is pursuing a degree in History at Queen Mary University.
Career Early career 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. 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.
2021–22 season: Junior Grand Prix debut 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. They won the bronze medal at the 2022 British Junior Championships.
2022–23 season: Switch to Brazil and senior debut 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." 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.
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.
2023-24 season: Four Continents spot In 2023, Pallu-Neves/Panesar changed coaches to former British ice dance champions Nicholas Buckland and Penny Coomes and moved to Philadelphia.
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. In February, Pallu-Neves and Panesar became the first Brazilian ice dance team to ever compete at an ISU Championship after their 14th place finish at the 2024 Four Continents Championships. 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.
2024–25 season 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. 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.
Programs
Ice dance with Jayin Panesar Season Rhythm dance Free danceExhibition 2024–2025 Hot Stuff I Feel Love On the Radio Pompeii MMXXIII
Mystery of Love 2023–2024 Need You Tonight Never Tear Us Apart New Sensation 1999 Nothing Compares 2 U Kiss 2022–2023 La Rebelión Rhythm (Rumba / 25 Bpm) Lambada 1999 Nothing Compares 2 U Kiss 2021–2022 Feeling Good It Don't Mean A Thing West Side Story Overture Dance at the Gym America
Competitive highlights
Ice dance with Jayin Panesar (for Brazil)
Ice dance with Jayin Panesar (for Great Britain) International: Junior Event 21–22 France 13th Egna Trophy 12th Open d'Andorra 10th National British Championships 3rd J
With Roselli for Great Britain 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
Detailed results
Ice dance with Jayin Panesar (for Brazil)
2024–25 seasonDateEventRDFDTotalJanuary 20–24, 20242025 Ephesus Cup4 60.293 95.844 156.13December 4–7, 20242024 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb10 58.649 88.399 147.03November 25-December 1, 20242024 Bosphorus Cup15 57.7012 91.6612 149.36November 9–20, 20242024 Pavel Roman Memorial8 55.577 88.409 143.97October 16–20, 20242024 CS Trophée Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur13 51.9712 82.0012 133.97October 3–5, 20242024 CS Denis Ten Memorial Challenge 15 51.19 14 80.65 15 131.84 2023–24 seasonFebruary 22–25, 20242024 Challenge Cup 12 50.76 12 80.51 10 131.27February 8–11, 2024 2024 Egna Dance Trophy 13 48.86 11 79.35 12 128.21February 1–4, 20242024 Four Continents Championships 15 50.59 15 85.38 14 135.97December 6–9, 20232023 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb 13 54.60 15 84.14 15 138.74November 27-December 3, 20232023 Bosphorus Cup 10 58.54 13 92.49 12 151.03November 2–5, 20232023 CS Denis Ten Memorial 11 53.17 11 78.42 11 131.59October 26–29, 20232023 Swiss Ice Skating Open 8 54.31 6 89.14 7 143.45August 31-September 2, 20232023 CS Lombardia Trophy 15 46.49 15 72.53 15 119.022022–23 seasonFebruary 23–26, 20232023 Challenge Cup 13 48.34 13 75.61 13 123.95February 9–12, 20232023 Egna Dance Trophy 9 51.05 10 73.00 10 124.05
Ice dance with Jayin Panesar (for Great Britain) DateEventRDFDTotal2021-22 seasonFebruary 4–6, 20222022 Egna Dance Trophy7 39.477 60.637 100.10November 30-December 5, 20212022 British Junior Nationals3 37.823 58.98 3 96.80November 24–28, 20212021 Open d'Andorra11 37.9910 70.8311 108.82August 25–28, 20212021 JGP de Courchevel II5 46.095 65.005 111.09
With Roselli for Great Britain DateEventRDFDTotal2018-19 seasonDecember 14–16, 20182018 Grand Prix of Bratislava7 41.977 63.477 105.44November 26-December 1, 20182019 British Nationals3 40.553 61.89 3 102.44October 19–21, 20232018 Halloween Cup10 39.619 62.089 101.692017-18 seasonNovember 28-December 4, 20172018 British Nationals3 33.353 49.56 3 82.91November 22–26, 20172017 Open d'Andorra14 34.5313 49.5314 84.06October 21–23, 20172017 Halloween Cup9 35.1010 46.2310 81.33
References
External links
Natalia Pallu-Neves on Instagram