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The Balinese is a breed of cat with longer hair and Siamese-style point coloration. It is essentially a Siamese, but with a medium-length silky coat and a plumed tail. Its name notwithstanding, the breed is not from Bali or anywhere in Indonesia. It originates from human-controlled breeding efforts and is not a naturally occurring breed.

Originally registered as a "long-haired Siamese, " they have been in existence since at the least the early 1920s, when the occasional long-haired kitten would appear in a Siamese litter. In the mid-1950s, two breeders, one in California and the other in New York, decided that they would begin a breeding program to intentionally produce these beautiful long-haired cats.

One of the breeders, Helen Smith, named the cats "Balinese because their grace and beauty brought Balinese Dancers to her mind. The breed became quite popular, and breeders began to work on perfecting the Balinese appearance. Two entirely separate strands of cat developed, as with the Siamese: the "traditional and the "contemporary. The traditional has a coat about two inches long covering its entire body, and is a strong, robust cat with a semi-rounded muzzle and ears. The contemporary, with a much shorter coat, is virtually identical to the standard Siamese except that it has a graceful silky tail.

The Balinese is rated as the most intelligent of all the long-haired breeds. Like the Siamese, the Balinese craves attention and is extremely playful and seeks out human companionship. Also like the Siamese, the Balinese is very vocal, however, at a somewhat lower volume than the Siamese. While they rarely scratch when irritated, their vocal range includes moaning, growling, and sometimes even hissing.

The Balinese has a long slender body, a wedge-shaped head, and the same startling blue eyes that the Siamese possesses. In comparison to other long-haired cats, the coat is relatively short, and doesn't form a neck ruff. Most associations accept a full range of colors in these cats, including the four traditional Siamese point colors: seal, blue, chocolate, and lilac, as well as the more exotic colors like red and cream. In the Cat Fanciers Association, however, only the four traditional Siamese colors are accepted.

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