Alex Welch Is Happy About Settlement with Demi Lovato I’m sure we must all feel desperate

We came to an agreement and I’m ready to move on,” Alex “Shorty” Welch, a member of the all-female dance crew, Beat Freaks, tells PEOPLE. “I’m ready to start working again.” Lovato, 18, has been in treatment for emotional and physical issues since the altercation took place in October during the South American leg of the Jonas Brothers ‘s world tour. Demi Lovato is getting a Christmas break from rehab, RadarOnline.com has learned exclusively. Sources close to Demi tell us the singer will be meeting with her family at some point tomorrow to have dinner “outside the facility”.  We’re told she will return to the treatment center that night to continue with her program.  As we previously reported Demi voluntarily checked herself in to a treatment facility last month after she punched a female backup dancer on a private jet.  We’re told Demi “felt awful” about her behavior.

PHOTOS:  Demi Lovato In A Teal Bikini Demi went into treatment, her rep said, because of “emotional and physical issues she’s dealt with for some time.” Since then, RadarOnline.com has reported on the teen’s history of “cutting” and posing for racy photos with other girls. Welch has denied the allegations. She entered the program  last month after she punched one of her backup dancers on a private jet. Since the altercation, Demi has been in a treatment facility receiving help for a number of issues, including behavioral and eating disorders. “Any and all issues or dispute with Demi Lovato have been resolved amicably and completely,” E! According to sources, she will stay in rehab over Christmas and New Years. We came to an agreement and I’m ready to move on. She and the pop group had recently toured together. The album debuted at #2 on the Billboard 200 selling 89,000 copies in the first week. The incident left Welch with a black eye and a bruised left cheekbone, and the dancer considered legal action prior to the resolution. Welch, 21, would not disclose the terms of the settlement but said that the agreement called for a portion of the settlement to be donated to charity.